Niwot, CO, USA · 303-916-5285 · josdijkstra@gmail.com · josdijkstra.com · github.com/josdijkstraco

Jos
Dijkstra

AI-First Engineer & Architect with 20+ years of experience designing and leading backend systems, distributed infrastructure, and cloud-native platforms at scale. Deep expertise in Golang and cloud technologies including AWS, Kubernetes, and Redis, with a consistent record of delivering high-performance, resilient systems.

Proven ability to drive technical excellence across the full engineering lifecycle — from architecture and implementation to team mentorship and cross-functional delivery. Skilled in translating complex business requirements into pragmatic, scalable solutions that perform under real-world constraints.

Extensive hands-on experience across the AI engineering landscape, including agentic systems, MCP integrations, tooling design, spec-driven development, agent harnesses, and agent evaluation (Langfuse) — with a focus on building production-grade AI products rather than prototypes.

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/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE [02 / 05] · 05 ROLES
01 —
Proofpoint, Inc
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Technical Lead
  • Full cycle development on Proofpoint's agentic AI platform Satori — built email and domain analysis agents using LangGraph + Anthropic Agent SDK, reducing analysts' time by 90%
  • Architected a custom agent orchestration harness from the ground up, applying it across multiple agent workflows; deliberately avoided framework lock-in to maintain full control over execution, tooling, and observability
  • Converted batch-based AWS EMR pipeline into a scalable streaming data processing pipeline, scaling traffic from 3 to 120 TB/day, reducing AWS costs by 50%
  • Architected and deployed globally distributed, multi-region data processing pipelines using Golang, Redis, Redshift, Postgres, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS
  • Optimized ETL workflows and SQL query execution plans for Postgres and Redshift, improving throughput for large-scale data operations
  • ML-based logo detection to identify malicious websites impersonating legitimate brands
  • Championed internal ML/AI working group: presentations, tutorials, tool evaluations
  • Partnered with product and leadership teams to prototype new features and product lines
  • Patented algorithm (12218973) to detect domain lookalikes for phishing protection
  • Built scalable REST APIs with NodeJS and Golang to manage and deliver analytics data
  • Awarded Outstanding Technical Achievement Award (2020)
  • Mentored junior engineers, fostering a culture of code quality and technical growth
CURRENT Aug 2018 — Present
02 —
Panopto, Inc
Senior Software Engineer · Seattle, WA
  • Optimized auto-generated SQL queries (LINQ) to enhance performance and scalability in video management software
Mar 2018 — Aug 2018
03 —
Webroot, Inc
Senior Software Engineer · Broomfield, CO
  • Led development of automated testing framework covering 30+ OS versions, collaborated with multiple departments, resulting in a new department that manages this framework
Mar 2016 — Mar 2018
04 —
Microsoft / Uber Technologies
Senior Software Engineer · Boulder, CO
  • Architected and developed high-performance distributed systems supporting Bing Maps and Uber operations (80,000 cores, 320 PB of data storage)
  • Designed middle-tier service handling 1 billion requests/day, reducing SQL failures by 99%
  • Contributed to the architecture and design of multiple products
May 2008 — Oct 2015
05 —
Earlier Career
Aztek Networks · Ericsson Wireless · Ericsson EuroLabs
  • Various software architecture and engineering roles focused on telecommunications, protocol development, and embedded systems
Pre-2008

/SKILLS & CAPABILITIES [03 / 05]
LANGUAGES
Golang · C · C++ · C# · Python · JavaScript (NodeJS)
06
CLOUD & INFRA
AWS (EC2, Redshift, Athena, CloudWatch) · Terraform · Azure · Docker · Kubernetes · Helm · Jenkins · CI/CD
08
DATABASES
PostgreSQL · Redis (NoSQL) · Elasticache · Redshift · SQL Server
05
TOOLS
Git · Jenkins · Cloudbees · Harness · Terraform · Prometheus · OpenAI/Anthropic APIs
07
CORE AREAS
Distributed Systems · Microservices · API Development · Scalability · Agentic AI (LangGraph, OpenAI Agent SDK) · RAG · Cloud Cost Optimization · Observability · Mentorship
09

/SIDE PROJECTS [04 / 05] · 06 PROJECTS
01 —
PCR Assist
SaaS application assisting EMTs/Paramedics with Patient Care Reports and protocol questions using RAG.
HEALTHCARE · AI · RAG LIVE · pcrassist.com
02 —
PupTransfur
Dog rescue transport organizer — routes, relay handoffs, intake forms, SMS alerts. Built on Vite/React/Python.
NONPROFIT LIVE · puptransfur.org
03 —
CoverCraft
Cover letter generator and resume analysis — turns a job posting plus career history into an application worth reading.
CAREER · LLM LIVE · covercraft.fly.dev
04 —
Coding Agent
An autonomous coding agent exploring how LLMs plan, write, and iterate against real codebases.
OPEN SOURCE GITHUB
05 —
Agent Harness
A runtime harness for orchestrating AI agents — tooling, sandboxing, and evaluation in one place.
OPEN SOURCE · TOOLING GITHUB
06 —
MoneyForNothing
The world's most advanced platform for converting your hard-earned money into absolutely nothing. Enterprise-grade emptiness.
SATIRE · ENTERPRISE LIVE · moneyfornothing.co

/EDUCATION [05 / 05]
01 —
Master's Degree in Mathematics
University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Thesis: Numerical Simulation of Fluid Flow in 3D (Computational Fluid Dynamics)