Yani Meziani
Forward Deployed Engineer
Québec City, Canada · French / English
hello@madelucid.com · meziani.org
linkedin.com/in/yanimeziani · github.com/yanimeziani
Forward deployed engineer and founder of Madelucid. I build and run full-stack AI products end to end: TypeScript, Next.js, Python, Postgres, LLM agents and MCP, deployed on my own Docker infrastructure. Years of front-line work with people before software. French and English.
Selected work
- Dragun: Receivables software for Canadian small businesses. Next.js 16 · Supabase (Postgres, RLS) · Stripe · Sentry · Paused · private repo · ~680 commits
- Prochaine Adresse: A Québec real-estate matching platform. Next.js 15 · React 19 · Postgres · Docker · Live · ~340 commits
- Madelucid: A desktop video studio that runs on your own coding agent. Tauri · JavaScript · Python · FFmpeg · whisper.cpp · Beta · private repo · ~360 commits
- Propagande: Long video in, captioned vertical clips out, all in the browser. TypeScript · transformers.js · WebGPU · MediaRecorder · Live · open source
Experience
Founder & Software Engineer · Madelucid
Mar 2026 – present- Design, build and operate AI and web products end to end: Dragun, Prochaine Adresse, the Madelucid desktop app and Propagande.
- Run my own production server: Traefik, Docker, TLS, 17 containers.
Health Care Aide · CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale
Feb 2024 – May 2026- Cared for vulnerable residents in a multidisciplinary team, following strict protocols and confidentiality rules.
- Communicated and collaborated under pressure.
Service Supervisor · IGA · Charlesbourg
2022 – 2024- Supervised a team of 8 to 12, trained staff and coordinated operations.
Creative Developer · Ridgebase
Oct – Dec 2022- Front-end and creative development for client web projects.
Growth Intern · WeDoGrowth
2021- Growth marketing internship.
Sales Representative · PL Télécom
2020 – 2021- Sales.
Skills
TypeScript, Next.js / React, Python, PostgreSQL, Supabase, LLM APIs, MCP, Agents, Docker, Linux, Stripe, Tauri
Education
- Cégep de Sainte-Foy: AEC, IT infrastructure security · part-time · Sep 2026 – present
- Université de Sherbrooke: Attestation, Introduction to quantum programming
Languages
French (native), English (fluent)