Ali Emami

Ali Emami

Senior Full-Stack Engineer | AI Product Architect | Founder, EDGECASE LLC

ali.emami@gmail.com|linkedin.com/in/aliemami|New York, NY

About

Senior full-stack engineer, systems architect, and founder of EDGECASE LLC, with over 20 years of experience building high-performance software across mobile, web, cloud infrastructure, and AI.

Through EDGECASE, I've delivered consulting and contract work for global organizations including Amazon, American Express, and U.S. Air Force mission-critical systems, helping design and scale secure, production-grade platforms.

Core Strengths

  • ▸Full-cycle software delivery — from architecture to deployment
  • ▸Deep backend (Java, Node), frontend (React, Flutter), and mobile stack experience
  • ▸Cloud-native systems (AWS, Firebase, Vercel), CI/CD, and secure architecture
  • ▸LLM/AI integration: prompt engineering, API design, semantic workflows, RAG pipelines
  • ▸Cross-functional leadership: aligning engineering with business strategy

Experience Highlights

Founder & Principal Engineer

EDGECASE LLC | 2006 – Present

Leading a technology consultancy delivering full-stack development, architecture, and AI integrations for startups and Fortune 500 companies.

  • •U.S. Air Force (2022 – 2025): Led cross-functional engineering teams under TS clearance. Built ML-enhanced decision pipelines and secure, scalable infrastructure for mission-critical systems.
  • •American Express (2016 – 2019): Modernized legacy member acquisition platform (Node.js, React). Reduced product rollout time from months to minutes. Led team of 8 engineers.
  • •Amazon Audible (2015 – 2016): Core contributor to Catalog Platform. Improved system latency by 30%, contributing to 40% YoY membership growth.

Chief Technology Officer

HealthFleet | 2012 – 2015

Built HIPAA-compliant digital health platform from inception to acquisition. Led product and engineering teams across mobile and web platforms. Scaled to 50K+ active users.

Notable Projects

Nayra (Founder, 2024)

AI-powered symbolic reflection app integrating OpenAI & Claude APIs. Built with Flutter, Firebase, and custom LLM prompt pipelines. Features dynamic prompt generation, context-aware responses, and semantic search.

AMEX OPEN Platform

Led modernization from legacy Java monolith to microservices. Implemented CI/CD pipeline reducing deployment time by 95%.

Audible Catalog System

Designed caching layer handling 10M+ daily requests. Reduced database load by 60% while improving response times.

Technical Skills

Languages

Java, Node.js, Python, C, C++, TypeScript, JavaScript

Frontend

React, Flutter, React Native, CSS, HTML5

Backend/Data

PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Firebase, Firestore

Cloud & DevOps

AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda), Firebase, Docker, GitHub Actions, CI/CD

AI & LLM

OpenAI, Claude, Prompt Engineering, Vector Search, RAG

Security

OAuth, JWT, Secure Coding, TS/SCI Clearance Experience

Education

Master of Science, Computer Science

University of Maryland, College Park — 2000