Jason Stein
Miami,FL
Summary
Full-stack product & engineering leader with a track record of taking AI-powered multimedia products from 0-1 - overseeing everything from initial architecture and API development to go-to-market execution. Proven ability to integrate open-source AI models and vendor APIs for audio/video platforms, demonstrated by building a real-time streaming translation product (first client: NBA) that achieved >$1M ARR in Year 1. Adept at driving product vision and strategy while leading cross-functional teams.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Head of Product
Lingopal
09.2023 - Current
- System Architecture: Designed modular architecture for customizable deployments; architected backend and UX with Docker & Kubernetes.
- AI Media Pipeline: Built live-stream AI translation pipeline (RTMP/SRT/HLS) requiring no human-in-the-loop. Achieved BLEU 50 on all languages.
- Enterprise Launch: Delivered live multilingual audio translation for the NBA mobile app (Spanish, Portuguese, French), as well as other notable customers.
- Broadcast Tech: Developed ST-2038 & CEA-608/708 captioning and H.264/H.265 embedding via GStreamer & FFmpeg multiplexing.
- Product Expansion: Shipped API support, allowing users to start and stop translated streams with their content at will.
- Leadership: Hired & led 15+ engineers, owned specs, roadmaps, QA, and deployment strategy for 0-1 product rollout.
- Customer Success & Sales: Conducted demos, onboarded enterprise clients, and drove $1M+ ARR within the first year.
- Go-to-Market & Fundraising: Secured seed funding by presenting vision and go-to-market strategy to investors in my network.
- Documented user stories, specifications, and product features into detailed work order to communicate across teams and build mandatory requirements.
- Prioritized roadmap in order to achieve product goals and metrics.
- Coordinated project planning and execution with team members and team leads.
- Reviewed sales, customer concerns, and new opportunities to drive business strategy at weekly planning sessions.
Software Engineer
Cornelis Networks
08.2021 - 08.2023
- Coordinated with other engineers to evaluate and improve software and hardware interfaces.
- Tested methodology with writing and execution of test plans, debugging and testing scripts and tools.
- Developed next generation integration platform for internal applications.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
- Developed conversion and system implementation plans.
- Inspected equipment, assessed functionality, and optimized controls.
- Tested functional compliance of company products.
- Translated technical concepts and information into terms parties could easily comprehend.
Education
B.S. - Computer Science, Mathematics
Mississippi State University
Starkville, MS12.2021
Skills
- RTMP, SRT, HLS
- Jira/Confluence/Agile
- Team building
- Cross-functional leadership
- Roadmaps
- Fundraising
- Go-to-market strategy
- Enterprise Sales
Timeline
Head of Product
Lingopal
09.2023 - Current
Software Engineer
Cornelis Networks
08.2021 - 08.2023
B.S. - Computer Science, Mathematics
Mississippi State University
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