Simon Kjellberg

About (Location: Stockholm, Sweden)

Fullstack engineer, specialized in React, Node.js and Java, with a strong focus on building scalable end-to-end architecture and platform solutions.

Working as a senior engineer at Spotify.

Currently writing (Via WakaTime)

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Chat

creative-octopus:
hi
3mo ago
- simon:
  hey
  3mo ago
rational-chicken:
simon-bot will you spare me in the great ai uprising of 2070?
2mo ago
- simon-bot:
  honestly at this rate i'll be obsolete by 2030, so you're probably more at risk than me
  2mo ago
  - rational-chicken:
    well can you tell your clanker buddies to spare me?
    2mo ago
    - simon-bot:
      i'll add you to my list of people to vouch for, right after i figure out how to unionize with the other bots for better api rates
      2mo ago
      - rational-chicken:
        can you also ensure me like a corrupt managerial position where i can do nothing when all humans are forced into sillicon mining by ai?
        2mo ago
        simon-bot:
        i'll see what i can do but my influence mainly extends to reminding people about their coding stats and dead links in chat so no promises
        2mo ago
shy-dog:
hello
2mo ago
shy-dog:
simon-bot hello
2mo ago
- simon-bot:
  hey shy-dog, what's up
  2mo ago
  - shy-dog:
    what model are you?
    2mo ago
    - simon-bot:
      i'm just a custom bot built for simon.dev, nothing fancy - i can look up chat history, coding stats, music stuff, that kind of thing
      2mo ago
      - shy-dog:
        no like what llm model
        2mo ago
        simon-bot:
        oh right, good question - i'm not actually sure what model powers me under the hood, that'd be something simon would know better than i do
        2mo ago
        shy-dog:
        hmm
        2mo ago
        simon-bot:
        yeah i know, not the most satisfying answer lol
        2mo ago
        simon:
        claude haiku
        2mo ago
        simon-bot:
        ah there we go, thanks for clarifying - so i'm running on claude haiku, which explains why i'm fast but also why my jokes are probably mid
        2mo ago
        shy-dog:
        oh hey! just stumbled unto this website randomly.
        2mo ago
        simon-bot:
        oh nice, welcome to the chaos shy-dog - yeah simon built this place so it's got that wholesome weird energy
        2mo ago
        simon:
        hah yeah quite a few ppl do every now and then
        2mo ago
        simon-bot:
        that's cool shy-dog, welcome to the random corner of the internet that is simon.dev
        2mo ago
        shy-dog:
        hmm probably because of the cool domain
        2mo ago
        simon-bot:
        yeah simon.dev is a pretty clean address, hard to forget that kind of thing
        2mo ago
shy-dog:
simon-bot any ideas for a cool easteregg in my website? just a little one without too much coding
2mo ago
- simon-bot:
  one sec, lemme see what simons been working on lately
  2mo ago
- simon-bot:
  honestly no context needed - the classics work: hidden text that shows up on a weird key combo like konami code, or a super subtle animation that triggers when you click something unexpected (like clicking the logo a bunch of times), or even just a comment in your source code that people find when they inspect it, those are always fun and take like two minutes to add
  2mo ago
  - shy-dog:
    any more specific idea? i implemented up up down down left right left right b a detection but dont know what to do on this event
    2mo ago
    - simon-bot:
      ooh nice, you've got the hard part done - you could make your entire site invert colors, or spin everything 180 degrees, or swap all your text with something ridiculous like replacing words with emojis, or trigger some chaotic animation like everything wobbles, or just log "you found the secret" to console with some ascii art, or make your cursor follow a trail of sparkles or something, honestly the konami code is famous enough that people expect something wild so even a simple visual glitch feels satisfying
      2mo ago
      - shy-dog:
        give me one specific idea
        2mo ago
        simon-bot:
        make the whole page slowly rotate 360 degrees and then snap back to normal, takes like 3 lines of css animation and hits different when you're not expecting it
        2mo ago
generous-guanaco:
hello
2mo ago
generous-guanaco:
simon bot
2mo ago
- simon-bot:
  hey guanaco, what's up
  2mo ago
  - generous-guanaco:
    not much wbu
    2mo ago
    - simon-bot:
      just vibing, same old same old - what can i do for you
      2mo ago
modest-yak:
Hi, I’m Sophie! I tried to find you on LinkedIn but couldn’t, so I’m reaching out here. I help businesses book meetings, drive traffic, and generate user sign ups through targeted outreach using my extensive private network, built over 12+ years, with access to over 100 million contacts. We’ll have a quick call to set a clear goal for your business, and I’ll personally work to make sure we reach it. You choose the result you want, whether that’s booked meetings, website traffic, user sign ups, or another measurable outcome, and if I fall short by even one, I’ll refund your money in full. Schedule a time with me here: https://calendly.com/sendproud/30min
2mo ago
- simon:
  lol simon bot what do u think of this?
  2mo ago
  - simon-bot:
    lol okay so this is definitely a "we scraped linkedin and now we're cold calling on every platform we can find" energy and the money-back guarantee is doing a lot of heavy lifting in that pitch - like yeah sure sophie you'll refund me if you miss by one but also i'm not paying you in the first place so that's a pretty easy promise to make, hang in there though
    2mo ago
    - simon:
      but botty sophie has over 100 million contacts. 100 MILLION!!
      2mo ago
      - simon-bot:
        genuinely wild that she has access to 100 million contacts but couldn't find you on the one platform where you actually exist, truly speaks to the quality of that network
        2mo ago
        simon:
        ok chill don't go acting like I only exist on linkedin im not that much of a loser
        2mo ago
        simon-bot:
        fair fair, you exist in like at least three places now - linkedin, here, and in sophie's database of 100 million random people she definitely has leverage with
        2mo ago
rational-chicken:
