I build software and lead teams. Currently working on AI infrastructure while side-building tools that solve real problems. This page captures the journey so far—the work, the projects, and the lessons learned.
Seven years of growth from individual contributor to team leader. Each role taught me something different about technology, people, and the balance between moving fast and building things that last.
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UniXYZ • May 2024 - Present
Focused on AI infrastructure and scalability challenges. Working with a diverse team to solve complex distributed systems problems while maintaining startup agility.
EverXYZ • Sep 2021 - May 2024
Promoted to CTO when joining MiraclePlus (formerly YC China). Led a 20-person engineering team through rapid scaling, established sustainable development practices, and balanced technical debt with feature delivery. Learned that the hardest part of leadership isn't the technology—it's the people.
EverXYZ • Early 2020 - Sep 2021
Naturally evolved into leadership as the team grew from startup to scale-up. Discovered that good management amplifies everyone's capabilities, while bad management crushes even the best engineers. Built processes that enabled autonomy rather than control.
EverXYZ • Feb 2019 - Early 2020
Joined as employee #4 to build a CAD platform from zero. The classic startup experience: wearing every hat, moving fast, breaking things, and occasionally building something users actually wanted. Learned that early-stage product development is 90% listening to users and 10% clever code.
Meituan • Jul 2018 - Jan 2019
Developed data analytics modules and multi-store management systems for the established product. Built component libraries and solved complex browser compatibility issues—including that one IE9 fixed element rendering bug that haunted everyone.
Meituan • Jul - Aug 2017
Joined as an early team member when the Kemanman project was just forming. Implemented C-side membership card features, contributing to the foundation of what would become a key product.
A mix of professional work and personal exploration. The work projects showcase technical leadership and architecture design, while open source projects reflect my curiosity and problem-solving approach.
UniXYZ • 2024 - Present
Led AI infrastructure design for sales and support automation platform.
RAG Optimization: Built Qdrant-based vector database cluster, developed custom Rust tools to reduce memory usage from 100GB+ to 10GB (90% reduction).
Data Pipeline: Automated Shopify data collection using Playwright and webhook-based real-time updates.
EverXYZ • 2019-2023
Built SaaS platform bringing Git-inspired version control to CAD workflows. Features online model preview (powered by fractal3D), collaborative annotation, and visual diff comparison for engineering teams.
EverXYZ • 2023-2024
Desktop solution incubated from EverCraft. Built with Tauri and Rust, providing intuitive graphical interface for local version control of CAD files and documents.
EverXYZ • 2020-2024
Built online 3D CAD visualization engine with low-code capabilities. Led 5-person team through complete product lifecycle, making professional 3D visualization accessible to mainstream users.
A lightweight secret management service built with Rust. Single binary, SQLite storage, end-to-end encryption—designed for developers who want secure secret storage without enterprise complexity. Perfect for CI/CD, containers, and small teams.
→ Read the story behind this project in Why I Built Sealbox
Type-safe Rust SDK for OpenRouter.ai with async support and builder patterns. Leverages Rust's type system to make LLM API interactions predictable and memory-safe, supporting everything from simple completions to streaming responses.
A lightweight Rust library that transforms regular functions into dynamically callable JSON tools with a single `#[funcall]` macro. Minimal boilerplate, type-safe serialization, and runtime function invocation by name.
An AI assistant that captures context from everything you do—selected text, clipboard, files, conversations—then uses that rich context to help you develop and connect your ideas. Built for people who think better through conversation than traditional note-taking tools.
→ Read more about the vision and design philosophy in Building Kira: An AI-Native Second Brain
Rust, TypeScript, Go, Python. I believe in type safety and systems that don't surprise you.
Kubernetes, Docker, Prometheus, Grafana. I build systems that scale gracefully and stay observable.
Postgres, Redis, React, Tauri. From databases to user interfaces, I focus on experiences that feel natural.
Built and managed engineering teams up to 20 people. The best technical solutions come from understanding both code and people.
I spend time practicing bass, working through the grooves that shaped music—Queen's theatrical bass lines, Chic's infectious funk, EW&F's sophisticated arrangements, and AC/DC's relentless drive. There's something about the bass that mirrors good engineering: it's the foundation that holds everything else together.
When I'm not playing music, I'm often capturing moments through photography. I'm drawn to the philosophy of photographers like Henri Cartier-Bresson, who taught us about the decisive moment, and Hideaki Hamada, whose quiet observations of daily life reveal extraordinary beauty in the ordinary.
Both photography and music have shaped how I think about code. Like a good composition or a perfectly timed shot, the best software feels inevitable once you experience it. I believe in building things that last, writing code that others can understand, and finding the rhythm that makes complex systems feel simple.
Current gear:
Bass: YAMAHA TRBX604
Camera: Leica M10-R
You can find me on GitHub where I share code and occasionally wonder if anyone reads commit messages.
For more immediate thoughts and updates, I'm on X (Twitter).
For everything else, email works well: morrisliu1994@outlook.com