Ali Akhtari

Ali Akhtari · Systems builder

I build from first principles, then follow the problem wherever it leads.

I work across software, automation, product, and operations. The tools change. The responsibility stays the same: turn a meaningful idea into a system that works.

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Ali Akhtari's system map An interactive constellation linking to systems, work, principles, current focus, and contact. Systems Build Automate Open source Learn Now Connect

Follow a line. The structure is the starting point.

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01 Systems

The structure beneath the stack.

I am interested in the decisions, constraints, and feedback loops that make a product useful after the demo is over. I like carrying ideas across boundaries, from early questions to deployed systems.

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02 Selected work

Useful work, made legible.

Open source is one visible part of the loop: understand a system, make an interface useful, and keep improving it in public.

2026 · active · selected open source

SpotifyScraper

A Python Spotify scraper that extracts data without requiring an API key.

PythonOpen sourceAutomation
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257 Stars
28 Forks
303 Commits

03 Principles

A way of working.

01

Start beneath the stack

Frameworks are choices, not identities. I begin with the system: its users, constraints, data, and failure modes.

02

Carry ideas end to end

The interesting work rarely fits inside one layer. I like moving from early questions to architecture, implementation, and deployment.

03

Use leverage responsibly

Modern tools widen the range of what a careful builder can deliver. Judgment, verification, and accountability remain part of the work.

04

Ship, observe, improve

A system becomes real when it meets the world. I care about feedback loops, operations, and the second version as much as the first.

04 Public loop

Build, explain, listen, improve.

Technical work becomes sharper when it can be examined. Public projects and answers keep the learning loop open.

257 GitHub stars
1,312 SO reputation
392k People reached
32 Answers shared

05 Now

The active threads.

  • 01Designing systems around the problem rather than the preferred stack.
  • 02Exploring autonomous tooling as leverage for careful product delivery.
  • 03Improving the feedback loop between building, operating, and learning.
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