mmarcant

(Eng Leadership / Platform / AI)

Location: SLC, Utah

Remote: Preferred

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: Python, TypeScript, React, Django, Node, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, ClickHouse, ETL, Airflow, FAISS, vector DBs, vLLM, llama.cpp, local inference

Résumé/CV: on request

Email: [email protected]

12+ years building engineering teams and production systems, from YC startups to products serving millions of users.

I help teams scale when engineering, product, and infrastructure start getting in each other's way. My background spans engineering leadership, platform/infrastructure, DevEx, AI systems, and technical strategy.

Previously: Calm, YC-backed startups, nonprofit CTO.

Looking for:

- Engineering Leadership / Engineering Management - Platform / Infrastructure / DevEx - AI systems & developer tooling - Technical Product / Program Leadership - Fractional CTO & consulting

Engineering Leadership / AI Developer Tooling / Platform

Location: Salt Lake City, UT Remote: Preferred Willing to relocate: Yes Technologies: Python, TypeScript, React, Django, Node.js, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, AWS, GCP, PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, Airflow, ETL, vector databases, FAISS, llama.cpp, vLLM, local inference, some rust Résumé/CV: https://opertus.systems Email: [email protected]

Engineering leader with 12+ years building products, infrastructure, and teams, from early-stage startups to systems serving millions of users.

I’m useful when product goals, infrastructure, and team structure are out of sync: stabilizing systems, improving developer experience, reducing manual operations, and helping teams ship without adding unnecessary process.

Recently I’ve been focused on practical AI-assisted development: coding agents, developer tooling, custom harnesses, retrieval, local inference, repo-local context, and the workflow changes needed to make these tools reliable enough for real engineering teams. I’m interested in AI that improves maintainability, feedback loops, and operational leverage, not just code volume.

Previously at Calm, YC-backed startups, and nonprofit technology organizations; now consulting through Opertus Systems. I’ve helped organizations modernize infrastructure, improve engineering velocity, scale teams, and ship AI-powered systems that hold up in production.

Looking for: Engineering Leadership, Platform/Infrastructure/DevEx, AI Developer Tooling, Technical Product Leadership, Fractional CTO/advisory work.

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(Eng Leadership / Systems / Product)

Location: SLC, Utah

Remote: Preferred

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: Python, TypeScript, React, Django, Node, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, ClickHouse, ETL, Airflow, FAISS, vector DBs, vLLM, llama.cpp, local inference

Résumé/CV: https://opertus.systems

Email: [email protected]

12+ years building and scaling systems and teams. I help teams go fast when systems, product, and org are out of sync. Scaling infra, unblocking teams, and getting things to ship without breaking.

Focus:

- eng leadership: hiring, leveling, process

- org design: early teams, scaling teams

- architecture: systems that hold up under growth

- DevOps / DevEx: CI/CD, tooling, developer velocity

- compliance: HIPAA, security, audit-ready systems

- AI systems: retrieval, local inference, agent workflows

Previously: YC-backed startup, Calm, nonprofit CTO.

Scale: millions of users, and built teams and processes that enabled rapid growth.

Opertus Systems: improve reliability, reduce manual ops, ship automation and AI that hold up in production.

Looking for:

- full-time roles (eng leadership / eng management / product / program)

- fractional CTO and contract work

- teams scaling product + infra together

- orgs introducing AI into real systems

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