Samuel Bruce

Backend Engineer @ Abacus.AI, EECS @ MIT

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

About

During my time at MIT, I was exposed to a wealth of knowledge from hardware to software, machine learning to distributed systems, and everything in between. I loved learning all of these different technologies, and found my passion lied in applying them to projects and products, thinking about how to use them to solve a specific problem. This passion naturally led to me discovering entrepreneurship.From 2024-2026 I was CTO at SoundSeed, a MIT and Northeastern student founded startup with the goal of allowing musicians to better engage with their communities, and to offer a platform where music lovers can share their favorite tracks and discover new artists. At SoundSeed we hope to offer new, authentic ways for you to interact with and support your favorite artists. As CTO I steered the technical direction, worked with our CEO to determine goals, then worked to break that down into attainable features and development. Recently I've started a new chapter of my journey at Abacus.AI as a backend engineer, working on Abacus AI Agent, a multimodal agentic platform for building anything from presentations to full stack web and mobile apps. In my new role I hope to learn from an extremely talented engineering and leadership team, and help to build the next generation of advanced AI agents.

Experience

  • Backend Engineer at Abacus.AI
    Mar 2026 - Present · 5 mos

    I've recently started working with the talented team at Abacus.AI to build, scale, and improve agentic workflows built on top of all of the latest AI models. I've been working to improve AppLLM, a fully self-contained agentic environment for building, iterating, deploying, and managing full stack web apps. Check it out at https://abacus.ai

  • SoundSeed ()
    • Technical Advisor
      Mar 2026 - Present · 5 mos

      Since stepping back from full-time responsibilities at SoundSeed I've remained involved with the technical direction of the company in an advising role, supporting CEO Kyle Commerford and our growing user base. My responsibilities include advice and input on new technical features/requirements, reviewing and iterating on technical features, and support with existing features and bug fixing.

    • Chief Technology Officer
      Nov 2023 - Mar 2026 · 2 yrs 5 mos

      At SoundSeed I am responsible for the management, development, and innovation of our product. I manage a team of developers and designers to help bring our vision to life, and work with CEO Kyle Commerford to develop an impactful platform that will hopefully benefit musicians everywhere.

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology ()
    • Research Assistant
      Feb 2024 - Jun 2025 · 1 yr 5 mos

      At MIT I worked with Professor Robert Townsend to innovate in the intersection between economics and computer science. Through our work we hope to outline a path forward for implementing new central banking infrastructure that takes advantage of the technical innovations of the 21st century.

    • Teaching Assistant
      Jul 2024 - Dec 2024 · 6 mos

      In the fall of 2024 I worked as a teaching assistant for the graduate class How to Make Almost Anything. In this class we spend each week examining various fabrication concepts and processes, from 3d printing to large format machining to circuit design and fabrication. I worked in the EECS section of the class, helping students learn these concepts and building innovative projects.

  • Chief Technology Officer at Cleo Companies
    Aug 2022 - May 2023 · 10 mos

  • Engineering Intern at SiriusXM
    Jun 2022 - Aug 2022 · 3 mos

    At SiriusXM I worked as an intern in the Satellite Uplink Systems group, helping ensure the reliability and performance of the satellite broadcasting system. I worked on a variety of projects to help maintain the current infrastructure, improve the visibility and monitoring capabilities, and prepare for system updates moving forward. My largest project involved creating a web application to improve live monitoring and fault detection. My web application helped identify and resolve issues with the uplink network faster and more reliably.