Vol. IV · Edition ’26
Attorney turned software engineer. I build backend systems, full-stack applications, and AI infrastructure, with the kind of precision a decade of legal writing burns into you.
02 · Subject
I used to get paid to find the weakest point in someone else’s argument. Now I get paid to find it in my own code. Same instinct, different medium. Read the problem carefully, cite your sources, and ship something that holds up under scrutiny.
I’m looking for my next full-time role in backend, full-stack, or AI engineering. Most recently I built AI infrastructure at Mastra: observability exporters, gateway integrations, and developer tooling that makes agent frameworks trustworthy in production. Before that, I co-created Nimbus, an open-source framework that collapses NLP deployment from hours to a single command, and contributed to the WebExtensions API in Mozilla Firefox.
On the side, I ship consumer iOS apps in React Native and Expo: two live on the App Store, four more in development. Solo product work keeps the full stack sharp, from infra to UX.
People ask why I switched. The honest answer: engineering lets me build solutions instead of arguing about them.
Ex-litigator turned full-stack engineer building resilient, user-centered systems with courtroom-level precision.
Co-created Nimbus, the open-source framework that cuts NLP deployment from hours to minutes.
Six consumer iOS apps in React Native + Expo. Two shipped to the App Store; four more in active development.
CrossFit sessions, long runs with Ruby, and watch tinkering keep me grounded (and curious).
03 · Record
Software Engineering Intern
Built AI infrastructure at the open-source TypeScript framework for agents and workflows. Shipped observability exporters, SDK integrations, and developer tooling across four merged PRs.
Built a complete observability exporter that translates AI span-tracing data into PostHog events. Implemented serverless-safe batching, comprehensive test coverage, and seamless integration with Mastra's tracing infrastructure.
Added Azure OpenAI Gateway support with automatic deployment discovery, provider integration, and comprehensive test coverage, enabling enterprise customers to use Azure's managed OpenAI service.
Fixed authentication context propagation ensuring tools invoked through agents correctly receive mcp.extra auth/session metadata, resolving a critical issue for secure tool execution.
Extended --inspect and --inspect-brk flags to accept custom host:port values, enabling smoother Docker debugging workflows for developers running Mastra in containerized environments.
Contributor · WebExtensions API
Shipping security patches, developer tooling, and API enhancements in a large, mature C++/JS codebase that reaches millions of users.
Implemented the requestUpdateCheck WebExtension API method, enabling extensions to trigger immediate update checks. This allows developers to deliver critical security patches significantly faster than the default 24-hour browser cycle.
Developed safeguards to prevent keyboard shortcut conflicts between extensions and the browser. Enhanced executeScript error messaging to provide actionable debugging information for developers.
Refined internal test infrastructure and API documentation. Resolved ambiguities in asynchronous handling and corrected legacy references to improve maintainability for the broader contributor community.
04 · Filings
Automated NLP Deployment on AWS
$nimbusCLI deployThe problem
Deploying NLP models to AWS requires navigating 35+ manual configuration steps, taking 2-3 hours and leaving room for costly errors.
The solution
Nimbus automates the entire deployment pipeline into a single command, reducing hours of work to minutes with zero-configuration infrastructure provisioning.
Without Nimbus
With Nimbus
Podcast transcript analysis
Full-stack Retrieval-Augmented Generation application for querying and analyzing podcast transcripts using natural language processing.
Webhook debugging tool
Developer tool for debugging and testing webhook implementations, providing real-time inspection and analysis capabilities.
05 · Apps
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Four more apps under active development, shipping incrementally through 2026.
06 · Résumé
Download a one-page PDF covering the complete timeline: education, legal career, engineering roles, and shipped projects worth the ink. Kept current.
Download résumé07 · Correspondence
I’m open to full-time roles in backend, full-stack, and AI engineering, plus consulting and collaborations wherever a legal brain is actually useful.
rtlo9962@gmail.comRTL
Richard T. LoRicco
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