Anderson Lima — Senior Software Engineer and Software Architect

Software engineering for launches that survive production.

Name: AI-Native Developer: Decoding the Layers of AI
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Author: Anderson Lima

I write about architecture, engineering, and applied AI at the level of detail the official docs skip — in e-books, articles, and open source projects.

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Anderson Lima — software engineer, architecture and applied AI

Engineering • Architecture • AI

From the architecture diagram to production code: what I've learned, documented in the open.

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Free e-book

Open access

AI-Native Developer: Decoding the Layers of AI

The reference guide for developers who want to understand and build the agentic systems beneath the chat. One layer at a time — LLM, harness, agent, subagent, context, skill, plugin, MCP and CLI — always on the same concrete example.

From LLM to agent: the full mental model
Harness, subagents, context, skills and plugins
MCP and CLI explained hands-on
Built around a real Orders CRUD

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Read online • No signup • Open content

Cover of the e-book AI-Native Developer — Decoding the Layers of AI, written by Anderson Lima

Projects

Balancing scale, experience, and narrative

From SaaS platforms to mobile apps, I lead architecture, design system, and analytics to accelerate launches.

Continuous delivery

Templates, experiments, and open-source projects

Explore repositories, demos, and templates used in talks, mentoring, and technical content.

Next.jsReactFirebaseStripe

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Templates, experiments, and open-source projects

How I can help

Ship faster without shipping technical debt

Technical review, architecture, and mentoring in focused formats: you leave the conversation knowing exactly what to prioritize.

Most requested

Professional Code Review

Shipped your MVP using Cursor, v0, or Bolt? I read the code, the architecture, and the risks critically, and hand back a prioritized path to fix what matters.

AI-generated apps (Cursor, v0, Bolt, etc.)
Architecture and code patterns
Security and vulnerabilities
Performance and optimization

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Strategic

Architecture and Technical Decisions

Team stuck debating stack choices? We shape the blueprint, record the ADRs, and get everyone aligned around the same decisions.

Technical requirements analysis
Scalable architecture design
ADR documentation
Team mentoring

AI Integration

Your competitors are shipping AI features. I integrate chatbots, RAG, and agents into your product with clear ROI tracking.

OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Ollama
RAG and semantic search
Agents and automations
Fine-tuning and evaluation

Performance Optimization

Slow pages kill conversions. I cut load times, fix Core Web Vitals, and show you exactly how speed lifts revenue.

Lighthouse and Core Web Vitals
Bundle analysis
Query optimization
Cache and CDN

Security Audit

Preparing for due diligence or a safer launch? I map OWASP vulnerabilities, review controls, and prepare evidence for your GDPR assessment.

OWASP Top 10
Authentication and authorization
Input sanitization
GDPR compliance

New

Vibe Coding Review

AI wrote your MVP in a weekend. Now what? I refactor, document, and hand it back ready for your team to maintain.

Generated code validation
Refactoring and best practices
Technical documentation
Knowledge transfer

1:1 Mentorship

Ready for your next career move but unsure how to position yourself? I build a custom career plan, update your CV and LinkedIn, and ship a portfolio boilerplate you can use right away.