Daniel Kliewer
Machine Learning Enthusiast

Daniel Kliewer

Software Engineer & AI Practitioner based in Austin, Texas building with LLMs, autonomous agents, and local-first AI systems. Passionate about data sovereignty, privacy-focused AI, and building intelligence systems that run entirely on personal hardware.

Blog Posts

Thoughts on AI, machine learning, and software development

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About Me

I'm Daniel Kliewer, a software engineer and AI practitioner based in Austin, Texas. I build practical applications that leverage modern AI capabilities—from RAG-powered research assistants to privacy-focused local AI systems that run entirely on personal hardware.

My work sits at the intersection of AI engineering and full-stack development. I primarily work with Python and TypeScript, building systems that combine large language models with knowledge graphs, vector databases, and autonomous agents.

I'm passionate about data sovereignty—the idea that your data should stay yours. That's why I focus on local-first AI systems that don't require sending your information to third-party APIs.

What I'm Working On

Building sovereign synthetic intelligence systems with Dynamic Persona MoE RAG architecture

Experimenting with local LLM deployment using Ollama and llama.cpp

Developing multi-agent systems where specialized AI personas collaborate

Exploring document-driven development and "vibe coding" methodologies

Location & Availability

📍 Austin, Texas

🕐 Currently available for freelance projects and consulting

💼 Open to full-time opportunities in AI/ML

Technical Expertise

AI & ML
  • LLMs
  • RAG
  • Autonomous Agents
  • Local LLM (Ollama)
Data Engineering
  • Knowledge Graphs
  • Vector DBs
  • Data Pipelines
  • GraphRAG
Full-Stack
  • Next.js
  • React
  • Python
  • TypeScript
  • FastAPI
Infrastructure
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Cloud Deploy
  • MCP

Let's Build Something Amazing

I'm always interested in discussing new projects, creative ideas, or opportunities to be part of your visions.