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Jesse Peplinski

I'm shipping AI-powered products
Syracuse, NY peplinski.jesse@gmail.com (315) 409-3514 LinkedIn GitHub X/Twitter jessepeplinski.com/amira-learning-gen-ai-engineer
Summary

Applied AI engineer, founder/operator, and education-program builder with senior-level ownership across 8+ years shipping customer-facing applications at Equitable. I use Codex and Claude Code as a daily engineering workflow, have built RAG/MCP visualizations to understand AI primitives, and my recent product work includes Vibe Storefront, Gridiron Rumble, and TrySignalHire. At Hack Upstate, I directed Careers in Code across 6 cohorts — giving me real experience with student outcomes, curriculum, operations, grants, and the stakes of education technology.

Experience
Senior Software Engineer July 2017 — Present
Equitable · Syracuse, NY
Partner 2017 — Present
Hack Upstate LLC · Syracuse, NY
Selected Product & Engineering Work
PortDeck (June 2026 · TypeScript, Swift/SwiftUI, Node.js, Docker, macOS, Codex) — Built and shipped an open-source native macOS menu-bar app that groups local processes, ports, Git worktrees, and Docker services, adds confirmed stop controls, and shows read-only deployment health across nine providers. Distributed signed and notarized Apple Silicon betas through GitHub, Homebrew, and Sparkle.
TryLaunchLoop (May 2026 · MVP in three weeks · Next.js, Convex, Vercel, Stripe, Resend, Codex) — Built in public on Twitch; turns commit logs and product progress into review-ready launch posts without pulling focus away from product work.
Vibe Storefront (April 2026 · MVP live within 4h · Next.js, OpenAI, Supabase/Postgres, Clerk, Codex) — Solo-built AI product-validation app that turns plain-English ideas into positioning, copy, imagery, public share pages, and a live gallery.
Gridiron Rumble (March 2026 · ~1 month · Godot, Astro, Claude Code) — Solo-built 2D arcade football game with game engine, Astro marketing site, devlogs, playable web build, and iOS TestFlight release.
Education
B.S. Computer Science, Mathematics Minor 2015 — 2017
SUNY Potsdam
Technical Skills
Languages
Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, Node.js, HTML/CSS, Java
AI & LLMs
Codex, Claude Code, OpenAI API, MCP, RAG, embeddings, tool calling, structured outputs, LLM evaluation
Frameworks
React, Next.js (familiar), Astro, Spring Boot, Tailwind CSS
Cloud & Infra
AWS (familiar), Azure DevOps, Git/GitHub, CI/CD pipelines, Docker, REST APIs, GraphQL
Automation
Zapier, Pipefy, Notion, n8n (familiar), Make (familiar)
Enterprise
Salesforce ecosystem (familiar), Adobe AEM, Sitecore, cross-platform integrations
Methods
Agile/Scrum, Kanban, cross-functional team leadership