Summary
Amanda Hill is a Principal AI Engineer and seasoned technology leader with over a decade of experience building data-driven products across finance, healthcare, media, lodging and digital marketplaces. She combines hands-on engineering (Python, Java, cloud, Databricks/Snowflake, MLOps) with a track record of scaling teams and revenue—optimizing analytics layers that cut query times from minutes to seconds and shipping ML-powered personalization at scale. A natural mentor and curriculum designer, she has developed trainings, hiring practices, and research agendas to grow firm-wide capabilities in MLOps and data engineering. Frequently tapped to lead experimental initiatives, she moves models from research to production while keeping security and HIPAA-compliant practices front of mind. Based in Denver, she also shares knowledge publicly through developer education channels like lemonwater.io, cultivating the next generation of engineers.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Cherry Creek High School
Software Engineering Education & Development (SEED) Computer Software Engineering, Software Engineering Education & Development (SEED) Computer Software Engineering at Capital One
Online Certificate Android app development, Online Certificate Android app development at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Business Administration Marketing, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Business Administration Marketing at University of Florida