I build and lead teams that ship software people love.

I’m an engineering leader specializing in AI, API design, and cloud infrastructure. I like solving hard technical problems involving multiple stakeholders with competing priorities, as I find it fun to figure out how best to thread the needle. Most recently I ran engineering at Rye, where I scaled our agentic commerce API to eight figures in annual GMV for customers like Bilt.

My values

Business-aligned engineering
The number of PRs shipped per unit time is meaningless if the work is not valuable for the customer.
Slick, lovable, complete
Users expect polish from day one. I ship products people happily pay for, not minimum-viable ones.
Candor over comfort
Silent disagreement is expensive. Confrontation is better than shipping the wrong thing.
Empathy, zero ego
The best idea should win, whoever it comes from. Oftentimes an intern coming in with fresh eyes has the best take.

Get in touch 👋

If you're working on an innovative web or AI software product, then I'd love to hear about it. If we both see value in working together, we can move forward. And if not—we both had a nice chat and have a new connection.
Send me an email at hello@sophiabits.com