Summary
Chris Defreitas is a Senior Staff Software Engineer with 8 years of experience building AI/ML-driven products and capabilities, currently focused on Mailchimp-related AI work while at Intuit. He has progressed from actuarial and data engineering roles into machine learning leadership, bringing practical productionization experience from Progressive Insurance and enterprise systems work at ACI Worldwide and McLaughlin Research. Chris blends applied mathematics and statistics training from Bryant University with hands-on engineering to bridge modeling, data pipelines, and scalable software architecture. Colleagues rely on him for translating complex ML research into reliable, auditable systems that meet business and regulatory needs. He’s comfortable shipping end-to-end solutions across the ML lifecycle and often surfaces non-obvious tradeoffs between model performance and operational cost. Based in Greater Boston, he combines technical depth with a track record of stepping into increasing leadership and cross-functional influence.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Bachelor of Science - BS Applied Mathematics and Statistics at Bryant University