Summary
Ryan Zolper is a senior engineering manager with 11 years of experience building cloud-native platforms and leading teams to deliver enterprise-grade AI/ML and GenAI products at Adobe. He currently leads Brand AI Services, scaling LLM-powered systems that analyze, generate, and validate performance marketing content while driving AI compliance and brand-safety frameworks. Ryan combines full-stack engineering chops (React, Node, Java, Python) and scalable API design (REST, GraphQL, Kafka) with hands-on experience deploying on AWS and Azure OpenAI/Vertex AI. He has a strong background in quality, security, and DevOps practices—having cut testing budgets and timelines dramatically while doubling sprint velocity in prior roles. Known for product-minded technical leadership, he partners closely with research, product, and marketing to translate models into reliable, auditable features for B2B and B2C customers. Based in Austin, he blends practical automation roots with modern GenAI system design to shepherd risky research into production-ready services.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Global Management, Global Management at Bucknell University
Ruby on Rails, Ruby on Rails at The Iron Yard