Deoxy
Simulation & explorationColony simulation and genome exploration.
A colony simulation explored through cells, resources, environmental pressures, and the traits encoded in a genome.
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I'm Zane Ouimet.
Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft
Full-stack engineer in Vancouver.
Previously Senior Frontend Engineer, AWS Identity.
Projects
Some of what I've been working on outside my day job.
Novella
Books & communityBook selection and reading rounds for clubs.
Book clubs can discover books, choose their next read, and follow a reading round together.
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Substrate
Developer infrastructureApplication deployment and operations.
An application platform for deploying build artifacts, managing services, and understanding what is running.
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Sail
Sailboat search & comparisonSailboat listings, shortlists, and market comparisons.
A sailboat finder that collects listings, supports AI-assisted ranking, and brings search, shortlisting, and market comparisons into one interface.
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More about meBefore joining Microsoft in September 2026, I spent six years at AWS Identity, working on frontend architecture and micro-frontends for the AWS console. Before that, I worked in SaaS, eCommerce, applied research, and teaching.
I got into technology through robotics, then found my way into software.
I grew up in a small town in the Okanagan and moved to Vancouver in 2016. Outside of work, I enjoy cooking, bouldering, and photography.
Career and experienceFrom the blog
A Byte Upon The Sea: software, cooking, and other interests.
Spicy Korean inspired chicken and rice
This dish is simple and fast to prepare. Including a large number of steamed vegetables makes this a healthy weekday meal and the gochujang + gochugaru adds a depth of flavour to the chicken.
CookingSweet and sour chicken
I use this dish as a meal prep. I had enough chicken and vegetables for 7 days (3 days 2 people + an extra).
CookingUsing Mermaid in a Ghost Blog
Mermaid is a JavaScript library that allows you to describe diagrams using text and code – essentially when used with Visual Studio code and the nifty Mermaid Markdown Preview addon you can write and preview your Mermaid...
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