Summary
Blair Hudson is a seasoned engineering leader with nine years of experience building AI-driven platforms and scalable cloud systems, currently serving as Chief Engineer, Generative AI at Commonwealth Bank and an AI researcher at DeployScience Labs. He has led engineering teams through startup growth, acquisition and enterprise integration—most recently shaping Pearson’s workforce AI platform after Faethm AI’s acquisition—and founded Practical Data Privacy, which exited via acquisition in 2023. Blair combines deep product and data expertise (AI systems, Databricks, Kubernetes, Terraform, RAG pipelines) with hands-on engineering, architecture and devops experience, and a track record of delivering compliance-ready, production AI services. Known for cultivating strong engineering culture, community events and hackathons, he also advises founders and startups on product and go-to-market strategy. An early tinkerer who grew up exploring classroom networks and CRT monitors, he brings a practical, security-minded curiosity to complex technical problems.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT), Information Systems, Software Technology, Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT), Information Systems, Software Technology at Macquarie University
English