Zakk Lefkowits

I build distributed ML, AI, and data systems. Lately, I’ve been exploring how agents can give engineers more leverage across the entire software development lifecycle.

Writing & projects

Previously & now

2026–PresentTo Be Announced

2020–2026Amazon Fire TV

I built infrastructure for Fire TV’s content catalog, enriching movies, TV shows, games, apps, and more with machine intelligence and new data sources. Before that, I built developer toolkits, device software, and distributed cloud systems for Continue Watching and Live TV, reaching 100M+ devices. I also developed agents that became standard tools for my team’s software engineering and data operations, and helped other Fire TV teams do the same.

2017–2020CapTech Consulting

I embedded with clients to build modern web applications and cloud infrastructure. I designed the target architecture for migrating a payment platform processing roughly $1 billion a year to AWS, and built a shared web platform for hundreds of insurance partners.

Virginia Tech Computer Science · Class of 2017

Hokie wearing a bow tie on the porch
Zakk and his wife hiking above a volcanic crater
Zakk helping his daughter practice golf in the backyard
A pelican flying low over the water
A newly built raised garden bed
Zakk taking a playful photo with his dog Hokie
Zakk and his wife smiling together on vacation
Zakk kayaking on bright blue water
Zakk and his wife enjoying a sunny outing with their baby