Welcome, friend. I’m glad you’re here.
My name is Vadim Kuhay — known on the scene as rdd13r since 1992.
I’m a system designer, player-coach, and hands-on engineer with over three decades in the field,
across startups, Fortune 500 giants, defense contracts, and public good.
I build systems that survive their first user — and teams that survive their first rewrite.
What I Do
I practice Extreme Programming, Domain-Driven Design, and DevOps culture — not as buzzwords, but as disciplines. I help organizations align policy with practice and transform by example, not decree.
I architect platforms, mentor engineers, coach domain teams, and push production-first delivery in environments that often resist it. My work lives in systems you’ve probably used — though the best ones are invisible — such is the simple nature of servitude software.
Why I Do It
Because software is how we tell the truth — at scale.
Because when teams share language, they move faster — and think better.
Because the only thing that scales is how you think.
Where It Leads
This site contains fragments of my story: lessons from the field, case studies, reflections, and some resume material. If any part of it speaks to you — personally, technically, or philosophically — I welcome the connection.
You can find me in production, in conversation, or in the stories I leave behind.
…one more thing
I’m also a founder. But realistically, every hacker is — since long before the MIT Model Railroad Club.
If you’re a hacker too, and the mundane talk above didn’t impress you, look for me in bonded warehouses.
A hacker knows what that means.