mackenzie sampson
I've worked across ecommerce, generative AI, and internal tooling — shipping full-stack systems.
I'm especially drawn to early-stage environments, where tight feedback loops, fast iteration, and real user problems drive progress.
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Professional
Founder & Full-Stack Product Engineer
Sept 2020 – Mar 2025Designed and developed a scalable e-commerce platform achieving 1,500+ customers within the first year.
Tools Software Engineer
Sept 2019 – Nov 2020Electronic Arts
Developed automated tools and maintained high-performance asset processing pipelines, reducing processing time by 15%. Built hair physics integration tool reducing artist costs by 12%.
Software Engineer Intern
May - Dec 2017SAP
Engineered automated compliance data entry tool reducing data entry time by 80% and eliminating 95% of manual errors. Improved audit accuracy by 25%.
Personal
AI Shorts Generator
Automated video creation pipeline using Llama 3 for script generation, Stable Diffusion for images, Tortoise TTS for voiceovers, and FFmpeg for video assembly. Built with FastAPI and Docker for scalability.
E-commerce Headless CMS
React-based headless CMS with PostgreSQL and Express for RESTful APIs. Features real-time inventory tracking, automated bundle pricing, and Stripe integration.