Summary
Devon Peticolas is a Staff Software Engineer with 13 years of experience building production-ready agentic systems and real-time ML/data infrastructure, currently driving agent engineering at Scale AI. He combines a strong foundation in data science, stream processing, and machine learning with hands-on systems design honed through senior engineering and principal roles at Oden Technologies and Chartbeat. Devon also teaches agentic AI and analytics as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia Engineering, translating research-grade ideas into practical curricula. Based in New York, he balances industry and academia, mentoring engineers while shipping robust, low-latency pipelines for AI agents. A detail many miss: his GitHub handle humorously signals he’s “not to be confused with U+1D54F,” hinting at a playful engagement with tech culture alongside rigorous engineering.
13 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at Rutgers University