Bakari Holmes

I build reliable software systems and the analytics loops that make products measurably better. I’m a full-stack + platform engineering leader who thrives at the intersection of engineering execution and growth-minded product thinking — shipping production services and user-facing experiences, partnering cross-functionally, and improving quality through strong fundamentals (architecture, performance, observability, iterative delivery). Core stack: TypeScript/Node.js, Python, AWS, React/Next.js, SQL. Applied GenAI (portfolio in progress): LLM apps with tool/function calling, embeddings + semantic search (Pinecone), RAG pipelines, and LLMOps practices across build → evaluate → operate (quality/latency/cost, monitoring, guardrails). I’ve seen the same pattern repeat across different domains: the work isn’t just building features — it’s designing systems people can trust: • make inputs less messy • make decisions more visible • make failure modes survivable • create feedback loops that drive better outcomes From 2021–2022, I used those principles as a full-time creator to grow a multi-platform audience from near zero to 19K+ followers, using production analytics from Instagram/TikTok/LinkedIn/YouTube/Facebook to iterate on hooks, retention, conversion, and messaging. My work generated revenue through funneling traffic to owned channels and resulted in professional opportunities and awards.