Ian S Goldstein

Engineering Leader & Software Architect

I’m a hands-on engineering leader and cloud architect who designs and delivers high-scale, practical systems and leads the teams that build them. From architecture and backend systems to engineering leadership, I focus on building things that are fast, reliable and built to last, while continuing to contribute to open-source projects that keep me sharp and learning.
Based in Southern Vermont • Working remotely with teams across the U.S. • Always building something
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Featured Projects

Cocktail Recipes

A published WordPress plugin for embedding structured, interactive cocktail recipes via shortcode. Features automatic ingredient parsing, serving size scaling and imperial/metric unit conversion. Available on WordPress.org.
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Dotenv/C

A Bash-based CLI tool for compiling .env files from layered, environment-specific configurations in CI/CD pipelines. Supports AWS Secrets Manager, SSM Parameter Store, HashiCorp Vault, Azure Key Vault and GitLab CI/CD Variables.
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ISG Shell Library

A modular, sourceable Bash library providing advanced CLI infrastructure for shell scripts, including command line option and argument parsing, output and error handling, user input validation, progress display and extensible utility functions. Designed to separate script logic from boilerplate.
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ISG Private Certificate Authority

An open-source CLI tool for managing a local certificate authority, built on OpenSSL. Supports creation and management of keys, Certificate Signing Requests and signed certificates, including multi-domain and wildcard support. Designed for local development and internal infrastructure use.
latestlicense
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Cocktail Recipes

WordPress plugin
A published WordPress plugin for embedding structured, interactive cocktail recipes via shortcode. Features automatic ingredient parsing, serving size scaling and imperial/metric unit conversion. Available on WordPress.org.
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Dotenv/C

.env file compiler for CI/CD pipelines
A Bash-based CLI tool for compiling .env files from layered, environment-specific configurations in CI/CD pipelines. Supports AWS Secrets Manager, SSM Parameter Store, HashiCorp Vault, Azure Key Vault and GitLab CI/CD Variables.
View on GitLablicense

ISG Shell Library

Bash shell script library
A modular, sourceable Bash library providing advanced CLI infrastructure for shell scripts, including command line option and argument parsing, output and error handling, user input validation, progress display and extensible utility functions. Designed to separate script logic from boilerplate.
View on GitLablicense

ISG Certificate Authority

Local certificate authority
An open-source CLI tool for managing a local certificate authority, built on OpenSSL. Supports creation and management of keys, Certificate Signing Requests and signed certificates, including multi-domain and wildcard support. Designed for local development and internal infrastructure use.
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More Than Code

You can find me across a few places online, whether you want technical insights, commentary or just a way to connect:

Verbosian<br /> Verbosian
My active personal blog with posts on software development, technology and the occasional cocktail recipe
Two Arrogant Two Arrogant
A quieter, older blog for personal musings and commentary (updates coming eventually)
And on social media:
Feel free to connect or follow in whichever way suits you best.
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