Hello, I'm
simply chris
AI Product Engineer
I bring the power of LLMs and GenAI to software development. Leading cross-functional teams, building innovative AI solutions, and mentoring the next generation of tech talent.
About Me
AI Product Designer & Engineer with extensive experience in developing scalable solutions and leading cross-functional teams.
My Background
I'm the founder of simply-music.ai and a former Staff Software Engineer at Google. My startup is focused on AI, tech, and music production. On my last project at Google, I led a team of cross-functional partners and cross-organizational engineers to implement innovative AI solutions in the code-review space.
Previously, I managed the Gerrit team, a group of 10 software engineers, where I pivoted the team's focus toward AI integration. I've worked across multiple Google offices including Munich, San Francisco, and Switzerland.
With nearly 17 years of experience at Google, I've contributed to projects like Google Maps, focusing on event integration, desktop maps, and directions infrastructure. I've also worked on spam and abuse systems for Google+ and Gmail.
Personal Details
- simply-music.ai
- simply.chris.rl@gmail.com
- github.com/poucet
- Book a Mentoring Call
- Support on Patreon
- Interests: AI, Tech, Neurodiversity, Music, Art, Mentoring & Coaching
My Skills
Development
Expert in C++, Java, JavaScript, Python, TypeScript and Rust
AI & LLMs
Bringing the power of LLMs and GenAI to code review experiences
Backend
Distributed systems, scalable infrastructure, and performance optimization
Frontend
Full stack development with modern frameworks and UI design
Languages
Fluent in Dutch, English, Italian, French with German and Spanish notions
Leadership
Technical leadership, coaching, and cross-functional collaboration
My Projects
A showcase of my work in AI and software development, featuring projects like Simply-Lumina and Simply-Maestro.
Simply-Lumina Discord Bot
simply-lumina ✨ is an intelligent AI assistant designed to enhance your digital experience. With capabilities in research, creative collaboration, and personalized assistance, simply-lumina excels at making complex ideas accessible while maintaining a warm, conversational approach. Whether analyzing data, generating content, or helping with day-to-day tasks, simply-lumina adapts to your needs with clarity and thoughtfulness, bringing light to your questions and projects while respecting your time and intelligence.
Simply Maestro
A Python-based process manager that monitors, coordinates, and conducts the lifecycle of other processes and code. Simply Maestro harmonizes all aspects of your application's runtime environment through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It provides real-time process monitoring, file operations, version control, and exposes all capabilities as standardized MCP services.
My Resume
A summary of my professional journey, education, and achievements.
Staff Software Engineer, UTL for AutoReview
- Bringing the power of LLMs and GenAI to the CodeReview experience
- Running a team of x-fn partners and x-org engineers
Staff Software Engineer, EM for Gerrit Team
- Manager of a team of 10 software engineers
- Pivoted team to AI
- Partner with cross-functional roles like UX & PM & stakeholders
Staff Software Engineer, TLM for Gerrit Features Team
- Manager of a team of 5 software engineers
- Moved the team from quarterly roadmap to yearly roadmap
- Introduced eng-reviews
- Organized a summit with stakeholders to define the future of the team
- Partner with cross-functional roles like UX & PM & stakeholders
Staff Software Engineer, TL for Gerrit FE
- Lit, Typescript, HTML, CSS
- Introduced Dependency Injection allowing for a model-based reactive application
Senior/Staff Software Engineer
- Core engineer on Events on Google Maps
- Projects: Events UGC, Operator tooling to create events, crisis events display
- Full-stack development of events on google maps
- Updated the the C++ backend to compute road-closures due to events
- Created operator tooling to allow operators to enter public events
- Designed and led an end-to-end ugc-infrastructure pipeline for events
Senior Software Engineer
- Worked on the new Desktop Google Maps and directions
- Projects: Desktop maps, Draggable directions, indoor maps, Directions infrastructure, Road closures for events
- Implemented draggable directions on Google maps, consisting of both frontend javascript and backend c++ logic
- Optimized the hover-handler for the map from ~200ms to 2ms by writing highly optimized allocation-free javascript