Vlad Esafev

Software engineer based in Barcelona, focused on design, clarity, and the complexity behind simple things.

Over the past four years, I’ve been building at Readymag[↗] as a full-stack engineer — working across frontend, infrastructure, and product-driven development. I care about well-made decisions, meaningful details, and tools that stay out of the way.

Interests: AI, distributed systems, local-first software, early Apple, writing, philosophy, and computer history.

Recent notes:

Why I Do Programming

July 24, 2025

Slackification

June 4, 2025

Burn Your Journals Out

June 22, 2024

Practicing the Art of Possession

May 24, 2023

Regardless

July 16, 2022