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Jon Buehler Jairaj

callsign: signal_hunter · staff software engineer
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Seventeen years going deep on hard problems in systems where production failure was not an option; real-time signal processing on embedded targets, ground software for an optical-comms satellite, iOS apps that throw off real revenue, and signal-analysis platforms for the futures markets. I find signals in the noise, take research products to production, and build through complexity instead of around it. Lately I build AI-native, and the leverage is real: one engineer can now cover ground that used to take a team. Where I want to point that is a small team of good people, because a few builders with this kind of leverage ship like a big org, and the back-and-forth is where my energy comes from. The work below is what it looks like. I'm ready to point all of it at work I actually want to be responsible for.

📍 San Diego, CAexperience · 17 yrsfocus · complex systems · signal intelligence · AIlast 365 days · 1,054 commits

01 / field record

AUG 2009 — PRESENT

Lead Staff Software Engineer

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
  • Ground-segment software for a low-Earth-orbit optical communications satellite; integrated embedded ARM systems across optical scientists, EEs, and FPGA firmware engineers.
  • Led cross-functional teams of 5-10 from R&D prototype through production release and field deployment on unmanned aerial platforms.
  • Built a real-time C++ signal-processing pipeline across 50,000+ field hours on heterogeneous targets; sim infrastructure made algorithm iteration 20x faster.
  • Domain expert in signal processing & AI algorithm integration under strict performance and safety constraints.
AUG 2021 — MAR 2022

Chief Software Engineer

Brand Exchange Network (pre-seed startup)
  • Designed cloud architecture and a geofenced iOS advertising feature for a location-based automotive platform.
  • Hired and led 10-15 distributed engineers; built full serverless / NoSQL infrastructure.
2017 — 2020

Founder · Developer Meetup

San Diego Developer Community
  • Founded and ran a 3-year meetup; workshops, networking, and 1:1 mentorship for indie devs and early founders.
2009

B.S. Computer Engineering · Minor, Technology Management

University of California, Davis

02 / built solo

Algorithmic Trading Platform

live $

Market cycle models and a time-series correlation engine over 50+ years of futures data. Research and live execution share one codebase, so strategies go from backtest to production without porting. Built solo and AI-native, running live capital today.

Nuxt · Vue · Python · DuckDB · Postgres · Redis

Merriman Market Analyst

active

Signal logic built from scratch off Merriman's 50+ years of solar-lunar cycle research; daily reversal signals for DJIA, Nasdaq, Gold & Silver. Solo and AI-native, from the signal models to the subscription billing. Now rebuilding their 7-figure subscription platform.

SwiftUI · Next.js · Stripe · Supabase

Affirm Me

4.8★

Mindfulness & affirmations app. 2,500+ monthly users across 8 years, 4.8-star rating. Handcrafted Lottie animations.

Swift · Firebase · Lottie

Projekt Mute

built in a weekend

Real-time voice-to-text-to-voice so a critically ill best friend could keep streaming on Twitch when he could no longer speak.

C# WPF · Speech-to-Text · TTS

03 / operating mode

M.O. 01

Work with what's hidden

I'm drawn to the parts of a system nobody else wants to look at; the noise, the edge cases, the failure modes. That's where the signal lives.

M.O. 02

Depth over surface

Shallow work feels deadening. I want problems that are meaningful, intense, and a little intimidating; the ones worth obsessing over.

M.O. 03

Research → production

A prototype that never ships is a hobby. I take fragile R&D concepts and make them survive the field, the load, and the long run.

M.O. 04

Build through complexity

Not around it. Give me the messy, high-stakes, "no one's sure this is possible" version and I'll find the path through.

04 / the ideal opportunity

I don't dream of labor.
I strive for joy.

the work

Cool projects that push me to new levels of creativity. AI as a tool to explore the unknown; new frontiers, not autopilot.

the people

Coworkers who appreciate me for who I am and what I love. Real relationships, never forced fun; and ideally, someone to send funny memes to.

the vibe

Remote-friendly and trusting. Substance over optics. Room to actually be happy. Joy; simple as that.

industries that spark curiosity
spacehealthfinanceastrology

// divine order is bringing the next opportunity; swiftly, peacefully, joyfully.

05 / get in touch

Hiring, building, or just want to compare notes on signals in the noise? I answer everything.

✉ jonjairaj@gmail.comlinkedingithub