Benjamin Waters
Lead Systems Architect & Full-Stack Engineer
📍 San Francisco, CA / Remote
Professional Summary
Full-stack engineer and cloud systems architect specializing in high-throughput distributed backends, zero-trust networking, and AI pipeline orchestration.
Verified Experience
Lead Architect & Founder
tailored AI (tlrd) • 2024 — Present
- Architected zero-hallucination career vault engine integrating Gemini 2.5 Flash and ATS formatting with 100% factual fidelity.
- Engineered zero-trust infrastructure deploying containerized Docker stacks behind Cloudflare Tunnels with zero open inbound ports.
- Built dual-engine PDF compiler generating pixel-accurate single-column ATS resumes via WeasyPrint and ReportLab.
Senior Backend Engineer
Nexus Distributed Systems • 2021 — 2024
- Scaled high-availability PostgreSQL clusters handling over 12M events daily with sub-50ms query latency.
- Designed idempotent payment webhooks and atomic transaction ledger with 99.999% consistency.
- Mentored team of 8 junior engineers in asynchronous task orchestration and distributed caching patterns.
Technical Proficiencies
Python
Go
TypeScript
SQL
Dart
Docker
PostgreSQL
Cloudflare
FastAPI
AWS
Nginx
Linux
Kubernetes
Key Projects
tailored AI Platform
Django, Flutter, Docker, LiteLLM, PostgreSQL
Cross-platform career graph and visual branding suite powering zero-hallucination ATS tailoring.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Computer Software Engineering
Vermont State University
• September 2024 — May 2026
Core focus: Database Systems, Data Science, Advanced Web Development, Software QA & Architecture
Coursework towards B.S. Computer Science degree
University of Vermont
• 2013 — 2017
Discrete Structures, Mobile Apps & Embedded Devices, Software Engineering, Algorithms
A.S., Computer Systems Management
Community College of Vermont
• 2008 — 2011
Desktop OS, PC Hardware Architecture, Local Area Networks, Computer Security
