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Daniel Mercer
Vibe Programmer

I don't write code. I channel it. Senior vibe-based engineer, full-stack feeler, and professional Stack Overflow aura reader.

Let's vibe → See my work
01 — about

Who am I

I'm a vibe-driven software engineer with 8+ years of shipping things that mostly work and always feel right. My workflow is simple: I open the editor, I stare at the void, and the void stares back — then I write ~40 lines of TypeScript and it compiles on the first try.

I believe in intuitive architecture, spiritual debugging, and energy-based code review. I don't need a linter — I need a moment of silence, a good lo-fi playlist, and a Deploy button that feels warm.

Currently vibing remotely as a Senior Vibe Architect, helping teams ship products by trusting the process (and occasionally the compiler).

8+
Years of vibes
∞
Feels shipped
0
Regrets (maybe 1)
02 — skills

Core competencies

Vibe Coding Intuitive Architecture Energy-Driven Refactoring TypeScript React Node.js Next.js PostgreSQL Rust (vibes only) Docker AWS (spiritual) Kubernetes (heard of it) Stack Overflow Aura Reading Lo-Fi Driven Development Rubber Duck Therapy Git Blame Meditation Deploy on Friday (carefully) Yelling at CSS
03 — experience

Where I've vibed

Senior Vibe Architect

Moodworks Inc. · 2021 — present
  • Led a team of 6 vibe engineers, shipping 4 major products with zero written specs and one shared feeling.
  • Reduced build times by 60% by simply *believing* in the bundler.
  • Introduced "Whisper-Driven Development" — a methodology now adopted by 3 startups you've heard of.
  • Ship features nobody asked for, get praise nobody expected.

Full-Stack Feel Engineer

Aesthetic Systems · 2018 — 2021
  • Built a real-time collaboration platform used by 200k+ users. Backend? Vibes. Frontend? Vibes.
  • Owned the entire auth flow. Still don't know how it works. It just does.
  • Migrated a monolith to microservices by accident while trying to fix a typo.

Junior Code Whisperer

Pixel & Pixel · 2016 — 2018
  • Wrote my first React component. It was fine. Still is.
  • Learned CSS by yelling at it until it worked. This is still my strategy.
  • Fixed 200+ bugs. Caused 400+. Net positive on vibes.
04 — projects

Things I've shipped

VibeDB

A database that you don't query — you *connect* with it. Answers are based on intent, mood, and whether it's raining.

RustPostgresAstrology

mood.js

A framework that generates UI based on the user's current emotional state. 4kb gzipped, 100% regret-free.

TypeScriptReactFeelings

WhisperUI

Component library where you don't configure props — you just name your component and hope for the best.

CSSHope

Deploy on Friday

A CLI tool that lets you deploy on Friday, but only if Mercury is in retrograde. It's never worked. It's never failed.

Node.jsCLIChaos
05 — contact

Let's manifest something

Open to freelance, full-time roles, or just vibing about the future of software. Reach out — no cover letter required, just good energy.

✉ daniel@crabdance.cfd