Principal-Level Resume

Paul Gradie

Staff-level engineer operating at principal breadth, with a track record spanning applied AI systems, platform architecture, and product delivery in high-trust teams.

Melbourne-basedRemote with US teamsStaff / Principal IC

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Years in software

12+

Core domains

Platform, Product, and Applied AI Engineering

Remote collaboration

US-facing and cross-time-zone proven

Leadership scope

Staff / Principal IC with delivery and architecture influence

Career Experience

  1. Tilt Finance

    2024 - Present

    Melbourne, Australia

    • Staff Software Engineer (2025 - Present)
    • Senior Software Engineer (2024 - 2025)

    Leading high-leverage product and platform work with an emphasis on applied AI, resilient architecture, and disciplined end-to-end execution.

  2. Octopus Deploy

    2020 - 2024

    Remote / Australia

    • Senior Software Engineer (2023 - 2024)
    • Intermediate Software Engineer (2020 - 2023)

    Built and evolved production systems at scale while partnering across product, platform, and delivery to improve both developer effectiveness and customer outcomes.

  3. Zendesk

    2017 - 2020

    Melbourne, Australia

    • Data Science Engineer, AI Team (2017 - 2020)

    Delivered applied AI and model-aware features in a high-scale product environment, bridging data science and engineering operations.

Highlights

  • Published in Nature: Comms Bio with an issued AI/ML patent
  • Principal-level scope across platform, product, and delivery
  • Applied AI systems and model-aware workflows shipped in production
  • Founder/operator product builder with global remote collaboration experience

Core Strengths

  • Turning ambiguous problem spaces into clear technical plans, decision paths, and shipped outcomes
  • Combining research depth with practical software delivery and operational realism
  • Building systems that are testable, observable, and resilient under real production conditions
  • Leading through technical clarity, tradeoff discipline, and steady execution rhythm

Credentials

  • PhD in developmental genetics with applied research depth
  • Published in Nature: Comms Bio
  • AI/ML patent holder
  • Founder and repeat product builder
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