Nicholas Young
Co-Founder & Senior Software Engineer
Professional Summary
Senior software engineer with 11+ years of experience architecting scalable systems and leading technical teams at Fortune 500 companies and cutting-edge AI research organizations. Currently working as Member of Technical Staff at xAI, developing support agents, topic classifications, evaluations, and prompting systems. Previously drove AI strategy and implementation at Abbott Diabetes, where I evaluated emerging AI technologies and built production-ready AI solutions for healthcare applications processing 50M+ monthly data points. Proven track record of translating complex technical requirements into business outcomes, from founding and scaling a multi-client platform serving 100+ enterprises to delivering FDA-approved integrations ahead of schedule.
Professional Experience
xAI
AI ResearchMember of Technical Staff
Working on support agents, topic classifications, evaluations, prompting, and agent systems for cutting-edge AI applications.
Key Achievements
- Developing and optimizing support agents for AI systems
- Building topic classification systems for improved AI understanding
- Creating evaluation frameworks for AI system performance
- Advancing prompting techniques and agent architectures
Technologies
Abbott Laboratories
Fortune 500Strategic Architecture Group | Senior Software Engineer
Led AI technology strategy and implementation across Abbott's diabetes care portfolio, building production-ready AI solutions for healthcare applications.
Key Achievements
- Led AI technology strategy identifying optimal AI and AI language technology integration opportunities across Abbott's diabetes care portfolio
- Delivered comprehensive AI tooling evaluation comparing leading development tools through structured case study
- Built 5+ AI proof-of-concepts demonstrating technical feasibility and ROI potential for automated workflows
- Led Android development teams architected secure, healthcare standards-compliant telemetry systems processing 50M+ monthly data points
Technologies
Bolted
StartupFounder & Chief Technology Officer
Founded and scaled technical operations from ground up to multi-client platform, building complete software capabilities for 100+ clients.
Key Achievements
- Developed and scaled technical operations from ground up to multi-client platform serving 100+ clients
- Built comprehensive document processing and document ingestion system handling 150K+ product diagrams with automated data extraction
- Created OpenCV-based part number recognition system cross-referencing 6-digit codes with inventory database
- Orchestrated complete infrastructure architecture managing distributed systems, databases, and CI/CD pipelines
Technologies
Hundred10
AgencySoftware Developer
Engineered custom web solutions and platforms with focus on user experience and automated workflows.
Key Achievements
- Engineered 20+ custom WordPress sites featuring ground-up frontend development and tailored user experiences
- Built golf tracking platform with comprehensive user dashboards and analytics integration
- Created custom CMS with Wix-style drag-and-drop page builder enabling users to design pages with customizable components