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Alejandro Moreno

AI / Backend Engineer
Open-source work & products published as “Alex LaGuardia”

Summary

Self-taught AI and backend engineer who designs, ships, and distributes production software end-to-end: open-source tools on PyPI and the VS Code Marketplace, a multi-tenant SaaS with auth and Stripe billing, and a cognitive AI layer with multi-LLM routing. Strongest in Python/FastAPI, LLM systems (routing, RAG, MCP, agentic loops), and the backend plumbing that keeps them alive.

Skills

AI / LLM: Multi-LLM routing (Groq, Claude, Gemini), MCP (servers + clients), agentic tool loops, RAG, embeddings/semantic memory
Languages: Python (expert), Rust (advanced), TypeScript, SQL, Lua
Backend: FastAPI, async workers, daemon & queue architecture, SQLite, REST/SSE, OAuth2/JWT, Stripe webhooks
Frontend: Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS, App Router
Infra / DevOps: PM2 (multi-service), Cloudflare (tunnels, Pages, CF-for-SaaS), Linux, SSH hardening, multi-tenant isolation
Integrations: Stripe, Groq, OANDA, Alpaca, Meta Graph API, Resend, Cloudflare API
AI Dev Tools: Claude Code (daily driver); ships most code through a self-built MCP tool layer

Selected Projects

Vigil: Observability & Awareness Infrastructure for AI Agents

Python, FastAPI, MCP, SQLite, Stripe

Warden: Governed MCP Server for AI Agents

Python, FastAPI, MCP, RBAC, policy engine

Critik: AI Code Security Scanner

Python, Tree-sitter, Groq / Llama 3.3 70B
PyPI: critik · VS Code Marketplace · GitHub Action · critik.dev

Akatskii: Cognitive AI Layer

Python, FastAPI, Groq, Claude, Gemini, fastembed
routing extracted to PyPI: llm-route · github.com/AlexlaGuardia/Akatskii

Guardia Content: AI SaaS Platform

Python, FastAPI, Next.js, React, Stripe
Built end-to-end; public launch pending Meta platform approval

Open Source & Writing

Community: contributor to the MCP ecosystem: merged PR to awesome-mcp-servers, plus issue triage and proposed fixes on PrefectHQ/fastmcp · Distribution: 8 packages published to PyPI and a VS Code Marketplace extension · Writing: 8+ technical articles on building MCP servers & AI-agent infrastructure (Dev.to)

Also Shipped

Stampwerk: live AI freelancer SaaS (stampwerk.com) · guardia-mcp: 95+ tools, frame-filtered (50–90% fewer tokens), OAuth 2.1, behind 3 AI interfaces · MCP Server Suite: 262 tools across 4 PyPI servers · Supra: from-scratch 3D FPS engine in Rust (85K lines, 8 crates) · Scionbee: greenhouse WPS-compliance PWA (Next.js, Prisma) · Paradise: 4-agent multi-strategy trading system · mcpcat & llm-route: open-source dev tools (PyPI)