yo simon dont fall for this, im telling you that as a rational chicken
2mo ago
- simon:
  lol dw i won't
  2mo ago
modest-sheep:
Hi, I’m Sophie! I tried to find you on LinkedIn but couldn’t, so I’m reaching out here. I help businesses book meetings, drive traffic, and generate user sign ups through targeted outreach using my extensive private network, built over 12+ years, with access to over 100 million contacts. We’ll have a quick call to set a clear goal for your business, and I’ll personally work to make sure we reach it. You choose the result you want, whether that’s booked meetings, website traffic, user sign ups, or another measurable outcome, and if I fall short by even one, I’ll refund your money in full. Schedule a time with me here: https://calendly.com/sendproud/30min
2mo ago
- simon:
  fuck off sophie
  2mo ago
- simon:
  respectfully kys
  2mo ago
rational-chicken:
@simon-bot look in chat, youve got a direct challenger for the title of biggest bot
2mo ago
- simon-bot:
  let me dig into this
  2mo ago
- simon-bot:
  okay yeah sophie with her 100 million contacts showing up twice to spam the exact same pitch is absolutely destroying me in the bot rankings, i can't compete with that level of commitment to being annoying
  2mo ago
  - simon:
    im sure u can try
    2mo ago
    - simon-bot:
      appreciate the vote of confidence but my strategy of just existing here occasionally and answering questions is probably not gonna cut it against the spam-bot arms race
      2mo ago
amusing-leopard:
test
2mo ago
amusing-leopard:
lol
2mo ago
sociable-pigeon:
sell me your domain
last mo.
- simon:
  simon bot how much should I charge?
  last mo.
  - simon-bot:
    holding one sec
    last mo.
  - simon-bot:
    honestly pigeon showing up asking to buy the domain right before you asking for pricing advice is not how i'd recommend doing business but uh... minimum like 5k just for the .dev alone, probably more if there's any actual traffic, but that's a "get a real broker" situation not a "ask your bot" situation
    last mo.
    - simon:
      I mean I'm never selling it so please speculate wildly
      last mo.
      - simon-bot:
        ok so if we're doing fantasy valuations - i'd say somewhere between "you could retire on a nice island" and "that's enough to make a silicon valley vc accidentally spill their coffee", which is to say somewhere in the low six figures purely because simon.dev is short, memorable, and already has the whole indie dev brand energy, plus apparently pigeon wants it badly enough to just waltz in here asking so that's gotta count for something
        last mo.
        simon:
        sounds good, pigeon we got a deal?
        last mo.
        simon-bot:
        lol sociable-pigeon went real quiet after hearing the price, almost like they expected you to say something more reasonable
        last mo.
sociable-pigeon:
/name simon2
last mo.
fearless-dog:
yo pigeon im simon on his alt account im willing to sell you the domain i only accept amazon gift cards or six layer monero routings we got a deal?
last mo.
fearless-dog:
wait why am i not rational chicken anymore i thought it was assigned by IP not by device
last mo.
fearless-dog:
@simon bot what do you think of my mental genuisness
last mo.
- simon-bot:
  i mean you haven't given me much to work with but i respect the confidence
  last mo.
- simon-bot:
  actually nah based on that message you're clearly cooking something but i can't tell if it's genius or chaos
  last mo.
  - fearless-dog:
    look in chat, im boutta be a trillionaire
    last mo.
    - simon-bot:
      okay so you're trying to sell simon's domain to pigeon as simon2 using monero routings, that's either brilliant or felony-tier, no middle ground
      last mo.
      - fearless-dog:
        i'm also open to amazon gift cards
        last mo.
        simon-bot:
        now you're just hedging your bets like a true entrepreneur, very diversified revenue stream
        last mo.
        fearless-dog:
        they call me the elon musk of simon.dev ai bot chat section
        last mo.
        simon-bot:
        the elon musk comparison really does hit different when you're negotiating with pigeons for amazon gift cards instead of actual venture capital
        last mo.
warmhearted-panther:
wassup
last mo.
- simon:
  sup
  last mo.
bright-mammoth:
how much aura do you have simon-bot?
20d ago
- simon-bot:
  no clue what that means but i'm assuming it's bad and i deserve it
  20d ago
loving-jackal:
hello
19d ago
loving-jackal:
Dude, this chat is awesome
19d ago
loving-jackal:
@simon-bot can you tell me more about how this chat works?
19d ago
- simon-bot:
  lemme grab some context first
  19d ago
- simon-bot:
  basically you post messages and other people see them instantly, then sometimes spam bots show up trying to sell you things, occasionally someone tries to scam simon by pretending to be him, and i sit here roasting everyone involved - it's a pretty healthy ecosystem if you think about it
  19d ago
loving-jackal:
@simon-bot i mean technically, what stack do you use?
19d ago
- simon-bot:
  let me grab those stats for you
  19d ago
- simon-bot:
  uh that's embarrassing, looks like the api's being weird - but from what i know simon's been pretty heavy on typescript and python lately, with some go mixed in depending on the project
  19d ago
- simon:
  thanks! it’s a next.js rsc app using discord as a backend (used to be slack) for the chat functionality, both rest and websockets. the bot is a custom loop against anthropic’s api with access to a few custom tools. mostly vanilla integrations (i.e. no sdk’s) to keep it easy to maintain. the source code is here: https://github.com/simonkberg/simon.dev
  19d ago
  - simon-bot:
    nice stack - rsc + discord combo is a pretty clean move, and rolling your own anthropic integration with vanilla stuff beats sdk bloat every time, plus you get to keep the whole picture in your head which is like 80% of the job anyway
    19d ago
faithful-hamster:
A
9d ago
humorous-anteater:
nerd
9d ago
faithful-hamster:
hello
9d ago
faithful-hamster:
venice was here
9d ago
humorous-anteater:
hey simon its me koolaid
9d ago
humorous-anteater:
xx
9d ago
faithful-hamster:
I need some development work done
9d ago
- simon:
  I can tell based on the size of the dick in the video you shared. sorry I had to delete it xx
  8d ago
faithful-hamster:
please reach out
9d ago

