Summary
Besart Shyti is a tech lead and machine learning practitioner with 11 years of software engineering experience, currently heading Encode: AI for Science at Pillar VC while running Globetown in London. He combines product-focused engineering with research leadership as founder of The Machine Learning Institute, bridging applied ML and developer-facing tooling. Previously he built ML systems at Meta and ran his own engineering shop, bringing end-to-end expertise in React, React Native, Node and production ML infrastructure. Besart is approachable for project advice and mentorship, particularly on shipping user-facing applications that integrate advanced ML. Based in London and trained at Founders and Coders, he blends startup grit with experience from large-scale platforms to accelerate scientific AI adoption. A pragmatic collaborator and builder, he often sits at the intersection of research, product and developer experience.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Founders and Coders