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Brian Best_

# principal software developer · agentic AI & LLM systems · kitchener, ontario

I build resilient software with a craftsman’s care — the kind that holds up when the demo ends. Lately: an in-house agentic AI “code factory,” MCP integrations, and the plumbing that makes AI reliable in production.

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open to the right thing
shipping agentic AI platform + MCP tooling at Axonify
reading A Philosophy of Software Design
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Previous roles

# where I’ve worked, most recent first

Six years at Axonify — developer to principal, now leading AI initiatives — plus a healthcare-frontend stint and a startup I co-founded. Full résumé on request.

2026 — presentcurrent
01
Principal Software DeveloperAxonify
Co-leads an internal agentic AI "code factory" and drives LLM-powered capabilities into the customer-facing Axonify pl…
2017 — 2020
02
Frontend DeveloperCombinaut
Built marketing platforms and customer-facing web frontends for a US hospital client in a regulated healthcare environ…
2016 — 2017
03
Software EngineerUbique Networks
Led a web development team building an Angular + Node.js application backed by Express and WebSockets.
2014 — 2016
04
Co-Founder & CTOPhased.io
Co-founded an early-stage venture, raised a CAD $75k angel round, and was selected for Propel ICT's Build accelerator.…