Tristan Sturgess
Senior Software Engineer
Building reliable AI workflows and scalable distributed systems.
Featured Work
I’ve had the chance to work on some really interesting projects. These are some of my favourites.
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From AI Ambition to Useful Product
Scoping a broad stakeholder goal into a focused first release
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Agent Workflow DSL
Token-efficient DSL to replace JSON queries and cut token usage in half
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S3 Cost Optimization
Architectural redesign of a high-throughput AWS S3 service
Experience
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Sep 2025 – Apr 2026
Unblocked
Software Engineer
Enterprise RAG over live SaaS integrations
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Jan 2025 – Aug 2025
Cornerstone Planning Group
AI Product Engineer (Consulting)
Solo engineer building a custom retrieval system over disorganized historical documents
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Dec 2023 – Aug 2025
MDA Space
Senior Software Developer
Led a team of engineers and domain experts working on C++ enhancements for satellite ground-segment systems
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Jul 2021 – Nov 2023
Amazon Web Services
Software Development Engineer, S3
Designed high-throughput systems on native AWS infrastructure
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May 2014 – Jun 2021
ACD Systems
Software Developer
Developed multiple features for a real-time C++ photo editor
About
As an engineer, my favourite thing is understanding systems well enough to make them do what I want. That pulled me from electrical engineering to distributed systems and all the way to space. Now I use my understanding of scalable backend engineering to build high-quality AI systems.
Contact
If you’ve got an interesting engineering or applied AI role you think I’d be a good fit for, send me a message on LinkedIn.