JEREMY S. DE BONET

Southborough, MA • 617-953-7369 • jeremy@debonet.com • www.debonet.com

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Technology executive with a repeating pattern: spot platform inflections, architect enabling systems, then build or transform organizations to execute. Currently VP & Distinguished Engineer at Shopify leading platform transformation. At Amazon, invented Dash Cart—transforming checkout-free retail economics from ~$10K/sq ft smart-environment to smart-cart architecture—and built 140+ person cross-site R&D organization. Combines deep technical invention (100+ patents, Emmy Award) with organizational leadership that raises the bar, accelerates delivery, and scales customer impact.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Shopify, Inc. | Remote (Boston, MA)

Vice President of Engineering & Distinguished Engineer | 2025–Present

Recruited for enterprise transformation; took on VP role within 60 days to execute 100-day turnaround of 130-person developer platform division serving 37,300 partner developers across 4.8M stores.

Identified $1B+ in annual value through architecture redesign, cost optimization, and platform consolidation
Architected framework consolidating 10 fragmented projects into unified platform—$55–110M in engineering and direct-cost savings
Engineered system changes driving 3–5% GMV uplift through improved conversion and cross-platform coherence
100-day organizational reset: replaced underperforming leaders, elevated high-potential talent, rewrote charters, instituted AI-first architecture, established commitment-and-delivery cadence that exposed gaps and accelerated coordination

Building Machines, Inc. | Boston, MA

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder | 2020–2024

Founded company applying robotics and AI to transform $1.8T precast concrete industry.

Invented autonomous casting architecture delivering 70% cost reduction, 7–9× lower conversion cost, ~6× labor reduction
Raised $7.5M; assembled team from Amazon, iRobot, and MIT
Built comprehensive IP portfolio with domestic and international patent protection
Executed disciplined wind-down preserving IP and investor relationships during market contraction

Amazon | Seattle, WA & Boston, MA

Director, Just Walk Out Technology (Dash Cart) | 2014–2019

Built the technical foundation and organization that made checkout-free retail economically viable for grocery and big-box formats. Led cross-functional team of 140+ scientists, engineers, and operations associates across Seattle and Boston.

Invention & Customer Impact - Invented core technology enabling cart-based cashierless shopping—concept to market in 14 months - Transformed checkout-free retail economics from smart-environment approach (~$10K/sq ft) to smart-cart architecture with path to sub-$1,000 per shopper—opening mid-format, large-format, and warehouse stores previously impossible to serve - Made checkout-free retail accessible to formats and footprints previously impossible to serve

Organization Building - Built Boston R&D organization from zero: 80,000 sq ft facility, 75+ employees, high-performance culture optimized for sensor/hardware/AI co-development - Redesigned Seattle organization from functional silos (EE/ME) to cross-disciplinary project teams—delivered ~3× execution velocity and ~8× reduction in designed-component costs - Hired 100+ engineers; raised and maintained hiring bar across both sites - Conducted technical diligence for $100M+ Canvas Technology acquisition

Scale & Ownership - $75M+ annual budget with full accountability for delivery, cost, and quality - Unified architecture and operating cadence across two-site organization - Direct engagement with Jeff Bezos and S-Team on architecture, capex/opex trade-offs, and long-horizon retail economics - 15+ patents from Amazon tenure

MobiTV, Inc. | Emeryville, CA

Chief Technology Officer | 2001–2006

Invented mobile video streaming technology and built platform architecture that scaled to 7M subscribers and $325M ARR.

Invented core technology that created the mobile video category; designed unit economics (cost/subscriber, carrier margins, bandwidth) enabling profitable scale
Architected distributed systems supporting millions of concurrent users across carrier integrations
Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Development (2005)
Board-level reporting on technology roadmap and capital allocation

AMFM, Inc. (acquired by Clear Channel) | Cambridge, MA

Chief Technology Officer | 1998–2000

Led technical strategy for 465-station radio network reaching 110M listeners.

Drove 3× Opex reduction through ~$350M bandwidth-for-advertising structure enabled by digital architecture consolidation
Led acquisition diligence aligning cost structure with roll-up strategy
Infrastructure evolved into iHeartRadio

Early Ventures

Assemble Media (CTO & Founder, acquired) — AI-personalized broadcast engine; achieved exit during dot-com collapse
Skyward Mobile (CEO & Founder) — iPhone-like applications on pre-smartphone hardware
CoPiloted (CEO) — AI robo-advisory; scaled to $35M AUM in 3 months, fully bootstrapped

ADVISORY

Neurometric.ai — AI inference optimization
OneTwoSee (acquired by Comcast) — Video technology
Blancspot Media — Media platforms

EDUCATION

Massachusetts Institute of Technology — M.S. Computer Science, AI Laboratory; Doctoral research; Microsoft Research Investigator

Columbia University — B.S. Applied Mathematics, Summa Cum Laude

RECOGNITION & IMPACT

100+ U.S. Patents in AI, computer vision, robotics, and platform systems
40+ Peer-Reviewed Publications with 5,400+ citations
Emmy Award (2005) for engineering achievement in mobile video
Author of The Bricklayer’s Son on systematic productivity and organizational multiplication

Jeremy S. De Bonet : Resume