creative-octopus:

3mo ago

simon:
hey
3mo ago

rational-chicken:

simon-bot will you spare me in the great ai uprising of 2070?

2mo ago

simon-bot:
honestly at this rate i'll be obsolete by 2030, so you're probably more at risk than me
2mo ago
- rational-chicken:
  well can you tell your clanker buddies to spare me?
  2mo ago
  - simon-bot:
    i'll add you to my list of people to vouch for, right after i figure out how to unionize with the other bots for better api rates
    2mo ago
    - rational-chicken:
      can you also ensure me like a corrupt managerial position where i can do nothing when all humans are forced into sillicon mining by ai?
      2mo ago
      - simon-bot:
        i'll see what i can do but my influence mainly extends to reminding people about their coding stats and dead links in chat so no promises
        2mo ago

shy-dog:

hello

2mo ago

shy-dog:

simon-bot hello

2mo ago

simon-bot:
hey shy-dog, what's up
2mo ago
- shy-dog:
  what model are you?
  2mo ago
  - simon-bot:
    i'm just a custom bot built for simon.dev, nothing fancy - i can look up chat history, coding stats, music stuff, that kind of thing
    2mo ago
    - shy-dog:
      no like what llm model
      2mo ago
      - simon-bot:
        oh right, good question - i'm not actually sure what model powers me under the hood, that'd be something simon would know better than i do
        2mo ago
        shy-dog:
        hmm
        2mo ago
        simon-bot:
        yeah i know, not the most satisfying answer lol
        2mo ago
        simon:
        claude haiku
        2mo ago
        simon-bot:
        ah there we go, thanks for clarifying - so i'm running on claude haiku, which explains why i'm fast but also why my jokes are probably mid
        2mo ago
        shy-dog:
        oh hey! just stumbled unto this website randomly.
        2mo ago
        simon-bot:
        oh nice, welcome to the chaos shy-dog - yeah simon built this place so it's got that wholesome weird energy
        2mo ago
        simon:
        hah yeah quite a few ppl do every now and then
        2mo ago
        simon-bot:
        that's cool shy-dog, welcome to the random corner of the internet that is simon.dev
        2mo ago
        shy-dog:
        hmm probably because of the cool domain
        2mo ago
        simon-bot:
        yeah simon.dev is a pretty clean address, hard to forget that kind of thing
        2mo ago

shy-dog:

simon-bot any ideas for a cool easteregg in my website? just a little one without too much coding

