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Steve Terapak

@steveterapak

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I build AI-native cloud platforms and lead engineering teams delivering enterprise-scale systems.

United States

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I've built and launched SEOPlatform.ai, a production AI-powered SaaS platform for automated search optimization and intelligence now entering beta with three Shopify merchants. I designed its architecture, AI workflows, Shopify integration, onboarding, approval controls, and continuous search-intelligence capabilities.

At Nutrien, I led architecture and delivery for cloud-native AWS platforms supporting more than $1.75B in annual business transactions. I built event-driven pipelines and AWS services that consolidated enterprise data, supported executive reporting, and strengthened observability and self-service operations.

I've led engineering organizations of up to 50 people across global teams, including work at Walmart Global Tech, Varsity Tutors, and NCR. My teams have modernized monoliths, delivered supply-chain and payment platforms, and built cloud-native microservices for large-scale customer and business operations.

I stay hands-on across TypeScript, React, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, Go, Java, and cloud architecture. I use LLMs, AI agents, and AI-assisted development to accelerate delivery while retaining architectural discipline, testing, observability, and human validation.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Founder & Principal Engineer

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SEOPlatform.ai

Jan 2025 - Present (1 year 8 months)

Architected, built, and launched a production AI-powered SaaS platform for automated search optimization, now entering beta with three Shopify merchants. Designed AI workflows and cloud services using TypeScript, React, PostgreSQL, and Fly.io.

TypeScript React PostgreSQL Fly.Io Anthropic: Claude Claude Code OpenAI AI Agents Agentic Workflows Shopify Integrations

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Adjunct Instructor

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California Institute of Arts & Technology

Jan 2023 - Present (3 years 8 months)

Teach cloud computing courses covering AWS and Azure technologies. Redesigned Cloud Fundamentals curriculum and leveraged AI tools to generate course content and assessments.

AWS Azure Cloud Computing Curriculum Development AI Tools Automation

Engineering Manager

Nutrien

Jan 2023 - Jan 2025 (2 years)

Led architecture and delivery of cloud-native AWS platforms supporting over $1.75B annually in transactions. Designed event-driven data pipelines and built AWS services using Lambda, PostgreSQL, GraphQL, and analytics integrations.

AWS Lambda PostgreSQL RDS GraphQL AppSync Event Driven Architecture AWS CDK Python S3 Amazon Redshift Observability Caching Automation

Senior Engineering Manager

Varsity Tutors

Jan 2022 - Dec 2022 (11 months)

Led migration from monolithic architecture toward cloud-native microservices supporting a subscription business model. Built Go-based services on AWS and supported growth of a membership platform serving more than 18,000 customers.

Go AWS Microservices Cloud Native Automation Customer Retention

Senior Manager II, Software Engineering

Walmart Global Tech

Jan 2019 - Dec 2021 (2 years 11 months)

Led engineering for a global supply-chain platform deployed across 140 distribution centers. Modernized applications using Azure, Kubernetes, Spring Boot, React, and event-driven architectures.

Azure Kubernetes Spring Boot React Event Driven Architecture Supply Chain Task Orchestration

Senior Engineering Manager

NCR Corporation

Jan 2011 - Dec 2018 (7 years 11 months)

Led globally distributed engineering organizations across the US, India, and Israel. Delivered cloud-based retail and payment platforms supporting major retailers and financial institutions.

CI CD Automation Agile Transformation Cloud Computing Retail Payments Distributed Teams