Professional Journey
As a Senior Software Engineer at Camlist, Scott Fernald led the development of a React Native mobile app for pet buyers and sellers. He integrated AI-powered chat, real-time video calls, and pet financing options, revolutionizing how people find and adopt pets online.
- Built and launched Camlist’s marketplace app on iOS & Android.
- Developed AI-driven chatbots for buyer-seller interactions.
- Integrated live video calls, enabling remote pet showcasing.
- Optimized cloud performance using AWS, Kubernetes, and microservices.
As a top-rated freelancer on Upwork, Scott specialized in AI, LLMs, and automation solutions. He worked with businesses to integrate OpenAI-powered chatbots, NLP models, and AI-driven automation into their operations.
- Developed AI-driven chatbots and automation tools.
- Built scalable AI-powered data processing systems.
- Integrated OpenAI APIs and deployed cloud-based AI solutions.
At Rover, Scott played a key role in building pet-sitter and pet-owner platforms. As a Senior Software Engineer, he focused on React, Python, and cloud-based microservices to enhance Rover’s customer experience.
- Developed and optimized Rover’s pet-owner and sitter experience.
- Worked with React, Python, PostgreSQL, and AWS.
- Championed automated testing and CI/CD best practices.
Scott started his career at Zoetis, leading software development for bio-devices and automation systems in the veterinary industry. He integrated machine learning, computer vision, and cloud computing into advanced pet healthcare solutions.
- Developed AI-powered automation for bio-devices.
- Built a microservices-based SaaS platform for pet clinics.
- Worked with Java, Spring, Kubernetes, Azure, and MongoDB.
