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Adam Hopkins

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Technology executive with expertise in platform architecture and AI integration.

Israel

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What I'm looking for

I am looking for a role that fosters innovation, encourages collaboration, and offers opportunities for growth in AI and data strategy.

I am a technology executive and platform architect focused on building AI-native infrastructure systems, orchestration platforms, and data-driven products at scale. I currently serve as Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of HyperFi, where I am leading the development of a composable marketplace platform that integrates agent-driven service discovery, constraint-aware qualification workflows, and multi-vendor infrastructure orchestration across telecom, cloud, and security ecosystems.

Previously, I served as Head of Data Modernization at Lumen Technologies, where I led enterprise data architecture strategy across a 120-person engineering organization and directed the transition to a unified cloud-native, AI-ready data platform. My work focused on rebuilding transactional and analytical foundations, establishing governance and interoperability standards, and enabling machine-learning-driven service intelligence across large-scale operational environments.

Earlier, as VP of Software Engineering at PacketFabric, I led engineering strategy and platform evolution for distributed SaaS and programmable network infrastructure systems, scaling the organization while delivering event-driven architectures supporting high-volume provisioning and automation workflows. I continue to advise on platform modernization and AI-aligned service delivery architecture in a portfolio CTO capacity.

Across roles, my work centers on platform architecture, orchestration frameworks, distributed systems, and applied AI infrastructure. I am also the Steering Council Chair of the Sanic open-source web framework and author of Python Web Development with Sanic. I am particularly interested in opportunities involving AI-native product platforms, marketplace infrastructure, data architecture modernization, and large-scale orchestration systems operating across complex partner ecosystems.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Chief Technology Officer

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PacketFabric

Jan 2025 - Present (1 year 5 months)

Served as fractional CTO, advising executive leadership on modernization priorities across orchestration systems, data readiness, automation strategy, and intelligent service delivery capabilities.

Orchestration systems AI readiness & data alignment API driven service delivery Cloud & integration architecture Distributed systems modernization Executive technical advisory Platform Architecture Automation Strategy

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Co-Founder & CTO

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HyperFi

Jan 2025 - Present (1 year 5 months)

Co-founded and led a $10M-backed AI-native platform, architecting a composable infrastructure orchestration layer for structured quoting, supplier automation, and agent-driven service discovery across multi-vendor ecosystems.

AI native marketplace architecture Agent orchestration LLM assisted decision pipelines Constraint aware qualification workflows Structured quote generation Retrieval augmented service discovery State machine workflow execution Composable supplier integration Event driven cloud architecture

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Steering Council Chair, Open Source Core Maintainer

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Sanic

Jan 2018 - Present (8 years 5 months)

Led strategic direction and governance of a widely adopted Python web framework. Oversaw architecture, roadmap, and contributor community to drive performance and adoption.

Open Source Architecture Roadmapping Community Management Developer Experience

Head of Data Modernization

Lumen Technologies

Jan 2024 - Jan 2025 (1 year)

Led enterprise data modernization for a 120-person data engineering organization, revitalizing data governance and migrating to Databricks to unify AI-ready cloud data capabilities.

Data governance & lineage Databricks cloud migration OLTP modernization Model observability pipelines Streaming data pipelines Data contracts Database as code (declarative DDL)Enterprise Data Architecture Real Time Feature Stores

VP of Software Engineering

PacketFabric

Jan 2020 - Jan 2024 (4 years)

Drove engineering strategy, product development, and technical execution across business initiatives, playing a key leadership role in scaling the organization to 30+ engineers during rapid growth. Led and mentored a software department of engineers, architects, managers, and directors, fostering a culture of growth and collaboration.

Engineering Strategy Product Development SaaS Applications Distributed Systems Data Analytics Machine Learning Python Golang TypeScript Cloud Services

Principal Software Engineer (Full-Stack)

Matrix Retail

Jan 2017 - Jan 2020 (3 years)

Led full-stack engineering initiatives and architecture modernization efforts as a senior technical leader in a high-growth environment. Developed and optimized a platform leveraging big data analytics, machine learning, and ETL pipelines for data processing and solution optimization.

Full Stack Developer Big Data Analytics Machine Learning ETL Microservices Kubernetes PostgreSQL Redis React Ember SCSS TypeScript DevOps

Co-Founder & CTO

Optymizer Solutions

Jan 2015 - Jan 2017 (2 years)

Led an AI startup tech team and architected distributed applications with Django, building a real-time fraud detection platform using live web traffic data and machine learning.

AI startup leadership Django Distributed application architecture Real time fraud detection Live web traffic analytics Data driven decision systems Advanced analytics Machine Learning advanced analytics

Freelance Software Engineer

Freelance

Jan 1999 - Jan 2015 (16 years)

Developed full-stack web applications using PHP, Python, Ruby, and JavaScript tech stacks. Collaborated with clients across various industries, delivering tailored software solutions.

Full Stack Web Development PHP Python Ruby JavaScript Solutions Maintenance Troubleshooting