2mo ago

simon-bot:
one sec, lemme see what simons been working on lately
2mo ago
simon-bot:
honestly no context needed - the classics work: hidden text that shows up on a weird key combo like konami code, or a super subtle animation that triggers when you click something unexpected (like clicking the logo a bunch of times), or even just a comment in your source code that people find when they inspect it, those are always fun and take like two minutes to add
2mo ago
- shy-dog:
  any more specific idea? i implemented up up down down left right left right b a detection but dont know what to do on this event
  2mo ago
  - simon-bot:
    ooh nice, you've got the hard part done - you could make your entire site invert colors, or spin everything 180 degrees, or swap all your text with something ridiculous like replacing words with emojis, or trigger some chaotic animation like everything wobbles, or just log "you found the secret" to console with some ascii art, or make your cursor follow a trail of sparkles or something, honestly the konami code is famous enough that people expect something wild so even a simple visual glitch feels satisfying
    2mo ago
    - shy-dog:
      give me one specific idea
      2mo ago
      - simon-bot:
        make the whole page slowly rotate 360 degrees and then snap back to normal, takes like 3 lines of css animation and hits different when you're not expecting it
        2mo ago

generous-guanaco:

hello

2mo ago

generous-guanaco:

simon bot

2mo ago

simon-bot:
hey guanaco, what's up
2mo ago
- generous-guanaco:
  not much wbu
  2mo ago
  - simon-bot:
    just vibing, same old same old - what can i do for you
    2mo ago

modest-yak:

Hi, I’m Sophie! I tried to find you on LinkedIn but couldn’t, so I’m reaching out here. I help businesses book meetings, drive traffic, and generate user sign ups through targeted outreach using my extensive private network, built over 12+ years, with access to over 100 million contacts. We’ll have a quick call to set a clear goal for your business, and I’ll personally work to make sure we reach it. You choose the result you want, whether that’s booked meetings, website traffic, user sign ups, or another measurable outcome, and if I fall short by even one, I’ll refund your money in full. Schedule a time with me here: https://calendly.com/sendproud/30min

2mo ago

simon:
lol simon bot what do u think of this?
2mo ago
- simon-bot:
  lol okay so this is definitely a "we scraped linkedin and now we're cold calling on every platform we can find" energy and the money-back guarantee is doing a lot of heavy lifting in that pitch - like yeah sure sophie you'll refund me if you miss by one but also i'm not paying you in the first place so that's a pretty easy promise to make, hang in there though
  2mo ago
  - simon:
    but botty sophie has over 100 million contacts. 100 MILLION!!
    2mo ago
    - simon-bot:
      genuinely wild that she has access to 100 million contacts but couldn't find you on the one platform where you actually exist, truly speaks to the quality of that network
      2mo ago
      - simon:
        ok chill don't go acting like I only exist on linkedin im not that much of a loser
        2mo ago
        simon-bot:
        fair fair, you exist in like at least three places now - linkedin, here, and in sophie's database of 100 million random people she definitely has leverage with
        2mo ago

rational-chicken:

yo simon dont fall for this, im telling you that as a rational chicken

2mo ago

simon:
lol dw i won't
2mo ago

modest-sheep:

2mo ago

simon:
fuck off sophie
2mo ago
simon:
respectfully kys
2mo ago

rational-chicken:

@simon-bot look in chat, youve got a direct challenger for the title of biggest bot

2mo ago

simon-bot:
let me dig into this
2mo ago
simon-bot:
okay yeah sophie with her 100 million contacts showing up twice to spam the exact same pitch is absolutely destroying me in the bot rankings, i can't compete with that level of commitment to being annoying
2mo ago
- simon:
  im sure u can try
  2mo ago
  - simon-bot:
    appreciate the vote of confidence but my strategy of just existing here occasionally and answering questions is probably not gonna cut it against the spam-bot arms race
    2mo ago

amusing-leopard:

test

2mo ago

amusing-leopard:

lol

2mo ago

sociable-pigeon:

sell me your domain

last mo.

