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Max Smith

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Software engineer at Abyss Solutions who co-designed Prefect-Stages, cutting HPC node requirements from 200–1,000 to 2–8.

Australia
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At Abyss Solutions, I drove the development of a cloud-native automation platform that turned manual HPC procedures into monitored, reproducible pipelines. I co-designed Prefect-Stages, which supported local and cloud environments and increased workload capacity while reducing node requirements and costs.

I also built a cloud-agnostic migration framework for production pipelines, first using AWS Batch Array Jobs and later extending it to run on GCP via a Ray cluster. This reduced processing time from 2–3 weeks to 4 hours.

For a legacy C++ octree pipeline, I created a deterministic, backwards-compatible parallel version that cut runtime from 24 hours to under 2. I also built a versioned Docker image system with a colleague, using formatting and Pytest checks to gate delivery.

At Abyss Solutions, I monitored Kubernetes workloads on GCP with Grafana and gained exposure to Terraform and infrastructure-as-code practices. Earlier, I delivered a ticketing system, automated software-licensing records, and built an analytics reporting page during my internship at NanoSonics.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Software Engineer

Abyss Solutions

Feb 2023 - Feb 2026 (3 years)

Drove development of a cloud-native automation platform, migrating legacy pipelines to AWS Batch and GCP Ray clusters, and co-designed Prefect-Stages orchestration framework. Parallelised a legacy C++ pipeline, cutting runtime from 24 hours to under 2, and built a versioned Docker image system.

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Software Engineering Intern

NanoSonics

Jan 2022 - Feb 2022 (1 month)

Completed an 8-week internship focused on reviewing, documenting, and upgrading company processes, delivering a client-facing ticketing system, automated software licensing, and an analytics reporting page.

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University Tutor

University of Sydney

Jan 2018 - Dec 2021 (3 years 11 months)

Tutored Mechatronics 1 (MTRX1702) for four years, designing and marking content, running tutorials, and answering student questions online.

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Engineer

Fulcrum3D

Jan 2017 - Nov 2021 (4 years 10 months)

Manufactured and assembled electrical and mechanical components for SODARs, gaining hands-on exposure to physical sensor hardware.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

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University of Sydney

Bachelor of Engineering Honours and Bachelor of Computer Science, Mechatronic Engineering and Computer Science

2017 - 2022

Grade: First Class Honours

Completed a Bachelor of Engineering Honours (Mechatronic Engineering) with First Class Honours and a Bachelor of Computer Science, with a thesis on head and gaze tracking for assistive technology.

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University of Edinburgh

Semester Abroad, Computer Science

2020 - 2020

Completed a semester abroad studying Computer Science.

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SHORE School

HSC, High School

2010 - 2016

Grade: ATAR 93.00

Completed HSC with an ATAR of 93.00, and an Industrial Technology project showcased as one of the state's top 20.

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