Software Engineer, Tech Lead & Architect

I build scalable backend systems, AI infrastructure, and developer tooling. Passionate about distributed systems, DevOps, and driving engineering velocity.

11+

Years Experience

5

Companies

3+

Publications

4

Languages Spoken

Professional Profile

Seattle, WA
Backend & Distributed Systems
AI Infrastructure & ML-Ops
DevOps & CI/CD
System Design & Architecture
  • Led team of 8 devs improving ML developer velocity by 2X at SambaNova Systems
  • Reduced CI pipeline time by ~85% (45 min to 7 min) at Osaro
  • Architected telemetry systems using Logstash, OpenSearch, and Grafana
  • Transformed legacy CI/CD pipelines to modern hybrid architectures
  • 2014 R&D 100 Award for SiC gate driver research
Open to: Tech Lead / Architect / Engineering Manager roles

Work Experience

Where I've contributed

Principal SE / Tech Lead (ML-Ops / Dev-Ops)

SambaNova Systems

2022 -- 2024
  • Led a team of 8 devs to improve developer velocity for ML workflows, increasing contribution rate by 2X
  • Architected and implemented a pervasive telemetry system using Logstash, OpenSearch, and Grafana
  • Implemented JIRA ticket filing automation reducing the product release effort by more than 50%
  • Architected test-infra for gate-runs to cull flaky, obsolete, and resource-heavy tests; reducing gate times by ~33% (1.5 hours)
  • DRI for transforming legacy CI/CD pipeline to modern hybrid architecture using CircleCI, Terraform, Ansible
  • Implemented AWS-EKS from scratch using Ansible and Terraform to run multiple infrastructure services
Python
CircleCI
Terraform
Ansible
AWS-EKS
Grafana
OpenSearch

Senior Software Engineer (ML-Ops)

Mythic AI

2021 -- 2022
  • Designed and implemented model training, inference, and deployment architecture improvements
  • Implemented ML-model regression pipeline build, integration, testing, versioning, and deployment
  • Introduced software development best practices, Python template blueprints, and modern CI
Python
ML Pipelines
CI/CD

Software Engineer in Test for Machine Learning

Osaro Inc.

2020 -- 2021
  • Implemented automated test infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines for ML microservices
  • Improved existing CI pipeline to reduce CI time by ~85% (45 min to 7 min)
  • Developed a customer-facing configuration UI using Python, Protobuf, and JSON-schema
  • Played critical role in shipping an MVP product in one quarter that worked flawlessly upon deployment
Python
Protobuf
JSON-schema
CI/CD
Docker

Design Automation Engineer

Intel Corporation

2013 -- 2020
  • Implemented QA flow automation using Python; reduced QA time by ~60% (7 days to 3 days)
  • Developed automated flow to generate configuration files, reducing human error by more than 90%
  • Implemented automated batch-testing of microprocessors using robotic arms
  • Wrote a mathematical model to calculate ideality-factor that increased thermal sensor accuracy by ~3%
Python
Bash
Automation
Testing

Research Assistant

University of Arkansas

2011 -- 2013
  • Implemented an out-of-the-box circuit topology for SiC gate-buffer that outperformed legacy design by ~75%
  • Designed a high-efficiency silicon-carbide integrated gate buffer for extreme temperature applications
  • 2014 R&D 100 Award for one of the 100 most significant high-technology products introduced that year
SiC
Power Electronics
Circuit Design

Skills Snapshot

Languages & Tools

Python
Linux / Bash
SQL
Pandas
Protobuf
JSON
HTML

Cloud & Infra

AWS
GCP
Kubernetes
Terraform
Ansible
Docker
Nomad
SALT

Observability & Data

Grafana
OpenSearch
ELK Stack
BigQuery

CI/CD & Build

Jenkins
CircleCI
TeamCity
Git / GitHub
Bazel
Argo

Domains

System Design
Distributed Systems
AI Infrastructure
ML-Ops
DevOps

Ventures

Things I'm building

Praxiom Systems

Parent company behind multiple commercial software products spanning developer tools, investing systems, and productivity software. Systems built from principle to practice.

Products

AI-powered interview preparation for coding and system design. Screenshot any problem, get a working solution in seconds.

Systematic Investing Tools
In Development

Transparent investing systems built around aligned incentives and measurable performance.

Tools for Mental Health Practices
In Development

Software that reduces day-to-day friction for therapists and supports better practice operations.

Reading

Books & ideas

Currently Reading

Lord of the Flies

William Golding

Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI

Yuval Noah Harari

Crime and Punishment

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Favorites

Influence

Robert B. Cialdini

Code

Charles Petzold

The Denial of Death

Ernest Becker

1984

George Orwell

The Goal

Eliyahu M. Goldratt

How Linux Works

Brian Ward

Emotional Intelligence

Daniel Goleman

Night

Elie Wiesel

Reading Stats

Books tracked608
Books read197
Reviews169

Top Genres

Non-fiction
Philosophy
Science
Science Fiction
Psychology
Programming
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Contact

Let's connect

I'm always open to discussing new opportunities, interesting projects, or just connecting with fellow engineers.

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