Open to opportunities

Maxime Schmitt

@maximeschmitt

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I build AI-native products, self-hosted LLM platforms, and engineering teams.

Thailand

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What I'm looking for

I'm open to remote opportunities where I can build and ship AI-native products, self-hosted LLM infrastructure, and high-performing engineering teams from architecture through delivery.

At Orijins, I'm building an AI personal-assistant platform with persistent memory, real-time voice, multi-agent orchestration, and delivery across web, mobile, and messaging channels. I architected its Next.js, React Native, FastAPI, Letta, Supabase, and LiveKit stack for high-concurrency production use.

I'm also building a sovereign self-hosted LLM platform: an OpenAI-compatible gateway, multi-node vLLM inference cluster, shared pgvector memory plane, and Electron team-chat application without external vendor lock-in.

Previously, I led a six-person engineering team at Lexicon Thai, founded and co-founded startups, delivered ERP and Ethereum-based products, supported BNP Paribas' worldwide e-banking platform, and built client portals and infrastructure across Shanghai and Bangkok.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Sovereign self-hosted LLM platform

Current

Orijins

Oct 2025 - Present (10 months)

Engineered a self-hosted LLM gateway with auto-routing across tiered local/edge model backends. Stood up a multi-node vLLM inference cluster and built a cross-client memory plane on pgvector.

LiteLLM VLLM Electron React TypeScript Tailwind Pgvector Langfuse Matrix Conduit Tailscale Python fastAPI

Current

Founding Lead Full-Stack Engineer

Current

Orijins

Jan 2025 - Present (1 year 7 months)

Architected a full AI-native product stack including a multi-agent platform, sovereign self-hosted LLM gateway, and real-time voice layer. Built stateful agent systems with persistent memory and containerized voice agents.

Next.js React Native fastAPI Python LiteLLM VLLM Letta LiveKit Langfuse Supabase PostgreSQL Docker Railway WebRTC Electron Laravel CI CD

Digital Transformation Consultant

Freelance

Jan 2024 - Dec 2024 (11 months)

Provided consulting services including HubSpot CRM integrations and business development advisory for a health tech agency.

HubSpot Zapier Pandadoc Quickbooks Business Development

Head of Engineering

Lexicon Thai

Jan 2019 - Dec 2023 (4 years 11 months)

Built and managed a 6-person multi-disciplinary team, architected a WordPress/Elementor/Nginx stack on DigitalOcean powering 30+ client websites at 99.93% uptime, and led full-cycle delivery of B2B and B2C web apps.

WordPress Elementor Nginx DigitalOcean CI CD Team Management Project Management

Founder

Next Step Systems

Jan 2017 - Dec 2019 (2 years 11 months)

Built M-FUND, a custom ERP for a micro-insurance company using Laravel with online payments, QR scanning, and dashboards. Co-designed SwagSwap.io, an Ethereum-based marketing and loyalty platform.

Laravel ERP Ethereum Online Payments Dashboarding

Co-Founder & Tech Lead

SocialC Limited

Jan 2015 - Dec 2017 (2 years 11 months)

Founded a startup from zero, including business plan, product roadmap, investor pitches, and BOI promotion. Built SocialC.me, a values-first professional social platform using Laravel 5 and Ionic 3.

Laravel Ionic Startups Business Planning Product Management

Production Support Business Analyst

BNP Paribas

Jan 2013 - Dec 2015 (2 years 11 months)

Provided production support for a worldwide e-banking platform (Java/Unix) with follow-the-sun coverage across Paris, Hong Kong, and Montreal. Coordinated development, run, MOA, and back-office teams, and led release scheduling and risk management.

Java Unix Production Support Release Management Risk Management

Software Developer

Next Step Connections

Jan 2010 - Dec 2013 (3 years 11 months)

Built a custom client portal in CodeIgniter PHP with dynamic entities, query builder, and jQueryUI. Administered dual-location network (VPN, Windows Server 2008) and configured SugarCRM.

CodeIgniter PHP VPN Windows Server SugarCRM