I am a senior software engineer specializing in AI, automation, and full-stack development with rich experience in building scalable, efficient, and innovative solutions. I thrive on leveraging cutting-edge technology like AI prompt engineering, real-time systems, and cloud infrastructure to drive impactful projects and solve complex challenges. My journey has taken me through diverse industries within Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, and Manufacturing, where I consistently deliver high-quality products and optimize workflows. My passion lies in creating seamless integrations and intelligent automation pipelines, using technologies like Next.js, TypeScript, Python, OpenAI SDK, and cloud-native tools such as AWS and Vercel. I enjoy collaborating across teams to establish strong coding practices, lead code reviews, and improve system reliability, all while fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.

Liam Ellis

I am a senior software engineer specializing in AI, automation, and full-stack development with rich experience in building scalable, efficient, and innovative solutions. I thrive on leveraging cutting-edge technology like AI prompt engineering, real-time systems, and cloud infrastructure to drive impactful projects and solve complex challenges. My journey has taken me through diverse industries within Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, and Manufacturing, where I consistently deliver high-quality products and optimize workflows. My passion lies in creating seamless integrations and intelligent automation pipelines, using technologies like Next.js, TypeScript, Python, OpenAI SDK, and cloud-native tools such as AWS and Vercel. I enjoy collaborating across teams to establish strong coding practices, lead code reviews, and improve system reliability, all while fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.

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I am a senior software engineer specializing in AI, automation, and full-stack development with rich experience in building scalable, efficient, and innovative solutions. I thrive on leveraging cutting-edge technology like AI prompt engineering, real-time systems, and cloud infrastructure to drive impactful projects and solve complex challenges. My journey has taken me through diverse industries within Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, and Manufacturing, where I consistently deliver high-quality products and optimize workflows.

My passion lies in creating seamless integrations and intelligent automation pipelines, using technologies like Next.js, TypeScript, Python, OpenAI SDK, and cloud-native tools such as AWS and Vercel. I enjoy collaborating across teams to establish strong coding practices, lead code reviews, and improve system reliability, all while fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.

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Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer (Contract) at Maple Grove
August 31, 2025 - August 19, 2025
Launched a citywide gamified loyalty platform for Restaurant Week, driving adoption with over 3,557 unique visitors and implementing real-time QR validation, leaderboards, raffles, analytics, and role-based authentication. Established row-level security by default, performance monitoring, led code reviews, and wrote launch runbooks to standardize deployments. Utilized Next.js, TypeScript, Supabase/Postgres, Clerk, Vercel, and Tailwind.
AI/Automation Engineer (Consultant) at FLS USA
August 31, 2025 - August 19, 2025
Built a full-cycle automation pipeline for a wholesale manufacturer competing with BIC, processing over 5,000 intent records into 500+ qualified leads with geo-targeted, customized outreach. Integrated custom AI CRM enrichment features including auto-routing, deduplication, and pipeline service level agreements. Instrumented funnel visibility reporting using Playwright/Firecrawl, TypeScript/Python, Zoho CRM, Klaviyo, and Postgres.
Senior Software Engineer/AI Automation (Consultant) at WinWinX + Agency Underground
July 31, 2025 - August 19, 2025
Delivered multiple Next.js landing sites and multi-brand marketing pages using generative AI and custom meta-prompt chains for rapid frontend development. Engineered one-click brand extraction to transactional email templates to streamline marketing pipelines and client onboarding. Established context engineering patterns to reduce onboarding time from days to minutes.
AI & Automation Consultant at Lundstrum Performing Arts
February 28, 2025 - August 19, 2025
Developed AI workplace systems analyzing audio-visual data from stage productions using AssemblyAI, OpenAI API, and Anthropic APIs to deliver actionable leadership insights. Created AI-powered knowledge base and automated task definitions, significantly reducing employee cross-training time. Optimized technical workflows in stage lighting software through custom AI agent integrations, eliminating the need for extra contract positions and reducing costs.
Senior Full Stack Engineer at FlyPilot
August 31, 2024 - August 19, 2025
Produced a customizable website templating suite using React, Next.js, and Figma reducing development time by 50% and costs by 75%. Led consolidation of 11 production sites into a unified repository to improve system efficiency and modularity. Improved code quality through rigorous reviews, pre-checks, and automated testing. Engineered modular full-stack application leveraging headless WordPress API and Next.js front-end, enhancing site performance and accelerating content input.
Senior Software Engineer at Knock Inc
November 30, 2023 - August 19, 2025
Standardized core database models and RESTful API architecture, reducing bugs by 60% and boosting system reliability and scalability. Elevated team coding standards through leadership in weekly code review sessions promoting excellence and continuous improvement. Reengineered legacy database architecture with a typesafe serverless framework improving application reliability and operational efficiency to top-tier standards.
Senior Full Stack Engineer at Freeman
December 31, 2023 - August 19, 2025
Composed microservice architecture using AWS Lambda with provisioned concurrency and CloudWatch Logs to reduce cold starts and improve API efficiency by 40%. Developed cron job services for ETL processes, enhancing legacy data source consistency by 60%. Built real estate listings platform centralizing data from over 10 sources via a unified GraphQL API, increasing data retrieval efficiency by 30%. Established first CI/CD pipeline, accelerating deployment cycles by 75%.
Senior Full Stack Engineer at OMG
November 30, 2019 - August 19, 2025
Authored winning proposals securing the company's largest development deal. Led adoption of modern frontend technologies boosting web application performance by 40%. Engineered location-based search with MapboxGL visualizations increasing user engagement by 30%. Developed QR code-based ticketing service acquiring 3 venue clients within 6 months. Defined system architecture for AI productivity platform with semantic search, AI notes, whiteboard and automation agents using Next.js, Supabase, React Flow, and OpenAI embedding technologies.
Senior Frontend Developer at IF Studio
July 31, 2017 - August 19, 2025
Created real-time voice interface using OpenAI's Realtime API and WebAudio API enabling fluid voice conversations with AI agents alongside real-time audio visualizations. Built multi-tool agent system integrating Firecrawl web scraping, CSV processing, and vector storage for content ingestion and analyses. Authored modular audio pipeline supporting wave encoding/decoding, push-to-talk, VAD modes and real-time visualization with custom WebAudio nodes. Designed unified AI marketing platform featuring multi-agent enrichment, AI search, SEO auditing and chatbot from URLs using Prisma/Postgres, Redis, and Next.js 15.
Full Stack Engineer at HiKarl
January 31, 2017 - August 19, 2025

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Anthropology at University of Minnesota
January 11, 2030 - August 19, 2025
Full Stack Certification at Epicodus
January 11, 2030 - August 19, 2025
Ruby on Rails Certification at StartUp Institute
January 11, 2030 - August 19, 2025
Front End Certification at General Assembly
January 11, 2030 - August 19, 2025

Qualifications

Full Stack Certification
January 11, 2030 - August 19, 2025
Ruby on Rails Certification
January 11, 2030 - August 19, 2025
Front End Certification
January 11, 2030 - August 19, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Manufacturing, Professional Services, Wholesale & Distribution