Alain Jacomet-Forte

AI Engineering Lead · Berlin, Germany · Contact

Objective

Engineering leader with 18+ years of experience building software products, currently specialising in AI-driven systems and engineering management. I lead cross-functional teams delivering large language model integrations, agentic pipelines, and generative AI features at scale. Looking for a senior leadership role where AI, product thinking, and engineering excellence intersect.

Skills

• AI Engineering: Large language models (LLMs), agentic orchestration, prompt engineering, AI product evaluation, RAG pipelines, generative AI features
• Engineering Management: Team building, performance management, technical roadmapping, cross-functional alignment, 1:1s & career development
• Software Engineering: Full-stack development, distributed systems, multi-tier applications, CI/CD, system architecture
• Technologies: Node.js · TypeScript · React.js · Next.js · PostgreSQL · AWS · React Native

Experience

Kittl, Berlin (Remote)

Technical Lead Manager — AI Product Team (Dec. 2024 – Present)

• Lead a team of 12 engineers delivering mission-critical AI product features, including generative image workflows, LLM-based design tools, and agentic copilot experiences.
• Drive AI model evaluation processes, prompt engineering strategy, and integration of third-party AI APIs into production systems.
• Serve as alignment bridge between Product and Engineering: translate business objectives into a high-velocity, high-quality AI technical roadmap.
• Maintain an active IC role: full-stack development, incident management, architectural review, and direct technical feedback to the team.

Principal Software Engineer — Monetization & Growth (Sept. 2023 – Dec. 2024)

• Principal engineer on the Monetization/Growth team, architecting and shipping high-impact full-stack features.
• Inter-disciplinary scope negotiation with stakeholders; technical mentorship on coding standards and implementation patterns.
• Stack: Node.js · PostgreSQL · React.js · TypeScript · Next.js · Stripe · Prismic CMS · Heroku · Fabric.js

Exos, New York (Remote)

Staff Software Engineer (July 2018 – July 2023)

• Architected and shipped full-stack features across web and mobile (React Native, iOS, Android).
• Delivered Exos Fit — the company's first B2C product, surpassing 10K downloads.
• Mentored junior and staff engineers on best practices, design principles, and implementation patterns.
• Stack: React Native · TypeScript · Node.js · AWS

Access Intelligence, New York

Senior Software Engineer (January 2014 – June 2017)

• Full-stack web development on high-traffic marketing platforms.
• Stack: JavaScript · PHP · SQL · HTML

Independent Work

Freelance Software Consultant (March 2008 – December 2013)

• Web and mobile consultancy across multiple industries. Notable client: Flipdish (now an Irish tech unicorn).

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Informatics (BBA) Federico Santa María Technical University, Valparaíso, Chile (2008–2012)

Certifications

• Data Structures & Algorithms Specialization — UC Berkeley
• Software Architecture for Big Data — UC Berkeley
• Graph Developer Associate — Apollo GraphQL
• Stripe Solutions Architect Certification — Stripe
• English Proficiency: 135/160 — Duolingo (Advanced)