Peter Olson
Director Of Engineering, AI And Data
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPeter Olson is a seasoned engineering leader with 13+ years building large-scale, human-centered products at the intersection of AI, data, media, and public service. He has led teams at Amazon driving AI/LLM-powered personalization for Prime Video at massive scale and previously transformed content, API, and knowledge systems for NBC News, Marvel, IDEO and public-sector clients. Peter combines product intuition with technical rigor—launching first-in-industry digital comics and open-API programs, ML-driven storefront features that added hundreds of millions of streaming hours, and resilient civic platforms cited by FEMA. He excels at organizational change: resetting culture, growing cross-functional teams, and improving operational excellence while cutting costs and latency. Based in New York, he applies a design-minded, systems-thinking approach rooted in a BA in neuroscience and arts to turn complex data into compelling stories and practical impact. An early adopter of AI in product contexts, he bridges research, engineering and strategy to launch novel experiences and new market visions.
14 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Neuroscience and Behavior, Studo Arts/Architecture, BA, Neuroscience and Behavior, Studo Arts/Architecture at Wesleyan University
Stackoverflow
10,621reputation
1.1mreached
104answers
4questions
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mysql
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Github Skills (42)
erlang10
go10
mysql9
php9
azure-devops8
dragonfruit8
gitlab8
npm8
package-management7
dependency-manager7
bitbucket7
inlining7
grunt-task7
type-conversion6
rest-api6
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
noam-io/lemma_erlang
Oct 2014 - Nov 2017
Contributions:8 commits, 4 pushes in 3 years 1 month
dethtron5000/overtype.com
Nov 2017 - Jun 2026
My personal site.
Contributions:102 PRs, 202 pushes, 44 branches in 8 years 8 months
reactnextjs
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