Tristan Slominski is a Principal Engineer with 15 years of experience designing and operating decentralized, distributed systems and autonomous, self-directed teams. He combines hands-on engineering with leadership roles across startups and large organizations—from CTO and founder positions to staff engineering and SRE management at Indeed and Numenta. Currently contributing to Thousand Brains Project and running Mapkeep, Tristan blends systems thinking with product-focused delivery, particularly around reliable, scalable architectures. A West Point computer science graduate and former US Army officer, he brings disciplined, mission-oriented execution and an emphasis on operational transparency to complex engineering challenges.
14 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science at United States Military Academy at West Point
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