David Pettersson

Bio

Superside / Senior Creative Technologist
JANUARY 2025  – JUNE 2025,  REMOTE / WORLDWIDE

• Extended industry-standard software such as Figma by integrating programmatic automation and Large Language Models via agents using Typescript, the OpenAI SDK, and the AI SDK.
• Explored, analyzed, and proposed innovative AI-driven solutions through prompt optimization frameworks including DSPy and TextGrad.
• Led the creation and iterative development of a Minimum Viable Product using Typescript, Preact, TailwindCSS, and RSBuild.
• Extended the existing Python backend built with FastAPI and translated it directly into a Typescript and Express implementation.

Artificial Rome  / Creative Technologist
JUNE 2019 – DECEMBER 2024,  BERLIN

• Conceptualised and developed  an AI based face swap backend  to support the SOIL metaverse platform for Clarins skincare
• Led the creation and evolution of the SOIL metaverse platform for the Diesel Vert / iF Design Awards  / Metaverse Fashion Week campaigns. Specializing in full stack development with Docker, Express, React, Redux, and Typescript.
• Solving development bottleneck by creating a Jenkins pipeline for daily Unreal Engine builds, cutting build and deployment time from 4 hours to 25 mins with AWS, Unity Cloud and PureWeb for deployment.
• Prototyping a driving interactive installation using Zed 3D depth cameras, Unreal Engine for Mercedes AMG.
• Conceiving hardware and software setup / maintenance for interactive installations across 5 global sites (Barcelona, Tokyo, LA, New York, Paris) with direct client support for Diesel.

somaticbits  / Creative Technologist
AUGUST 2015 – PRESENT, BERLIN

• Delved into a wide array of creative technologies spanning from machine learning to immersive installations, generative art, and sensor-based art.
• Completed an Alchemy Blockchain bootcamp focusing on Ethers.js, Solidity, Typescript, creating a fully on-chain generative artwork
• Developed command-line tools for seamless interaction with the Tezos blockchain, utilizing Typescript and Node.js, enabling batch minting
• Led 5 workshops with subjects ranging from generative art, NFTs, to node-based programming with TouchDesigner or Cables.gl