Andrey Samokhvalov
I build products from zero. Usually alone, usually from scratch.
Most recently I built an AI math solver that solved 3M+ tasks. Before that, I automated lab work at a biotech startup and wrote core protocol code for Bitcoin's Lightning Network.
I do the research, write the code, talk to users, and ship. Best suited for small teams with an urgent, high-tempo atmosphere. Looking to be part of building and growing a product to $100K–$200K ARR and beyond.
Career
- 2024FounderNow
Built and launched an AI math solver as a solo founder. Solved 3M+ math tasks. $33k ARR, registration conversion 43%→71%, activation 21%→39%.Ask AI
- 2021Automation Engineer / PM
Self-taught bioengineering, then joined a 12-person biological foundry to automate DNA assembly workflows. Reduced errors 2.5x, cut daily routine from 2 hours to 10 minutes.Ask AI
- 2017Co-founder / PM
Bitcoin micropayment wallet for content creators. Raised $250k. 100+ customer interviews. Built Go payment infrastructure on Lightning Network.Ask AI
- 2016Protocol Engineer (Go)
Built core subsystems of lnd, the most widely used Lightning Network implementation. HTLC payment switch, P2P gossip/discovery, channel state revocation, onion error propagation.Ask AI
Pet Projects
Reverse-engineered Valheim's C# AI and trained pets with reinforcement learning to better avoid enemy attacks.Ask AI
Scraped Telegram job channels and built an AI-powered search bot. Indexed 200k+ positions with GPT-powered matching — stumbled upon GPT costs at the time.Ask AI
PoC cryptocurrency exchange (BTC-to-ETH) using Poloniex as liquidity. Microservices architecture with Docker orchestration.Ask AI
2D gaming framework using only Objective-C and OpenGL ES 2.0. Custom architecture with composite, state machine, factory patterns.Ask AI
Skills
Education
Made with Claude Code
This entire site — layout, fluid ink background, music-reactive visualisation, and the AI terminal sidebar — was built through pair-programming with Claude. The WebGL fluid simulation responds to Nils Frahm's piano in real time, firing ink bursts synced to audio onsets. Hit "Ask Claude about me" to chat with an AI that actually knows my work.