Erik Cutts
Software Engineering Manager at Stoke Space
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolErik Cutts is a seasoned software engineering manager with over a decade of experience building and scaling latency-sensitive, distributed systems for consumer AI and voice products. He led Alexa Audio Playback through the Alexa+ launch, cutting playback latency from ~40s to under 3s and running a 38-engineer organization delivering intelligent LLM routing with 99.9% availability. Comfortable at the intersection of product, ML science, and platform engineering, he shapes architecture, evaluation frameworks, and operating models that move research into production. A proven talent builder, he has hired and mentored dozens of engineers, achieved >90% team retention, and promoted multiple senior leaders. Now at Stoke Space, he applies his expertise in software-platform integration to advanced hardware manufacturing workflows, bringing a pragmatic focus on latency, reliability, and cross-organizational delivery.
10 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science with Distinction Computer Science, Bachelor of Science with Distinction Computer Science at University of VictoriaBachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Computer Science at Vancouver Island University
Github Skills (23)
makers10
maintenance10
device-management10
connected10
integrate10
alexa-voice-service10
commercial10
maintenance-mode10
sdk10
avs10
java9
user-input6
raspberry6
authenticate6
voice5
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
matrix-io/alexa-avs-sample-app
Mar 2017 - Jan 2018
Contributions:16 commits in 10 months
raspberry-pinode-js-servernode-jsraspberryvoice
charliegilliland/alexa-avs-sample-app
Dec 2016 - Dec 2016
Contributions:7 commits in 15 days
json-configavsjson-fileamazonlogging
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