Go systems / AI engineering / London

Michael Bow

Building reliable software for regulated teams, with machine intelligence applied where it improves the system.

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Building AI Things. Pondering which ones still matter.

I’m an engineer drawn to the intersection of code and design. A quiet dream runs in the background: Live long enough to upload my ghost before the shell gives out. For now, my time goes to helping clients simplify and ship, and the odd hours belong to side projects.

01 Who I am

Available for contracting or consulting.

15 years engineering software; these days it’s mostly Go and AI software factories. The last few years have been UK fintech builds where compliance shapes the architecture as much as the technical requirements do. I’m at my best at the seam between engineering and product, where trade-offs need translating both ways.

Out of hours: a few Raspberry Pis in various states of disassembly, the London Gophers meetup, home-brewing beer, and FOSDEM every February.

02 Work

  1. AI / Go

    ContractGophers

    Director
  2. Finance

    HSBC

    Senior Specialist Engineer
  3. Finance

    Barclays

    Principal Technical Consultant
  4. Video ASIC

    Broadcom

    Engineer Software Development Staff
  5. Streaming

    Brightcove

    Software Engineer L2
  6. Patreon-esque

    Pylit.io

    Founder
  7. E-commerce

    G-Star

    Consulting
  8. E-commerce

    Mercury Holidays

    Consulting
  9. Last-mile delivery

    OnTheDot

    Senior Engineer
  10. French Uber

    Karhoo

    Senior Engineer

03 Facts

Based in
London
Currently
Director at ContractGophers
Stack
AI, Go
Fidgets
Brewing, Cruising, Points Collecting
Reading
Blindsight - Peter Watts
Coffee
v60 - Black - Light roast

04 Contact

Available for contracting and consulting. London-based, UK-hours preferred.