Mel Bourgeois
Chief Architect at Cobalt AI
Denver, Colorado, United States
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Top SchoolMel Bourgeois is a Chief Architect with a decade of full-stack engineering experience, currently shaping architecture and delivery for Cobalt AI’s automated security monitoring and robot fleet. Comfortable shifting between hands-on coding and leadership, Mel has driven design systems, APIs, and production ML/robotics integrations while keeping developer velocity high. A software generalist and GNU enthusiast, they contribute to notable open-source projects like nix-community/home-manager, where their work improved GPU access on non-NixOS systems. Their background spans startups and SaaS—designing modular React front-ends, robust TypeScript/GraphQL pipelines, and containerized deployment workflows on AWS. Based in Denver, Mel pairs a Neuroscience BA with full-stack certification, reflecting a curiosity-driven approach to problem solving. Outside core responsibilities they’re building a browser-based DAW, signaling a blend of systems thinking and creative engineering.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
BS Neuroscience, BS Neuroscience at The University of Texas at AustinFull Stack Web Development Certification Computer Software Engineering, Full Stack Web Development Certification Computer Software Engineering at freeCodeCampHigh School Diploma General Studies, High School Diploma General Studies at Plano Senior High School
English, Spanish
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Github Skills (15)
nixos10
home-manager10
nix10
nixpkgs9
bash8
vim6
html6
feathersjs6
php6
google-apps-script6
dynamic6
javascript6
vue6
parent-child6
react6
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
nix-community/home-manager
Oct 2022 - Mar 2025
Manage a user environment using Nix [maintainer=@rycee]
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:2 reviews, 3 PRs, 32 comments in 2 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Mel primarily focused on enhancing the `nixGL` module within the Home Manager configuration. They implemented features to integrate NixGL, a tool for using GPUs on non-NixOS systems. Their work included refactoring code using `makeWrapper`, improving documentation, and ensuring correct paths for wrapped executables, significantly improving the functionality of GPU access for users on non-NixOS systems. They also made contributions such as correcting errors with desktop files.
nix-dotfilesnixosmaintainerhome-managerdotfiles
Smona/nixpkgs
Jul 2022 - Mar 2025
All of my nix-based system configurations go here!
Contributions:1 review, 5 PRs, 498 pushes in 2 years 7 months
nix-flakenixos-configurationnix-home-managernixosnix-darwin
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