Phil Calçado is the founder of Outropy, the AI developer platform for software engineers. Previously, he pioneered microservices architecture at SoundCloud during their growth from millions to hundreds of millions of users. His experience scaling systems with small teams spans roles at DigitalOcean and SeatGeek, consistently helping underdogs compete with tech giants. He lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn, where he divides his time between building AI products and working on his mediocre Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.