Max Barinov

I’m a founding engineer at a YC-backed startup. I like building things from scratch and actually shipping them. Most of my time is spent writing code, testing ideas, breaking stuff, and fixing it again. Right now I’m working on products that use AI to improve healthcare. I work a lot with LLMs, OpenAI models, and real-time systems, and I care less about buzzwords and more about whether something is genuinely useful for real people. I’ve been in early-stage startups for a while, so I’m comfortable with chaos, fast decisions, and wearing too many hats. I enjoy the zero-to-one phase, figuring things out as I go, and turning rough ideas into products people can use. I’m interested in applied AI, healthcare, consumer-friendly UX for serious problems, and honest conversations about startup...