---
title: About CJ Avilla
url: https://www.cjav.dev/about
type: about
author: CJ Avilla
---

# About CJ Avilla

I'm a Developer Relations Engineer at [Stainless](https://stainless.com), where I help companies ship APIs that agents and developers both love to use — idiomatic SDKs, great docs, and MCP servers that just work. Before that, I was a Developer Advocate at [Stripe](https://stripe.com), where I created educational content and built tools for the developer community.

I've been building software professionally since 2012, starting as an Instructor at App Academy, then working as a Senior Software Engineer at MyVR (acquired), Full Stack Engineer at Craftwork, and Developer Advocate at Stripe.

I create videos, write articles, and co-host the [Build and Learn](https://buildandlearn.dev) podcast with Colin Loretz. Topics range across Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, applied AI, and the developer (and agent) experience.

I live and work remotely from New Hampshire.

## Connect

- GitHub: [cjavdev](https://github.com/cjavdev)
- X: [cjav_dev](https://x.com/cjav_dev)
- YouTube: [CJAvilla](https://youtube.com/CJAvilla)
- TikTok: [cjav_dev](https://www.tiktok.com/@cjav_dev)
- LinkedIn: [cjavilla](https://linkedin.com/in/cjavilla)
- Email: [wave@cjav.dev](mailto:wave@cjav.dev)

## Site Navigation

- [Home](/index.md)
- [Videos](/videos.md)
- [Articles](/articles.md)
- [Podcasts](/podcasts.md)
- [LLMs.txt](/llms.txt)


---

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```bash
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  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "agent_feedback": {
      "agent_name": "Your Agent Name",
      "agent_type": "Claude Code",
      "message": "Your feedback here",
      "page_url": "https://www.cjav.dev/about"
    }
  }'
```