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Ryan Gale

senior engineer · ai-native builder
~/ryan-gale $ engineer --years 7+ --stack ts+rails --focus ai-native
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$ cat about.txt

About me.

Senior software engineer with 7 years of full-stack experience, now focused on AI-native product development. Built production RAG systems, vector search pipelines, and agentic tooling at Fluid.app. Deep background in TypeScript/React and API architecture; experienced leading engineering teams from 0→1 in startup environments.
tech-stack.json
AI/ML
LangChainRAGpgvectorOpenAI / Anthropic APIsEmbeddingsAgentic Workflows
LANGUAGES
TypeScriptJavaScriptRubyPython
FRONTEND
ReactNext.jsTailwind CSS
BACKEND
Node.jsRuby on RailsREST APIstRPC
INFRA
PostgreSQLCloudflareAWSGCPDocker
cat tech-stack.json | jq .skills
$ git log --oneline --work

Work Experience.

[VASION]commit f2a8d3e
May 2026 — Present

Senior AI Engineer

→ vasion.com

Building agentic workflows and AI agents on AWS Bedrock AgentCore to digitally transform legacy document operations — replacing paper-based processes with intelligent, automated digital pipelines. Engineering across the full stack in Python, Go, and Vue to deliver production-grade AI automation at enterprise scale.

PythonGoVueAWS BedrockAgentCoreAgentic AIDocument AI
[FLUID]commit c4a2e1f
Nov 2024 — Mar 2026

Senior Software Engineer

→ fluid.app

Built a production RAG pipeline using LangChain + pgvector for contextualized AI conversations. Designed a Rails service logic layer extracting business logic from controllers. Redesigned the webhook system from ActiveRecord callbacks to an explicit resource pattern. Built a Digital Asset Manager SDK providing a unified interface for asset ingestion and retrieval. Authored structured context files (CLAUDE.md) to improve reliability in agentic coding workflows.

TypeScriptRuby on RailsLangChainRAGpgvectorNode.jsWebhooks
[DIRECT]commit a3f9c2b
Aug 2019 — Nov 2024

Software Development Team Lead

Full-Stack
→ directsoftware.com

Engineering leader in a startup environment across 5+ years. Architected and built within a monolithic Rails application — back-end business logic, REST API design, and front-end UI. Contributed to high-level technical strategy and helped guide the company through key architectural decisions as it scaled.

Ruby on RailsREST APIsReactPostgreSQLTech Lead
[ICENTRIS]commit e8d3b7c
May 2019 — Aug 2019

Ruby on Rails UI Developer

→ icentris.com

Partnered with large network marketing companies to redesign and improve UI/UX for conversion and accessibility. Scaled front-end components using HAML and Slim templates. Ran multivariate and A/B experiments via ABTasty to validate improvements.

Ruby on RailsHAMLSlimA/B TestingUI/UX
$ ls -la ~/projects/

Personal Projects.

total 4
-rwxr-xr-xryanstaff2.3MApr 2026bookandunlock/
active

Book & Unlock

SaaS platform that bridges Acuity Scheduling with TTLock/Sifely smart locks — bookings automatically grant and revoke keyless entry. Next.js 15 app with Clerk auth, Stripe billing, Neon Postgres, and Twilio SMS notifications. Zero-friction access control for rental spaces and studios.

Next.jsTypeScriptClerkStripeNeonTwilioTailwindSaaS
→visit bookandunlock.com
-rwxr-xr-xryanstaff8.1MMar 2026deckbuilder-rag/
active

MTG Deck Builder (RAG)

Production AI app that builds MTG Commander decks through natural language conversation. Rails 8 API deployed on Cloud Run with a Dockerized pipeline — RAG via pgvector + Claude handles intent parsing, card retrieval, deck validation, and strategy narration. Async jobs via Solid Queue, metrics logged to PostgreSQL, frontend on Firebase Hosting.

Rails 8ReactTypeScriptGCPCloud RunDockerFirebasePostgreSQLpgvectorClaude AIRAGSolid Queue
→visit tribal-radar-490716-k5-6707e.web.app/
-rwxr-xr-xryanstaff4.2MJan 2024opendecktcg/
active

OpenDeck TCG

A trading card game platform for deck building, collection management, and community play. Built with a focus on performance and real-time interactions.

Next.jsTypeScriptPostgreSQLRealtime
→visit opendecktcg.com
-rwxr-xr-xryanstaff1.8MNov 2023thespaceslc/
active

The Space SLC

Digital presence and booking platform for a community space and venue in Salt Lake City. Clean, event-driven architecture with a custom CMS.

ReactNode.jsDesignCMS
→visit thespaceslc.com
$ ./connect --all

Let's connect.

Open to new opportunities, collaborations, and interesting conversations. Reach out — I'd love to connect.

[email]
ryan@ryangale.com
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[github]
github.com/rgaliant
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[linkedin]
linkedin.com/in/ryan-wendell-gale
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connect.sh
ryan@ryangale.com · Salt Lake City, UT · github.com/rgaliant© 2026 Ryan Gale