Summary
Patrick Farrell is an AI engineering leader with 14 years of experience building data-driven products and leading teams from prototype to production, currently heading engineering at a stealth AI startup after senior leadership roles at Rhino, Indigo, and DataRobot. He combines hands-on software craftsmanship with strategic product sense, repeatedly translating ambiguous business problems into shipped software and scalable teams. Patrick is recognized for clear cross-functional communication—from customers to system architects—and for thriving whether extending legacy codebases or starting projects from scratch. His background spans founding a startup (Cursor) through acquisition, enterprise engineering leadership, and applied AI delivery, grounded in dual BA degrees in mathematics and psychology and graduate CS study. Less obvious: he blends analytical rigor with human-centered perspectives, using behavioral insight to prioritize impactful ML applications rather than pursuing models for their own sake.
14 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Mathematics, BA, Mathematics at Indiana University Bloomington
Graduate, Non-Degree Seeking Computer Science study, Graduate, Non-Degree Seeking Computer Science study at Purdue University