Summary
Liam Norris is a founder and CEO with 14 years of hands-on software engineering experience and a background as a full-stack AI technical lead who builds large-scale, distributed systems and polished web applications. He led critical AI infrastructure work at Meta, delivered multi-million dollar efficiency wins during crisis response, and scaled Synack鈥檚 port-scanning platform from millions to billions of ports. Liam pairs formal scientific training in physics, math, and chemistry with self-taught software expertise, giving him a rare ability to bridge rigorous research thinking and pragmatic product engineering. Based in San Francisco, he now runs Outrank to help businesses discover professionals who can outperform AI, drawing on experience shipping generative-AI prototypes and operating a proof-of-stake blockchain validator for fun and profit.
14 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Math, Physics(, Chemistry), Bachelor of Science, Math, Physics(, Chemistry) at University of Redlands
Budapest Semesters, Mathematics, Budapest Semesters, Mathematics at St. Olaf's College
B.S., Physics & Mathematics; Quantitative Reasoning, B.S., Physics & Mathematics; Quantitative Reasoning at Johnston Center for Integrative Studies
Spanish, Chinese