
Ross Canny
Senior Software Engineer
Salary / Daily rate
Cork, Ireland
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Skills
About me
Intro
Senior Full Stack Engineer with over 8+ years of experience designing and building scalable, high-performance web and mobile applications. Proficient in end-to-end development, including modern frontend frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, Vue) and robust backend technologies (e.g., Node.js, Python). Skilled in cloud services (AWS, GCP), database design (SQL, NoSQL), and microservices architecture. Have hands on experience in modern AI technologies and AI industry.
Work experience
Senior Software Engineer
Silicon Valley Software Group(SVSG)
Jul 2025 - Present
1 year 4 months
San Francisco, CA, USA
– Developed and deployed AI-powered agents using LangChain and LangGraph, enabling scalable and modular orchestration of complex workflows. – Designed and implemented Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines leveraging vector databases to enhance response accuracy and contextual relevance. – Optimized AI model interactions by reducing token usage by 80%, improving system efficiency and lowering operational costs. – Solved complex database query challenges, improving data retrieval performance and ensuring seamless integration with AI systems. – Built end-to-end AI solutions, including prompt engineering, data pipelines, and backend integrations for production-grade applications.
Senior Full Stack Engineer
Hedra
Jul 2021 - Jun 2025
4 years
San Francisco, CA, USA
– Designed and developed robust backend systems to support AI-driven image and video generation workflows, ensuring reliability and scalability by using Node.js and Python. – Built intuitive and dynamic user interfaces for seamless interaction with AI models, enhancing user engagement and productivity with React and Next.js. – Integrated APIs for AI model inference, enabling real-time generation of images and videos on the platform. – Collaborated with data scientists to efficiently deploy machine learning models into production, improving the speed and accuracy of AI-generated outputs. – Optimized processing pipelines to handle large-scale image and video data, reducing generation time and improving performance. – Implemented authentication, role-based access control, and secure data handling to ensure the platform adhered to privacy and security standards. – Developed modular frontend components with real-time rendering functionality, providing users with previews of generated assets. – Worked on upgrading and maintaining cloud infrastructure to manage the computational demands of AI model training and inference. – Conducted extensive code reviews and enforced best practices, ensuring high-quality, scalable, and maintainable codebases across the team.
Full Stack Engineer
Realweb
Jan 2017 - Jul 2021
4 years 7 months
Dublin, Ireland
– Delivered end-to-end software solutions for diverse clients by developing scalable and maintainable web and mobile applications. – Collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather customer requirements, recommend technical solutions, and deliver tailored software products. – Designed and implemented robust backend architectures, ensuring secure and efficient client data management. – Built responsive, user-friendly interfaces that met client specifications, improving user experience and client satisfaction. – Developed RESTful and GraphQL APIs to enable seamless communication between frontend interfaces and backend systems. – Worked with a variety of industries, customizing applications based on specific business needs and processes. – Implemented cloud-based solutions for clients, leveraging AWS and Azure to ensure scalability and reliability of deployed applications. – Guided clients in adopting best practices for development workflows, including CI/CD pipelines and version control systems. – Participated in agile development cycles, contributing to the feature roadmap by aligning technical initiatives with business goals.
Education
University College Cork
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science
2012 - 2016
4 years 1 month