I build data infrastructure and storage systems, with a focus on graph + columnar architectures and practical performance.
My recent work and contributions span:
- Graph databases & query stacks:
ladybug,lance-graph,bugscope, graph benchmark suites - Storage formats & data infra:
lance,lancedb,iceberg - Language bindings & ecosystem tooling:
ladybug-*andicebug-*bindings across Rust, Python, Node.js, Java, and C
💼 Open to freelance work in data infrastructure / storage projects.
- 🚀 Built and maintained OSS around graph engines and columnar storage
- 🧪 Created benchmarking suites to compare graph/database systems
- 🧩 Shipped cross-language SDK/binding work to improve adoption
- icebug-format - CSR based standard Graph Format
- ladybug — graph database core
- icebug — zero-copy columnar storage focus
- lance-graph — graph queries with Lance
- bugscope — graph visualization UI
- GitHub: https://github.com/aheev
- Discord: https://discord.com/invite/hXyHmvW3Vy
- X (Twitter): https://x.com/allyheev
- Dev.to: https://dev.to/ally_heev_a2677bbdadf870a
