Zak Pacha

I build backends, apps and AI tooling. Over seven years of experience, currently Lead Programmer at VStars.

A VR dance game on the Meta Quest Store. I built the game end-to-end on the engineering side.

An AI agent that teaches itself to play a platformer, using neural networks trained with a genetic algorithm.

A browser tool for browsing, uploading and downloading files in Amazon AWS storage.

An optimised C++ ray tracer, paired with a C# scene editor that exports to XML.

I use AI daily in how I build software, and integrate it into products.

AI workspaces

Efficient AI-assisted development set-ups with Claude Code, Cursor and ChatGPT Codex.
MCP servers

Setting up, building and using Model Context Protocol servers that connect AI agents to tools and data.
Agent skills

Creating AI skills that make repeatable workflows faster and more consistent.
LLM tool calling

Integrating language models directly into software projects.
Automated PR checks

Using AI to run quality checks on GitHub pull requests.

Selected work