Summary
Jason Amy is a seasoned founder and full-stack software engineer with 10+ years of experience building scalable web and mobile products, currently leading Illuminaze to pioneer "Intelligence Amplification"—AI that amplifies human productivity without replacing people. He architected and implemented the pre-launch platform using modern TypeScript stacks (Next.js 15, React 19, Prisma) and a multi-provider AI design that balances privacy, cost, and real-time collaboration. His background spans deep systems and DevOps work at Qualcomm, HIPAA-compliant healthcare platforms, and multiple entrepreneurial ventures that moved ideas through to revenue on AWS and mobile/web ecosystems. Jason combines product vision and rigorous engineering practices—automated CI/CD, complex relational data models, and research-backed behavior change methodologies—to close the gap between thinking and doing. Less obvious: he leverages AI-assisted development (Claude) both as a philosophical tenet and a practical speed multiplier in his engineering workflow. Based in Temecula, CA, he’s focused on scaling Illuminaze toward a mass-market productivity category with a roadmap to hundreds of millions of users.
10 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
C++ Certification, Computer Science, C++ Certification, Computer Science at University of Washington
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mathematics and Physics, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mathematics and Physics at Western Washington University