Peter Dedene — AI & Tech Explorer, Software Engineer
Peter Dedene is a full-stack software engineer with 15+ years of experience, bringing together technical expertise, a passion for human-centered design, and a creative flair to craft innovative solutions. He turns messy problems into things people actually enjoy using — software that is functional, intuitive, engaging, and delightful to use.
zenjoy — AI-first digital product studio
Peter is founder and engineer at zenjoy, an AI-first digital product studio based in Leuven, Belgium, trusted by 250+ customers — from startups to multinationals like the Red Cross and universities like KU Leuven. The team builds meaningful digital products, websites, mobile apps, and custom software.
Tech stack
Languages: Ruby, Elixir, JavaScript, TypeScript, Swift, and Go. Domains: cloud infrastructure, security, networking, and mobile & web. 15+ years across full-stack development, scalable backends, UI/UX, technical leadership, and digital creativity.
Now
- Exploring where AI actually helps — Claude Code, Codex, and custom agents.
- Growing zenjoy and running the engineering side.
- Scaling Nimbu: 250+ projects, 50 million monthly page views on Ruby, Rails, and Kubernetes.
- Building Zentty, a native macOS terminal for agent-native development, built on Ghostty.
Side projects
- zentty — a native macOS terminal for agent-native development
- claw-wrap — secure credential proxy for CLI tools and HTTP APIs
- Open-source CLI tools: notion-cli, frontapp-cli, raindrop-cli, harvest-cli, irail-cli, and more on github.com/dedene.