Brian Slate
Cloud & AI Architecture
AWS cloud-native solutions, serverless architectures, and GenAI integration with Bedrock, LangChain, and RAG systems
Engineering Leadership
Scaling teams from 6 to 25 engineers, technical mentorship, and driving 95% on-time delivery through agile practices
Full-Stack Expertise
TypeScript/JavaScript, Python, React, Next.js, Node.js with hands-on development across the entire stack
About
Engineering Manager and Lead Solutions Architect with 15+ years scaling engineering organizations, modernizing enterprise systems, and driving $2M+ technology initiatives that deliver measurable business impact. Proven track record building teams from 6 to 25 engineers, leading cloud-native transformations, and architecting AI/GenAI solutions for Fortune 500 and government/defense contractors. Expert in AWS cloud platforms, serverless architectures, and LLM integration (Bedrock, LangChain, RAG), with hands-on full-stack development expertise across modern JavaScript frameworks, Python, and cloud-native technologies.
Core Competencies
Experience
Engineering Manager / Lead Solutions Architect
Caylent
Leading technology delivery and architectural strategy across multiple enterprise engagements, managing 8 direct reports while driving technical excellence and business outcomes for high profile clients.
- •Manage distributed team of 8 engineers: delivered 2 promotions, conducted 10+ technical interviews, and maintained zero attrition
- •Leading government/defense contractor engagement: architected enterprise GenAI proposal generation platform with AWS Bedrock, LangChain/LangGraph, and OpenSearch
- •Pioneered LangChain/LangGraph adoption for agentic AI workflows with AWS Bedrock voice automation
- •Built serverless data integration platform with 84% test coverage and comprehensive audit trails
Technical Partner
Fourthspace
Provide hands-on technical leadership and full stack development for early-stage startup MVP.
- •Built MVP using React, Node.js, AWS Amplify, and Twilio API
- •Architected scalable serverless backend with authentication and real-time messaging
- •Established development standards, Git workflows, and deployment pipelines
Director of Software Engineering
CI Solutions
Led engineering team of 10+ while contributing hands-on development to core platform modernization.
- •Built and scaled distributed engineering team from 6 to 10+ members across time zones
- •Implemented agile practices improving on-time delivery from 60% to 95%
- •Led migration from monolithic PHP to microservices, improving stability 45%
- •Containerized applications with Docker and ECS Fargate, reducing costs $180K annually
Lead Software Engineer
Genesys
Full stack development and technical leadership for enterprise cloud communication platform.
- •Built JSON-schema-driven UI system for Genesys App Marketplace
- •Led Angular modernization from AngularJS/CoffeeScript to modern Angular/TypeScript
- •Mentored 5 junior engineers on Angular, TypeScript, and REST API best practices
Technical Expertise
AI/ML & GenAI
AWS Bedrock (Claude, Titan), LangChain, LangGraph, Agentic Workflows, RAG Architecture, OpenSearch Vector Database, Pinecone, Intent Classification, Prompt Engineering
Cloud & Infrastructure
AWS (Lambda, ECS, Fargate, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, CloudWatch, EventBridge, Bedrock), Terraform, OpenTofu, AWS CDK, SAM, SST, Docker, Kubernetes
Languages & Frameworks
TypeScript/JavaScript, Python, PHP, Ruby, Go, React, Angular, Next.js, Svelte, Node.js, FastAPI, Ruby on Rails, Ember.js
Architecture & Design
Microservices, Serverless, Event-Driven Architecture, API Design (REST, GraphQL), System Integration, Cloud-Native Design, Data Lake Architecture
DevOps & Platform Engineering
Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CodePipeline, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD Architecture, Observability (X-Ray, CloudWatch), Monitoring & Alerting
Leadership & Management
Team Scaling (6-25 engineers), Performance Management, Technical Hiring, Stakeholder Communication, Budget & Resource Planning, Agile/Scrum, Culture Development
Education & Certifications
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Certifications
Let's Connect
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