Summary
Adam Butterworth is an AI engineer in San Francisco with 13 years of experience building large-scale ML systems, GenAI solutions, and agent architectures across Databricks, Meta, and Google. He combines hands-on model and infrastructure work—ranging from Google Maps ML and WearOS integrations to research-grade LLM and agent development—with a founder’s instinct from leading Horizon AI Labs and independent LLM research. A Cambridge-trained scientist with early math, chemistry and physics Olympiad distinctions, he blends rigorous analytical thinking with product-focused engineering. He also invests and advises startups, bringing operator experience to early companies and participating in acquisitions as an angel investor. Notably, he moves fluidly between research and production, shipping experimental LLM work publicly while architecting robust systems for enterprises.
13 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
University of Vienna
Undergraduate and Masters, Undergraduate and Masters at University of Cambridge
Harrow School
Heidelberg University
English, German, Spanish, Japanese