zakstal - Overview

Zak Stallings

Full‑stack/product engineer with ~10 years in early‑stage startups: I drive 0→1 builds, set technical direction, and raise the execution bar while shipping end‑to‑end (UI → backend → deployment → ops).

  • 🧭 Focus: product engineering, realtime systems, AI features that actually ship
  • 🧰 Tools: React/Next.js, TypeScript, Node, Postgres/Supabase, Docker, AWS

Current projects

FIT logo FIT — AI virtual try‑on (web + Chrome extension)

Live: https://fffff.fit/ (no active users yet)

Try on clothes (or anything) from any website via a Chrome extension. Generate previews fast, then share results for feedback when shopping for yourself or family.

  • 👕 Stack: Next.js, TypeScript, Supabase (Postgres), Vercel, Stripe, Chrome Extension
  • AI: Google Nano Banana via Replicate (virtual try‑on)

Live: https://aloudstudios.net/ (no active users yet)

Real‑time collaborative screenplay editor that generates voice audio for scripts and versions screenplay text alongside audio. (Currently a bit broken, but the editor is live.)

  • 🎬 Stack: Next.js, TypeScript, Supabase (Postgres), Vercel, Trigger.dev, DigitalOcean, Docker
  • 🤝 Realtime: CRDT (Yjs) + websockets (incl. Supabase websocket hijacking)
  • 🗣️ AI voices: ElevenLabs + Hume (provider‑pluggable)
  • 🧩 Extras: PDF→screenplay parsing, AI poster gen (Replicate + Flux), proper screenplay formatting, full undo/redo

Past work (highlights)

  • 🏎️ Hitparade (co‑founder/engineer): built a real‑time sports betting/arbitrage prototype in Node; optimized for millisecond‑level execution.
  • 👥 EarnUp: engineering manager + lead front‑end; led teams, hiring, and internal tools used by ~90 agents.