Jon Bratseth
Chief Executive Officer at vespa.ai
Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway
Summary
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RockstarJon Bratseth is the CEO of Vespa.ai and a software leader with a decade of hands-on experience building scalable back-end systems for AI and data-driven applications. Based in Trondheim, Norway, he combines executive leadership with deep engineering craft, contributing code to the core Vespa engine—particularly around controller-server logic, indexing, deployment management, and testing infrastructure. His work emphasizes reliable online AI/data serving and resource allocation at scale, reflecting a rare CEO who still ships critical backend features. Known for bridging product strategy and low-level system improvements, he brings both operational rigor and technical credibility to teams building real-time AI platforms.
9 years of coding experience
Github Skills (8)
javas10
web-deploy10
web-deployment10
back-end-development10
vespa10
java10
deployer10
testing9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
vespa-engine/vespa
Jun 2016 - Jan 2023
AI + Data, online. https://vespa.ai
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:1414 reviews, 5073 commits, 4214 PRs in 6 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Jon's commits primarily focus on enhancing the back-end functionality of the Vespa engine, specifically in the controller-server and indexing components. They implemented features related to deployment management, including bcp group updates and handling resource allocation. The commits also included improvements to testing infrastructure.
vespacppservingpythondata-science
vespa-engine/.github
May 2019 - Oct 2024
Contributions:1 review, 11 PRs, 7 pushes in 5 years 5 months
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