Staff Engineer

Ryan Baer

Fifteen years building software across AI, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, and legal tech — spanning dark web intelligence platforms, Rust applications, and multiple founding engineer roles.

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Experience
2024 — Present
Founding EngineerGovEagle AI

Led frontend architecture and implementation across the platform. Integrated agentic AI capabilities including real-time compliance matrix generation via tool-use orchestration.

2022 — 2024
Fractional CTO & Technical AdvisorConsultant

Provided engineering leadership for multiple startups. Advised on technical strategy, hiring, and architecture decisions.

2022 — 2024
Security EngineerHackerOne

Conducted security audits across high-profile codebases including Unreal Engine for Epic Games prior to a major release. Reviewed hundreds of thousands of lines of code and provided detailed vulnerability assessments and remediation guidance across dozens of engagements.

2019 — 2022
Founding EngineerFarsight AG — Zürich, Switzerland

Founding engineer on a next-gen platform built to disrupt legacy e-discovery. Owned design and frontend. Built out multiple projects in Rust.

2011 — 2019
Earlier CareerBattelle · Fleetsmith · Bitcasa · Redaptive · The Washington Post

Built a dark web intelligence platform for federal analysts at Battelle. Automated fleet management at Fleetsmith, later acquired by Apple. Full stack work spanning AWS ETL pipelines in Go, React and Redux frontends, and a Django-based social networking application.

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