# Denzell F.

> Software Engineer at Mintlify | FUTO Fellow (F23) | Ex YC W24

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/denzell

Hi! I'm Denzell, I graduated from the  University of Texas in 2022, and have been working on Trieve ever sicne then.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Mintlify
Jan 2025 – Present

### Founder @ Trieve
Jan 2023 – Jan 2025
- Created a Search API in rust that served over 150M searches, 5,400+ active users, on 30,000+ websites
- Lead a 4 person engineering team as CTO
- Managed infrastructure migration from raw EC2 to Kubernetes
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### Contract Software Engineer @ Unknown
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Austin, Texas, United States
- Lead developer of Zyfty which is creating physical NFT’s for homes. zyfty.io/
- Worked on CMS software for distribution company

### Peer Mentor @ The University of Texas at Austin
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Austin, Texas, United States
• Mentored a team of eight undergraduate research students on their projects focused on Convolutional Neural Networks.  
• Guided students in AI training methodologies to enhance their understanding and application of advanced concepts.  
• Fostered a collaborative learning environment, encouraging critical thinking and innovation in research.

### Maching Learning Research Fellow @ The University of Texas at Austin
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Austin, Texas, United States
• Developed a novel tabular dataset of Kansas well logs spanning the past six years, enhancing data accessibility for research.  
• Designed and optimized a new transformer architecture tailored for quantitative forecasting, improving predictive capabilities.  
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams at The University of Texas at Austin to advance machine learning methodologies in geoscience.

### Back End Developer @ Auto Hail Repair Team
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Grand Prairie, Texas, United States
• Developed a CRM API to enhance connectivity between Auto Hail Repair Team LLC and its customers.  
• Implemented a text back system to streamline lead generation and improve customer engagement.  
• Contributed to increased company profits through innovative backend solutions.


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science
The University of Texas at Austin

### High School Diploma in Engineering
John A Dubiski Career High School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/denzell-ford

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Last updated: 2026-04-10