Brandon Tate
Open to opportunities · NYC

Hey, I'm Brandon

AI Engineer & Full-Stack Developer. I build production software that thinks — from enterprise systems to AI-first tools.

About Me

I build software that thinks. By day, I'm a software engineer at a Fortune 500 insurance tech company — where reliability, security, and getting it right the first time matter. By night, I build AI-first tools that push the boundaries of what's possible with LLMs, RAG pipelines, and agentic workflows.

I believe the future of development isn't writing code line-by-line — it's designing systems and directing AI to handle the implementation. My work explores that frontier through tools like Trellis (my framework for AI-assisted development) and a steady stream of production applications.

I'm based in NYC and looking to join an ambitious startup where I can put both sides of my experience to work: the rigor of enterprise engineering and the speed of building at the AI frontier.

Experience

Software Engineer · Fortune 500 Insurance Tech

3+ years · Present
  • Build and maintain production applications serving enterprise-scale users in a regulated environment.
  • Lead AI integration initiatives — bringing LLM workflows, RAG, and internal tooling into established systems.
  • Bridge modern AI capability with legacy infrastructure, balancing velocity with reliability and compliance.

Independent Builder · Build with Brandon

Ongoing
  • Designed and shipped 60+ projects across AI infrastructure, full-stack web, and native iOS.
  • Authored Trellis, an opinionated framework for high-quality AI-assisted development.
  • Ship end-to-end: architecture, implementation, deployment on Cloudflare's edge, and App Store releases.

Skills & Technologies

AI & ML

OpenAIAnthropicRAG PipelinesVector DatabasesMCPAgentic WorkflowsWorkers AI

Languages

TypeScriptPythonSwiftKotlinJavaRust

Web & Backend

ReactFastAPISpringPostgreSQLD1Node

Cloud & Infra

CloudflareAWSDockerKubernetesEdge / Workers

Mobile

SwiftUISwiftDataCloudKitVisionApple Intelligence

Current Focus

  • RAG pipelines and MCP integrations for enterprise AI workflows
  • Agentic architectures and multi-step task automation
  • Standards and best practices for AI-assisted development
  • iOS apps leveraging on-device ML and Apple Intelligence

Get in Touch

I'm actively looking for my next role at a startup in NYC. If you're hiring, building something with AI, or just want to talk shop — reach out. The fastest way to me is email or LinkedIn.

See what I've built

Explore my projects across AI infrastructure, full-stack web, and iOS.

View My Work