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Senior Software Engineer & Founder

San Francisco, CA · connorburgesscodes [at] gmail.com · linkedin.com/in/connorburgessdev · connorburgess.dev

Summary

Senior Software Engineer & Founder with 5+ years of experience building web applications across React, Next.js, Node.js, and .NET. Delivered production frontend systems supporting hundreds of millions of users for a leading global consumer electronics company. Since 2023, focused on AI-native products through direct integrations with OpenAI and Anthropic, building multi-model platforms and RAG systems under HIPAA and GDPR requirements. Founder of Seatbelt, a security scanner and monitoring platform for AI-generated applications in a world where everyone is a builder.

Experience

Founder & Senior Engineer · Seatbelt

Jul 2026 to Present · San Francisco (Remote)
  • Built an AI application security platform combining SAST analysis and AI agents to detect vulnerabilities across code execution, authentication, payments, secrets, data handling, and databases.
  • Developed an MCP-compatible npm package enabling AI coding assistants to run security checks and perform in-context remediation.
  • Architected and launched Active Monitoring, a continuous security scanning service for shipped applications with configurable scan cadences and proof-of-read receipts.
  • Created an offline forge generating AI-built application fixtures to benchmark and harden security detectors through adversarial testing loops, with cloud research lanes across frontier providers.

Senior Front End Developer (Contract, NDA) · Level Studios (Publicis Groupe)

Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Sunnyvale (Remote)
  • Delivered production web experiences for a leading global consumer electronics company, supporting products and platforms reaching hundreds of millions of users worldwide.
  • Built and optimized high-performance frontend experiences using HTML, SCSS, and JavaScript, implementing complex scroll-driven animations while maintaining WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards and improving page performance.

Senior Developer · AI Incubation (Contract) · TackleAI

Oct 2025 to Jul 2026 · Illinois (Remote)
  • Built a secure .NET Blazor client portal and Next.js RAG platform using Gemini embeddings and Supabase as part of an AI product incubation initiative.
  • Served as a forward-deployed engineer, leading agile delivery, client collaboration, and deployment into air-gapped Windows/IIS environments.
  • Designed systems aligned with HIPAA and GDPR security requirements, supporting privacy-conscious AI workflows in regulated environments.

Senior Software Engineer · Fiction Tribe®

Jul 2025 to Present · Remote
  • Partnered with company leadership and clients to architect AI-powered products, driving platform integrations and technical direction from concept through deployment.
  • Owned frontend architecture for scalable React.js and Next.js applications, establishing patterns for maintainability, performance, and developer velocity.
  • Diagnosed and resolved production issues across application infrastructure and deployment workflows, ensuring reliable releases.

Software Engineer · Fiction Tribe®

Jun 2021 to Jul 2025 · Portland (Remote)
  • Delivered 50+ production web experiences, including applications, landing pages, and interactive platforms for enterprise clients including Cisco, Verizon, AT&T, Fortinet, Akamai Security, and others.
  • Built full-stack applications across React, Vue, Next.js/Nuxt.js, Node.js, Express, Firebase, MongoDB, Sanity, and Statamic, owning frontend architecture and backend integrations.
  • Developed FT Mind and other internal AI tooling through direct OpenAI and Anthropic integrations, contributing to AI incubation initiatives and delivering enterprise AI workshops for clients including IBS Software and Mattermost.
  • Collaborated across design, engineering, and client teams to deliver projects through agile workflows while improving technical practices across legacy and modern stacks.

Software Engineer Intern · Fiction Tribe®

Jun 2021 · Portland
  • Built backend services for an Intelsat global satellite coverage platform using MongoDB Atlas, Express, and Mongoose, integrating AWS S3 for scalable data storage.
  • Enhanced Cisco MSX (Managed Services Calculator) by developing custom data visualizations and PDF report generation capabilities for enterprise users.

Education

Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate · Coursera

2024
  • Python, Linux, SQL, SIEM tools, and IDS; skills to identify and mitigate cybersecurity risks as a full-stack engineer (8 courses).

Full Stack Web Development · Epicodus, Portland

2021
  • 1000+ hour intensive with daily pair programming and group projects; quality code, design patterns, Agile / TDD.

BS Marketing Management · Western Governors University

Skills

  • AI & LLM: OpenAI Platform, Anthropic Claude API, Google Gemini (since 2023); RAG, multi-model platforms; MCP; CEO-facing AI incubation
  • Languages: JavaScript, TypeScript, C#, Python
  • AI tooling: LangChain, n8n, OpenClaw, Mastra, Cursor, Claude Code, and more
  • Frontend: React, Next.js, Vue, Nuxt.js, Astro, Svelte/SvelteKit, 11ty, Phaser 3; CSS, SCSS, Tailwind, styled-components; accessibility (WCAG 2.1, ARIA, screen readers), and more
  • Backend & data: Node.js/Express, Next.js API routes, Hono, REST APIs, JWT auth, SignalR; PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Firebase, Supabase, Neon/Drizzle; Sanity CMS, WordPress, Statamic, and more
  • Compliance & governance: HIPAA, GDPR, security best practices, responsible AI adoption
  • Build: Webpack, Vite, ESBuild, Parcel, Rollup, Gulp
  • Deploy: Vercel, Windows/IIS, AWS S3