It me.

Hi, I'm Luke.

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Born in China. Raised in Australia. Building in America.

I'm a tinkerer at heart—I love understanding how things work and creating something new. From 3D printing prototypes to building custom mechanical keyboards, I find joy in bringing ideas to life with my hands.

Code is my favorite medium. There's something magical about turning thoughts into programs that solve real problems.

Competed for my Australian high school chess team. The game taught me to think several moves ahead—a skill I apply to engineering every day.

I'm an explorer at heart. I took a year and a half break to travel the world, exploring most of Southeast Asia. On another journey, I discovered much of Europe. Travel feeds my curiosity and reminds me there's always something new to learn.

Always learning • Always building • Always curious

Didero

Head of Engineering

What I'm Building

Leading engineering for AI agents that automate source-to-pay workflows

Impact

87% time savings $1.4M avg savings 18 days to automation

Mission

Human strategy, executed by AI—transforming procurement from manual to magical

Technical Lead

  • Two-Factor Authentication: Enhanced security infrastructure protecting billions of user accounts
  • Lending Marketplace: Built platform enabling SMBs to access funding through Facebook's ecosystem
  • Instagram NFT Marketplace: Pioneered creator economy features allowing posts to be minted as NFTs

Procore

Engineering Manager • Construction Tech

Led product initiatives for Cost Tracker, ensuring projects stayed on time, within budget, and with visibility

Shadow Financial Systems

Software Engineer • Financial Technology

Led development of next-generation financial infrastructure and trading systems

Ostralyan.com

Teaching AI/ML fundamentals through interactive visualizations. Making complex concepts accessible with hands-on learning experiences.

Next.js
TypeScript
DaisyUI
AI/ML
Python
FastAPI

RSS Reader

AI/ML intelligence hub tracking the latest research papers, white papers, funding rounds, and startup news. Your window into the cutting edge of artificial intelligence.

SvelteKit
AI/ML
DaisyUI
TypeScript

Cairnify

Smart booking platform powered by AI to help you find exactly what you're looking for. All your travel and booking needs at your fingertips.

Next.js
DaisyUI
TypeScript
Rust
Axum

Education

Rutgers University

Bachelor of Engineering

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Rust

Go

Python

Reading List

  • Radical Candor

    Radical Candor

    Kim Scott

  • How to Win Friends

    How to Win Friends & Influence People

    Dale Carnegie

  • The Coaching Habit

    The Coaching Habit

    Michael Bungay Stanier

  • The Manager's Path

    The Manager's Path

    Camille Fournier

  • Atomic Habits

    Atomic Habits

    James Clear

  • Good to Great

    Good to Great

    Jim Collins

TypeScript

Languages

CS:GO

Dota 2

Diablo 2

WoW

Games

Algorithm

BFS Approach:

  1. Add starting cell to queue
  2. Dequeue cell from front
  3. Color cell & mark visited
  4. Enqueue valid neighbors
  5. Repeat until queue empty

I love teaching through visualizations!

Visit Ostralyan.com for more.

Flood Fill

Click any cell to flood fill • Auto-fills every 2.5 seconds

Come play Tic Tac Toe!

Current player: X

Item #56

Welcome to my Adventures