Principal AI Engineer
aric.camarata@gmail.com|ariccamarata.com|linkedin.com/in/ariccamarata|github.com/acamarata|Conneaut, OH (Remote)
Principal AI Engineer with 20+ years building distributed systems, AI infrastructure, and full-stack applications across defense, enterprise, and product companies. Deep expertise in multi-model AI routing, hybrid retrieval (RAG), federated GraphQL, and high-throughput Go backends. Founder of nSelf (self-hosted PaaS) and nClaw (multi-model AI router). Former Lead Developer at Northrop Grumman, TS-cleared (expired). Remote-only, C2C preferred, $125–165/hr.
| Languages: | Go, TypeScript, Rust, Python, PHP |
| AI / ML: | Multi-model routing, RAG pipelines, pgvector, BGE-M3 reranking, RRF fusion, Ollama, Claude API, Gemini API |
| Data: | PostgreSQL, Redis, Elasticsearch, Hadoop, HBase, Cassandra |
| API: | GraphQL (Hasura Federation, Remote Schema), REST, gRPC |
| Infrastructure: | Docker, Nginx, Hetzner VPS, Vercel, Cloudflare, Linux |
| Frontend: | Next.js (App Router), React, Tailwind CSS |
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nSelf / nClaw
Principal AI Engineer & Founder
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2020 – Present |
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Unity Platforms (Flock, Veterans)
Founder / Principal Engineer
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2014 – Present |
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Northrop Grumman
Lead Developer / Systems Architect
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2011 – 2013 |
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Pearson Education
Senior Developer
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2010 |
Led data visualization initiatives for educational assessment platforms.
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Apple Inc.
Software Developer
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2007 – 2010 |
Internal tools development for enterprise business operations (PHP, jQuery).
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AT&T
Software Developer
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2006 – 2007 |
Consolidated call center support tooling, reducing agent overhead and improving resolution time.
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Roxbury Group
Systems Developer
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2004 – 2006 |
Deployed and managed Windows networks for clients; built custom inventory tracking software.
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Belltown University
BS, Management Information Systems
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2008 – 2011 |
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U.S. Army National Guard
19D Cavalry Scout — Honorable Discharge
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2001 – 2004 |