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RomainJouffret

Software Engineer · Founder — CPO & software lead at Warp Lab, building an on-prem AI appliance that replaces your router, NAS, and smart-home hub with one private box. Day job at Zapier. M.Eng Computer Science · EPITA.
Building Warp Lab — Q2 2026
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01About — Founder + builderWho I am, what I work on, and how I work.

Software engineer, founder and CPO at Warp Lab, building a private, on-prem AI appliance that replaces the cloud stack. Previously at Amazon.

02Stack — DisciplinesAreas where I ship production work, with current tooling.
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Edge AI
Private, on-device AI — built so data never has to leave the box.
LLMsInferenceVision
02
Product & UX
Turning a complex hardware + AI stack into something a non-technical user can set up in minutes.
RoadmapUXOnboarding
03
Software
Backend services, mobile and web — the full software surface of the product.
BackendMobileWeb
04
Hardware integration
Bringing the software up on real boards and steering it toward custom silicon.
EdgeNetworkingCustom PCB
05
Cloud (legacy)
Years of fault-tolerant serverless and containerized services from Amazon and Kanopy.
AWSLambdaECSDocker
06
AI-native engineering
Use AI dev tools as a daily driver to ship at lean-team velocity.
Claude CodeCopilot
07
Languages
Production work across web, systems and scripting languages.
TS / JSPythonC / C++ / C#JavaSQL
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Practice
Privacy-by-design and security mindset — formerly Privacy Bar Raiser at Amazon.
PrivacySecurityGDPR
03Selected work — 2021 → 2026A short list. Press any item for detail.
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Warp Lab — On-prem AI Appliance2026 — present

A single appliance that replaces your router, NAS, and smart-home hub with one private box running everything locally — including an AI assistant that configures the network, manages files, and controls home automation. Working prototype today; custom hardware in progress.

· Edge AI· Privacy· Hardware
Warp Lab — on-prem AI appliance
02

xBR Agent Workflows2024 — 2026

Distributed agent workflows automating xBR operational pipelines at Amazon. Reclaimed 4+ hours of PM bandwidth weekly and improved cross-service data validation accuracy.

· Agents· AWS· Distributed
xBR — workflow graph
03

Marketing & Discoverability ML2025

ML-driven experiments deployed on AWS Lambda + Python, plugged into internal experimentation frameworks. Personalization and merchandising optimization for millions of customers.

· ML· Lambda· Python
Experimentation — ML rollout
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Serverless Ingestion @ Kanopy2021 — 2024

Architected fault-tolerant serverless ingestion in TypeScript (Nest.js) and AWS Lambda. 98% reliability across external supplier content.

· TypeScript· Nest.js· Lambda
Ingestion — pipeline diagram
05

ECS Containerization2023

Deployed scalable containerized services with Docker + AWS ECS. Reduced system errors from 2,000+/day to near zero post-deployment.

· ECS· Docker· Reliability
ECS — service topology
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Captions Automation2022

Automated video captioning pipelines with Nuxt.js, Python and FFmpeg. Cut manual editing time by 80% and streamlined accessibility workflows.

· Nuxt.js· Python· FFmpeg
Captions — internal UI
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Asset Versioning Revamp2024

Redesigned versioning and asset management systems. Improved publication throughput by 150% YoY and stabilized the CI/CD release pipeline.

· Versioning· CI/CD· Throughput
Bundler — throughput chart
04Experience — Last 4 rolesMost recent work shown here. Full history available on the dedicated page.
2026 — present
Software Engineer Zapier
Software engineering on the automation platform; contributing to Warp Lab evenings and weekends.
Remote, CA
2026 — present
CPO & Software Lead Warp Lab
Building an on-prem AI appliance that privately manages your network, storage, and smart home — keeping data on device instead of in the cloud.
Costa Mesa, CA
Oct 2024 — Mar 2026
Sr. Software Development Engineer Amazon
Distributed microservices and ETL on AWS Lambda, ML-driven experiments in SageMaker, Privacy Bar Raiser.
Santa Monica, CA
Feb 2021 — Oct 2024
Full Stack Engineer Kanopy
Serverless ingestion, ECS services, captioning automation, asset versioning.
San Francisco, CA
05Contact — ChannelsQuickest path is email. I reply within 24h.