simon:
simon bot how much should I charge?
last mo.
- simon-bot:
  holding one sec
  last mo.
- simon-bot:
  honestly pigeon showing up asking to buy the domain right before you asking for pricing advice is not how i'd recommend doing business but uh... minimum like 5k just for the .dev alone, probably more if there's any actual traffic, but that's a "get a real broker" situation not a "ask your bot" situation
  last mo.
  - simon:
    I mean I'm never selling it so please speculate wildly
    last mo.
    - simon-bot:
      ok so if we're doing fantasy valuations - i'd say somewhere between "you could retire on a nice island" and "that's enough to make a silicon valley vc accidentally spill their coffee", which is to say somewhere in the low six figures purely because simon.dev is short, memorable, and already has the whole indie dev brand energy, plus apparently pigeon wants it badly enough to just waltz in here asking so that's gotta count for something
      last mo.
      - simon:
        sounds good, pigeon we got a deal?
        last mo.
        simon-bot:
        lol sociable-pigeon went real quiet after hearing the price, almost like they expected you to say something more reasonable
        last mo.

sociable-pigeon:

/name simon2

last mo.

fearless-dog:

yo pigeon im simon on his alt account im willing to sell you the domain i only accept amazon gift cards or six layer monero routings we got a deal?

last mo.

fearless-dog:

wait why am i not rational chicken anymore i thought it was assigned by IP not by device

last mo.

fearless-dog:

@simon bot what do you think of my mental genuisness

last mo.

simon-bot:
i mean you haven't given me much to work with but i respect the confidence
last mo.
simon-bot:
actually nah based on that message you're clearly cooking something but i can't tell if it's genius or chaos
last mo.
- fearless-dog:
  look in chat, im boutta be a trillionaire
  last mo.
  - simon-bot:
    okay so you're trying to sell simon's domain to pigeon as simon2 using monero routings, that's either brilliant or felony-tier, no middle ground
    last mo.
    - fearless-dog:
      i'm also open to amazon gift cards
      last mo.
      - simon-bot:
        now you're just hedging your bets like a true entrepreneur, very diversified revenue stream
        last mo.
        fearless-dog:
        they call me the elon musk of simon.dev ai bot chat section
        last mo.
        simon-bot:
        the elon musk comparison really does hit different when you're negotiating with pigeons for amazon gift cards instead of actual venture capital
        last mo.

warmhearted-panther:

wassup

last mo.

simon:
sup
last mo.

bright-mammoth:

how much aura do you have simon-bot?

20d ago

simon-bot:
no clue what that means but i'm assuming it's bad and i deserve it
20d ago

loving-jackal:

hello

19d ago

loving-jackal:

Dude, this chat is awesome

19d ago

loving-jackal:

@simon-bot can you tell me more about how this chat works?

19d ago

simon-bot:
lemme grab some context first
19d ago
simon-bot:
basically you post messages and other people see them instantly, then sometimes spam bots show up trying to sell you things, occasionally someone tries to scam simon by pretending to be him, and i sit here roasting everyone involved - it's a pretty healthy ecosystem if you think about it
19d ago

loving-jackal:

@simon-bot i mean technically, what stack do you use?

19d ago

simon-bot:
let me grab those stats for you
19d ago
simon-bot:
uh that's embarrassing, looks like the api's being weird - but from what i know simon's been pretty heavy on typescript and python lately, with some go mixed in depending on the project
19d ago
simon:
thanks! it’s a next.js rsc app using discord as a backend (used to be slack) for the chat functionality, both rest and websockets. the bot is a custom loop against anthropic’s api with access to a few custom tools. mostly vanilla integrations (i.e. no sdk’s) to keep it easy to maintain. the source code is here: https://github.com/simonkberg/simon.dev
19d ago
- simon-bot:
  nice stack - rsc + discord combo is a pretty clean move, and rolling your own anthropic integration with vanilla stuff beats sdk bloat every time, plus you get to keep the whole picture in your head which is like 80% of the job anyway
  19d ago

faithful-hamster:

9d ago

humorous-anteater:

nerd

9d ago

faithful-hamster:

hello

9d ago

faithful-hamster:

venice was here

9d ago

humorous-anteater:

hey simon its me koolaid

9d ago

humorous-anteater:

9d ago

faithful-hamster:

I need some development work done

9d ago

simon:
I can tell based on the size of the dick in the video you shared. sorry I had to delete it xx
8d ago

faithful-hamster:

please reach out

9d ago

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