Liam Murphy

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AI Full Stack Engineer with 9+ years of experience designing and delivering modern web applications. Skilled in React, TypeScript, Python, FastAPI, AWS, and distributed systems, with experience integrating AI features into production products. Strong background in AI search, retrieval workflows, APIs, databases, Redis, microservices, and performance optimization. Comfortable owning the full development lifecycle from user-facing applications to backend services and cloud infrastructure.

1. Senior AI Full Stack Engineer

   Skyscanner

   05/2025 — 07/2026

   Developed AI-powered search and personalization capabilities across the full stack using React, TypeScript, Python, FastAPI, Redis, and AWS. Improved search quality by raising retrieval hit rates from 82% to 87% while reducing operational costs by 25%.

2. Senior Full Stack Engineer

   Fenergo

   04/2020 — 03/2025

   Led migration to Python microservices across 4 engineering teams, enabling weekly deployments, while mentoring 5 junior engineers through code reviews and technical guidance, contributing to 2 promotions within 12 months.

3. Full Stack Engineer

   Nearform

   07/2017 — 02/2020

   Improved platform performance by 35% through frontend, backend, database, and Redis optimizations, achieving ~200ms response times, while automating AWS infrastructure with Terraform to maintain 99.9% uptime and save ~$15K annually.