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Michael Smith

@mikeasmith

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Senior Software Engineer | AI, Full-Stack, and Scalable Cloud Solutions Expert

United States

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking for a role where I can build impactful, scalable applications using modern web technologies and AI-driven solutions. I thrive in environments that value innovation, performance, and clean, thoughtful engineering—whether that's on the frontend, backend, or across the stack.

I’m a Senior Software Engineer with over 13 years of experience building AI-powered products and full-stack web platforms that scale. I’ve spent most of my career leading high-impact engineering projects at fast-paced AI startups and enterprise environments, focusing on everything from real-time collaboration tools to intelligent chatbots and search systems.

Right now at Gamma, I’m working on an AI platform that turns text prompts into interactive slide decks, where I’ve rebuilt the rendering engine in React and launched an AI slide formatter using Claude 3 Haiku and LangChain agents. Before that, I led full-stack development at Cohere, where I built conversational AI solutions, semantic search with Pinecone, and real-time chat interfaces powered by LLMs. I also spent several years at Aisera and Wipro automating workflows and modernizing enterprise applications.

What really drives me is merging full-stack engineering with AI to create smarter, more human-centric digital experiences. I love working with cutting-edge tools like LangChain, Vector DBs, and large language models, and I stay hands-on across the stack—frontend, backend, cloud, and DevOps. I’m also passionate about shipping clean, tested code fast, and I’m big on collaboration and mentoring.

Outside of work, I’m into exploring new AI tools, building side projects, and contributing to developer communities.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Software Engineer

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Gamma

Feb 2024 - Present (1 year 5 months)

At Gamma, I'm leading full-stack development for an AI-powered content platform that turns text prompts into polished presentations and web docs. I’m building scalable, real-time, and intelligent features using React, Next.js, AWS Lambda, LangChain, and Anthropic APIs to revolutionize how people create and share information.

Senior Full Stack Engineer

Cohere

Apr 2020 - Jan 2024 (3 years 9 months)

At Cohere, I built full-stack AI solutions using FastAPI, Node.js, and React, integrating LLMs and vector search to power high-performance chatbots and developer tools. I led efforts in platform scalability, AI monitoring, and LLM fine-tuning, helping support 10M+ daily token requests with real-time analytics and zero downtime.

Software Engineer

Aisera

Jun 2017 - Feb 2020 (2 years 8 months)

At Aisera, I developed AI-driven HR chatbots and backend automation for enterprise service management. I built NLP-powered conversation flows, integrated with HRIS systems like Workday and SAP, and implemented secure authentication and real-time dashboards to streamline HR operations and reduce manual tasks by 40%.

Software Engineer

Wipro Ltd

Jul 2011 - May 2017 (5 years 10 months)

At Wipro, I modernized legacy banking systems by building microservices with Java and Spring Boot, migrated workloads to Kubernetes on Azure, and developed real-time dashboards with React and D3.js. I also automated CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and Terraform, reducing deployment risks and infrastructure costs.