Franco Waisfeld

Engineer. Working on neuro-symbolic ai. Stay tuned

United States

About

Building some ai stuff

Experience

  • Software Engineer at Stealth AI Startup
    Dec 2024 - Present · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Software Engineer (Capstone Project) at Syncosaurus
    Jan 2024 - Jun 2024 · 6 mos

    Syncosaurus is a framework for real-time collaborative applications (case study: https://syncosaurus.github.io/case-study) - Developed a distributed state syncing system that resulted in shared state between up to ~50 clients through web-sockets. - Implemented optimistic UI updates leading to 0 ms of perceived latency for client updates. - Engineered delta updates and batching which reduced web-socket message size by ~95%. - Architected and developed a backend of edge workers to support concurrent websocket connections and persistent state storage. - Worked with a remote team of 4 engineers using agile methodology, resulting in building a working framework in 4 months.

  • Software Engineer at Reveler
    Aug 2022 - Sep 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos

    Reveler is a ticket marketplace for nightlife venues - Built an MVP Next.js ticket marketplace and implemented our flagship features leading to sign-ups from the first 5 venues. - Developed an admin dashboard enabling venues to manage ticket offerings and view real-time updates resulting in a 10-point increase to the NPS (Net Promoter Score) - Conducted 40 interviews with potential customers resulting in the addition of the 3 main features for the MVP

  • Marketing Strategist at The Hire Talent | A Talent Assessment Company
    Sep 2019 - Jan 2021 · 1 yr 5 mos

    The Hire Talent is a SaaS for hiring better employees - Increased sales qualified leads by 72% as the only full-time marketing employee. - Managed ad spend of $20,000 a month across Google Search, LinkedIn, and Facebook resulting in an average return of ~300% - Rewrote copy for the entire website resulting in 31% increase in conversion rates

  • Founder at Nova Crate
    Mar 2018 - Aug 2019 · 1 yr 6 mos

    Nova Crate was an e-commerce store in the Household products niche - Ran Facebook and Instagram ads resulting in $30,000 in monthly revenue - Managed ad spend of over $10,000 a month with an average return of ~250% - Optimized the website for conversions turning 4.2% of website visitors into buyers