Davis Sneed
Available for new work

Davis Sneed.Software engineer building autonomous systems and clean products.

I'm a Seattle-based engineer focused on agentic AI, full-stack development, and systems programming. Currently building TARS — an autonomous coding agent — and working on AR/VR at Qualitest.

Based in
Seattle, WA
Education
Gonzaga, CS '25
Currently
Qualitest
Work

Experience

Feb 2026 — Present
Kirkland, WA
Qualitest logo

Graduate Engineer · Qualitest

Structured testing and validation of AR/VR hardware and software systems. Collect, analyze, and document experimental data to ensure accuracy and compliance with research protocols. Collaborate cross-functionally to troubleshoot and improve product functionality.

AR/VRQA TestingHardware ValidationData Collection
Nov 2025 — Dec 2025
Seattle, WA
Insight Global logo

Data Collector — Meta Research · Insight Global

Field-based data collection across diverse Seattle environments, including dense urban canyon areas, supporting AR/VR research. Followed standardized procedures to maintain accuracy, reliability, and consistency.

AR/VR ResearchField OperationsQA
Oct 2025 — Jan 2026
Remote

Contract Front-end Developer · Pivot Politics

Designed and built the front-end for a social media platform. High-fidelity UI in Figma; responsive features in JavaScript, HTML, and CSS against a Python back-end.

JavaScriptReactFigmaUI/UX
2024
Remote

Contract Developer · ProfoundSports

Automated athlete social-media data collection across 10,000+ profiles. Python scraper with BeautifulSoup and Excel/CSV pipelines cut manual entry by 90%.

PythonBeautifulSoupData Pipelines
Projects

Selected work

TARS

Systems · 2026

Autonomous coding agent that runs unattended on a Mac Mini cluster. Discovers tasks from GitHub issues and a web platform, plans and writes code via Claude CLI in headless mode, runs tests, opens PRs, and reports to Discord — all without human intervention.

PythonBashClaude CLIGitHub APIDiscord

TARS-Lite

Systems · 2026

Local-only variant of TARS powered by Ollama. Same autonomous task → plan → code → PR loop, but runs fully offline with zero API costs using CodeLlama and similar open models.

PythonBashOllamaCodeLlama

Hive

Personal · 2026

AI-powered personal assistant for outreach automation, email campaigns, and social-media growth. Includes an RGB LED matrix for live status display and a React dashboard for monitoring and control.

PythonReactLED MatrixAutomation

Hivemind

Personal · 2026

AI short-form video generator for HygGeo. Pipelines Unsplash imagery, Claude-written scripts, and ElevenLabs voiceovers into vertical videos for Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts.

PythonClaude APIElevenLabsUnsplashFFmpeg

HygGeo

Professional · 2025

Sustainable travel platform promoting eco-friendly stays and activities through geolocation and community reviews. Built end-to-end with Django on the backend and a custom frontend.

PythonDjangoJavaScriptPostgreSQL

Centrebyte Marketplace

Personal · 2025

Cryptocurrency marketplace with integrated wallet, instant payments, and secure trading infrastructure.

PythonDjangoJavaScriptCrypto APIs

Core Roulette

Personal · 2024

Fitness platform with workout randomization, progress tracking, and safety-focused training tailored to multiple levels.

ReactNext.jsJavaScript

Physics Engine

Academic · 2024

Real-time 2D physics simulation in Rust with collision detection, particle systems, and interactive mechanics.

Rustminifb

Shamir Secret Sharing

Academic · 2024

Implementation of Shamir's Secret Sharing for distributed key management using Lagrange interpolation over finite fields.

PythonCryptography

Solar System Sim

Academic · 2024

Interactive astronomical simulation in Rust with realistic orbital mechanics, scalable distances, and dynamic zoom.

RustGraphics
Stack

Tools I use

Primary
  • Python
  • TypeScript
  • React
  • Next.js
  • Django
Systems
  • Rust
  • C++
  • Go
  • Bash
  • SQL
Tools
  • Claude API
  • Ollama
  • PostgreSQL
  • Docker
  • GitHub Actions
Contact

Let's build something.

I'm open to full-time and contract work in software engineering, agentic AI, and AR/VR. The fastest way to reach me is email.