I’m David Lambauer — software engineer, entrepreneur, and passionate advocate for clean, scalable solutions in digital commerce. As CEO of run_as_root, I lead a remote-first, globally distributed team delivering high-quality Magento 2, and Laravel projects.
While my roots are in backend architecture, I embrace modern frontend stacks like Alpine.js and Tailwind CSS. In recent years, I’ve become deeply invested in AI — particularly in agentic development, where we design custom AI agents that automate workflows, solve domain-specific problems, and help developers and merchants work smarter, not harder.
For me, AI isn’t just a tool for writing code — it’s a means to build “factories that build factories,” driving operational excellence and enabling faster, more thoughtful commerce solutions.
As Vice President of Mage-OS, I actively contribute to the Magento ecosystem through open-source work, mentoring, writing, and speaking about software quality, AI, and the future of developer workflows.
I believe technology should always serve business goals — never the other way around — and I’m committed to helping merchants grow with robust, maintainable, future-proof solutions.