Davis Sneed
Available for new work

Software Engineer — Seattle, WA

Davis Sneed.Building autonomous systems and clean products.

I'm an engineer focused on agentic AI, full-stack development, and systems programming. Currently building TARS — an autonomous coding agent — and supporting pre-release AI technology at Amazon.

Based in
Seattle, WA
Education
Gonzaga, CS '25
Currently
Amazon · Apex Systems
01 — Work

Experience.

Jun 2026 — Present
Bellevue, WA

Quality Assurance Technician · Amazon

Now

Contracted through Apex Systems to support quality assurance and data operations in a fast-paced technical environment. Interact with experimental, pre-release technology and AI agents to collect, validate, and analyze data and document test results. Develop Python scripts and tooling to automate data collection, validation, and reporting workflows, improving efficiency and accuracy. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify issues and support product quality, all while maintaining strict confidentiality requirements.

PythonQA TestingAI AgentsData OperationsAutomation
Feb 2026 — Jun 2026
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
02 — Projects

Selected work.

Flagship
01

TARS

Systems · 2026

Autonomous coding agent running locally on NVIDIA Grace Blackwell hardware in a continuous self-improvement loop. 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
02

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
03

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
04

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
05

Centrebyte Marketplace

Personal · 2025

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

PythonDjangoJavaScriptCrypto APIs
06

Core Roulette

Personal · 2024

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

ReactNext.jsJavaScript
07

Physics Engine

Academic · 2024

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

Rustminifb
08

Shamir Secret Sharing

Academic · 2024

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

PythonCryptography
09

Solar System Sim

Academic · 2024

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

RustGraphics
03 — Stack

Tools I use.

Primary
PythonTypeScriptReactNext.jsDjango
Systems
RustC++GoBashSQL
Tools
Claude APIOllamaPostgreSQLDockerGitHub Actions
04 — 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.