Summary
Leonard Sullivan is a co-founder and seasoned software engineer with 11 years’ experience designing and building data-intensive, serverless applications with a full-stack focus on REST APIs, JavaScript front ends, and AWS. He has led data platform design and implementation work for large organisations like Energy Queensland and Rio Tinto, and currently develops an ML model hosting platform that scales to zero while co-founding Machine. Leonard blends hands-on engineering with product-minded architecture—he’s been the core developer of a Data Control Plane and routinely integrates many heterogeneous data sources into serverless pipelines. His background spans enterprise consulting, senior technical roles, and early-stage product delivery, giving him fluency in both operations and developer ergonomics. Based in Queensland, Australia, he brings a pragmatic, scalability-first approach and a track record of shipping resilient, cost-effective cloud systems. An often-understated strength is his ability to transition legacy web and Drupal experience into modern cloud-native solutions, uniting decades of web craftsmanship with current data engineering patterns.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Information Systems, Bachelor of Science (BS), Information Systems at Limerick Institute of Technology