John Kaczman

01 · PgDog

A proxy that scales Postgres.

Founding software engineer · Since Aug 2026

Your app connects to what looks like one database. PgDog parses each query and routes it to the right connection pool, replica, or shard.

Written in Rust
Open source

pgdog.dev ↗github.com/pgdogdev ↗

02 · Secluso

Bringing privacy to home security.

Project · Since Feb 2025

Most cameras are black boxes uploading footage a company can watch; Secluso encrypts every frame before it leaves the house, and the entire stack is verifiable from source.

Written in Rust
Open source

secluso.com ↗github.com/secluso 1.6k★↗

03 · Writing

Notes, coming soon!

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