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Ryan Carter

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I’m a full stack AI engineer with 15+ years of experience building production systems—from React/Node.js web applications to LLM-based pipelines.

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I’m a full stack AI engineer with 15+ years of experience building production systems—from React/Node.js web applications to LLM-based pipelines. I’ve designed and supported mission-critical platforms used by hundreds of researchers and teams, focusing on performance, reliability, and automation that helps people get their work done faster.

  • 15 years' experience
  • Joined September 2026

Industry experience

  • Software & Internet
  • Agriculture & Mining
  • Education
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Computers & Electronics

Work experience· 4 roles

Staff Engineer · Bayer Crop ScienceMar 2021 – Present · 5 yrs 9 mos

Engineered mission-critical field operations application used by 200+ scientists, enabling daily search and filtering of research data through React, TypeScript, Scala, and AWS. Designed a full-stack archival system that reduced inactive datasets from 10M to 2M records, cut page load time by up to 7 seconds per request, and eliminated query performance degradation. Led development of workflow tools for non-technical field scientists, reducing manual workload by 30%. Coordinated cross-functional teams on AI workflows, accelerating research data processing by 35%.

Senior Software Engineer · Charter CommunicationsApr 2015 – Mar 2021 · 6 yrs

Created Node.js automation tools that saved research time by 76% for operations teams. Solely developed internal JavaScript tooling for bot mitigation covering 60% of custom traffic, enabling customer service teams to identify and respond without engineering escalation. Built an IP address allocation tool that allowed teams to self-manage assignments at 4,000+ locations. Modernized front-end, back-end, and infrastructure components, achieving 99.9% system uptime.

Senior Software Engineer · Hotel EngineMar 2014 – Apr 2015 · 1 yr 2 mos

Updated core UI components for compatibility with an enterprise client’s legacy systems, removing an integration barrier that blocked platform adoption. Led two full front-end designs for customer-facing booking experiences using AngularJS, CSS, and HTML to enhance user engagement. Developed a full-stack travel search product focused on front-end usability and performance, achieving 98% client satisfaction. Architected and launched a viral contest system that drove social sharing of discounts, resulting in a 300% user base increase. Instrumented the platform with Mixpanel analytics and drove performance optimizations reducing average API response and page load times by 34%.

Software Engineer · LRXD (Lee Reedy / Xylem Digital)Mar 2011 – Mar 2014 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Education

Computer Science · Joliet Junior College2030 – 2026

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