Paul Klemstine

Senior Software Engineer & AI Systems Architect

Building Intelligent,
Production-Grade Systems

From embedded silicon to large-scale AWS cloud infrastructure and autonomous, LLM-driven research platforms.

Professional Summary

Visionary senior software engineer and AI systems architect with deep, hands-on expertise across the full technology stack.

A proven builder who thrives in early-stage and startup environments: owning architecture end-to-end, solving genuinely hard algorithmic problems, and shipping polished products to market. Recognized for translating cutting-edge research (deep neural networks, computer vision, audio synthesis, and large-language-model orchestration) into real, working software — and for the leadership to recruit, mentor, and scale engineering teams around it.

Core Skills

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Fullstack AI Wizardry

Claude Code, OpenCode, Ollama, LLM orchestration, autonomous agent systems, deep neural networks, and generative AI integrations.

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Languages

Lean 4, JavaScript / TypeScript, Python, Java, and lots of others.

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Mobile Development

Android, iOS, React Native, LibGDX, cross-platform cross-compilation.

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Cloud & DevOps

Amazon AWS (microservices, Serverless, managed services), Google Cloud, GitHub, Docker, Linux, CI/CD, infrastructure ownership.

Professional Experience

Jan 2018 – Sep 2019

Senior Software Engineer

Dodl.es

  • Built dodl.es, an animation-sharing mobile application, as a cross-compiled Java / LibGDX / React Native codebase.
  • Successfully shipped to both the Apple App Store and Google Play.
  • Led and mentored a team of junior developers, running rigorous code reviews to raise engineering standards.
Oct 2018 – Sep 2019

Senior Software Engineer

Pound.Social

  • Architected and built backend AWS microservices powering Instagram-related promotions.
  • Leveraged Docker, Serverless, and Amazon managed services to deliver scalable, event-driven infrastructure.
Jun 2017 – Jan 2018

Solutions Developer

ZyQuest

  • Architected a real-time Android image-classification app powered by deep neural networks, well ahead of the 2017 state of the art.
  • Upgraded a graphical door-configurator web application for a national door manufacturer.
Apr 2016 – Apr 2017

Chief Technology Officer

Dodles, Inc

  • Implemented a state-of-the-art character animation system and fine-tuned the graphics engine.
  • Owned and operated the entire AWS infrastructure, from CI servers to production Docker containers.
  • Maintained and shipped updates across Android, iOS, and JavaScript versions single-handedly.
  • Recruited, hired, and mentored a 3-engineer in-house team.
Oct 2013 – Apr 2016

Software Engineer

LIVEALITY

  • Engineered complete stack for internet-connected motion-tracking cameras: embedded Linux, vision algorithms, mobile apps.
  • Invented a novel motion-tracking algorithm using a single stationary camera to emulate hundreds of pan/zoom dynamic cameras.
  • Built Android/iOS event apps with real-time tracking, news, and photo uploads.