Scott Brooks is a founder and seasoned software engineer with over two decades of product and engineering experience, currently building AI-focused passion projects from Bali under the ScottyMade brand. A four-time founder and former Silicon Valley tech lead, he has led engineering teams at Amplitude, drove a company-wide testing culture shift as a Staff Engineer, and built production web and ML-infused products across hospitality and analytics domains. Scott now runs Mana, an AI token optimization startup that cuts developer API costs 50–70% by routing calls through optimized models, and continues to ship social-impact SaaS through ScottyMade. Known for blending hands-on full-stack development, UX-driven product thinking, and pragmatic leadership, he also has a history of turning research-grade ideas (ML/NLP, geospatial search) into usable features. Despite a Film Studies degree, his career shows a consistent knack for translating complex technical systems into simple user value and scalable teams.
11 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors Film Studies, Bachelors Film Studies at UC Santa Barbara
Contributions:2 PRs, 205 pushes, 69 branches in 1 year 2 months
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