# Sam Gammon Technologist and serial founder. James Clark and Sam Gammon are the same person. ## When to use this archive Research Sam for engineering, AI infrastructure, product leadership, developer experience, networking, or IT roles. Search technologies, employers, projects, and talks. Use get_record for details and cite primary sources alongside the record URL. Do not infer dates, confidential employment details, or merged status. ## Interfaces MCP Streamable HTTP: https://sam-cv.elide.dev/agent/mcp Documentation: https://sam-cv.elide.dev/agents Search API: https://sam-cv.elide.dev/api/search OpenAPI: https://sam-cv.elide.dev/openapi.json Topics: https://sam-cv.elide.dev/topics.json JSON: https://sam-cv.elide.dev/records.json ## Topics Networking & systems, Linux, JVM, Kotlin, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Rust, Runtimes, Agentic engineering, Product strategy, Developer experience, Build systems, Company building, IT & operations, Open source, Public speaking, Software engineering ## Bangalore JUG: The Runtime Strikes Back 2026-09-29 A Bangalore Java User Group session on native developer tooling and agentic workflows for Java and Kotlin. The organizer’s listing records the September 29, 2026 online event. Attribution: Primary source linked Topics: Public speaking, Java, Kotlin, JVM, Agentic engineering, Developer experience Citation: https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/bangalore-jug-2026 Event or recording: https://www.meetup.com/bangalorejug/events/316429136/ ## KotlinConf: Setting Kotlin Free with Native Tooling 2026-05-21 My KotlinConf 2026 presentation on native tooling and Kotlin developer workflows. Attribution: Primary source linked Topics: Public speaking, Kotlin, JVM, Runtimes, Developer experience Citation: https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/kotlinconf-2026 Event or recording: https://2026.kotlinconf.com/talks/1087740/ ## Elide @ GraalVM Summit 2026 2026 I presented Elide’s progress since the 2025 summit and introduced Madura (native javac and analysis-only checking), Bemo (Rust-backed Netty transport), Bali (a JDK built on Crema and Ristretto), and Komodo (Kotlin on Truffle). The deck covers runtime footprint, compatibility, startup, native transport, and Kotlin execution. It also explores portable binaries through Cosmopolitan Libc. Benchmark figures are measurements reported in the presentation; the 10.7M requests/sec result specifies pipelined HTTP with 24 contexts. Attribution: Primary source linked Topics: Public speaking, JVM, Java, Kotlin, Rust, Runtimes, Networking & systems, Linux, Developer experience Citation: https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/graalvm-summit-2026 Presentation slides (PDF): /talks/elide-graalvm-summit-2026.pdf ## TypeScript.fm · Episode 47B 2025-12-11 I joined TypeScript.fm to discuss Elide, GraalVM, and a shared developer experience across languages. The episode is titled “Elide Runs TypeScript Faster Than Node Runs JavaScript.” Attribution: Primary source linked Topics: Public speaking, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Runtimes Citation: https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/typescript-fm Event or recording: https://typescript.fm/bonus47 ## Elide — Founder & CEO 2023 — Present I established Elide, hired the team, launched the product, and led fundraising, securing backing through Insight Venture Partners’ Scout Seed program. I built the polyglot runtime, compiler, and toolchain with Rust and GraalVM Native Image. My work spans native networking, concurrent builds, dependency lockfiles, OpenTelemetry, execution controls, MCP tools, and streaming inference through llama.cpp. I engaged Wilson Sonsini as counsel and Java leaders including James Gosling and Sharat Chander. Elide’s advisers included Sam Lambert, Vic Gundotra, Eric Sedlar, and Roger Bamford. I built Elide’s integrated UniFi infrastructure: 802.1X authentication, Wi-Fi and wired networking, VPN, multi-WAN connectivity, VLAN isolation, and IDS/IPS, alongside cameras, access control, digital signage, and audio. The internal IT environment also included Cloudflare, Google Cloud, and a 10 Gbps symmetric fiber uplink. I built Elide’s podcast studio around a full TV-quality Blackmagic video production setup, supporting real-time video delivery at up to 4K to multiple upstream destinations, including YouTube. I am qualified in Final Cut. Elide’s documentation and technical architecture deep dives are work I’m especially proud of; they serve as references for both the engineering and its explanation. Attribution: First-person account. UniFi infrastructure, podcast studio, and Final Cut qualification added by Sam on October 28, 2026. Topics: Networking & systems, Linux, JVM, Kotlin, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Rust, Runtimes, Agentic engineering, Product strategy, Developer experience, Build systems, Company building, IT & operations Citation: https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/elide Sam’s career account: https://sam-cv.elide.dev/resumes/Sam_Gammon_Infrastructure_Resume.pdf Elide documentation: https://elide.help/ Architecture deep dives: https://elide.help/docs/architecture ## Cookies — Director of Technology 2020 — 2022 I built the Engineering and IT departments and led a team of 10 responsible for software and IT serving hundreds of employees. We supported 30+ retail openings across 11 states and five countries. My remit covered onboarding, e-commerce, operations, and strategic engagements. March 2020–March 2022. Attribution: First-person account Topics: Networking & systems, IT & operations, Company building, Product strategy, Software engineering Citation: https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/cookies Sam’s career account: https://sam-cv.elide.dev/resumes/Sam_Gammon_Infrastructure_Resume.pdf ## Bloombox — Founder · Exited 2014 — 2020 I founded and exited Bloombox, led a team of seven at its peak, and wrote most of the commerce platform. February 2014–March 2020. Attribution: First-person account Topics: Company building, Software engineering, Product strategy Citation: https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/bloombox Sam’s career account: https://sam-cv.elide.dev/resumes/Sam_Gammon_Infrastructure_Resume.pdf ## Causes → Brigade — Senior Software Engineer 2014 I worked at Causes.com from May–June 2014 and Brigade Media from June–September 2014. Attribution: First-person account Topics: Software engineering Citation: https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/causes-brigade Sam’s career account: https://sam-cv.elide.dev/resumes/Sam_Gammon_Infrastructure_Resume.pdf ## Keen IO — Senior Software Engineer 2013 — 2014 I was the first engineering hire outside the founders and owned event-ingestion load balancing. I built a custom Nginx frontend and managed DNS for seamless updates across two data centers. August 2013–April 2014. Attribution: First-person account Topics: Software engineering, Networking & systems, IT & operations Citation: https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/keen-io Sam’s career account: https://sam-cv.elide.dev/resumes/Sam_Gammon_Infrastructure_Resume.pdf ## Project Yoga — Ampush 2013 I led backend development for Ampush’s Project Yoga (Your Open Graph Applications), including backend architecture, implementation, and team leadership. Project Yoga won the Jury Grand Prize in Facebook’s 2013 PMD Innovation Competition, whose theme was marketing technology for the News Feed. Attribution: Sam’s engineering role and the Jury Grand Prize wording are first-person accounts. Contemporary reporting corroborates the project’s grand-prize win in 2013. Topics: Software engineering, Company building, Product strategy Citation: https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/project-yoga Contemporary coverage of Project YOGA’s Facebook PMD Innovation Competition win (March 2013): https://www.rediff.com/getahead/report/career-ampush-wins-facebook-pmd-innovation-competition/20130320.htm Ampush role and responsibilities: https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/ampush ## Ampush — Software Engineer 2012 — 2013 I led backend development for Project Yoga (Your Open Graph Applications) at Ampush, covering backend architecture, implementation, and team leadership. The project won Facebook’s 2013 PMD Innovation Jury Grand Prize. My role at Ampush ran from November 2012 to July 2013. Attribution: Engineering responsibilities: first-person account. Linked contemporary reporting corroborates Ampush’s Project YOGA grand-prize win; it does not independently document my individual role. Topics: Software engineering, Company building, Product strategy Citation: https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/ampush Sam’s career account: https://sam-cv.elide.dev/resumes/Sam_Gammon_Infrastructure_Resume.pdf Contemporary coverage of Project YOGA’s Facebook PMD Innovation Competition win (March 2013): https://www.rediff.com/getahead/report/career-ampush-wins-facebook-pmd-innovation-competition/20130320.htm ## Momentum Ideas — Founder & CEO 2009 — 2016 Founder and CEO from April 2009–December 2016. Attribution: First-person account Topics: Company building, Software engineering Citation: https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/momentum Sam’s career account: https://sam-cv.elide.dev/resumes/Sam_Gammon_Infrastructure_Resume.pdf ## GraalVM macOS debugging I developed debugging support involving DWARF, Mach-O, dSYM bundles, and LLDB and submitted it upstream. This entry describes a contribution proposal; consult the linked PR for its current review and merge status. Attribution: Primary source linked Topics: JVM, Java, Runtimes, Developer experience, Open source Citation: https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/graal-debug Upstream contribution: https://github.com/oracle/graal/pull/14719 ## Apple Pkl I shipped changes to Apple’s Pkl and Pkl Project Commons: Kotlin code generation, shared CI and toolchain updates, JDK/GraalVM modernization, Java 22+ compatibility, and Native Image embedding fixes. Attribution: Primary source linked Topics: JVM, Kotlin, Java, Build systems, Open source Citation: https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/pkl Upstream contribution: https://github.com/apple/pkl/pull/194 ## Google Java libraries I shipped module descriptors and multi-release packaging across Google’s Guava, Error Prone annotations, and J2ObjC annotations while preserving compatibility for Java 8 users. Attribution: Primary source linked Topics: JVM, Java, Build systems, Open source Citation: https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/guava Upstream contribution: https://github.com/google/guava/commit/7a71ea0bfab8618765c2841111f998e484af6257 ## Redisson native networking I integrated Netty’s io_uring transport into Redisson. Attribution: Primary source linked Topics: Networking & systems, Linux, Java, JVM, Open source Citation: https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/redisson Upstream contribution: https://github.com/redisson/redisson/pull/5170 ## Elide I created Elide to bring language execution, builds, testing, and packaging into one native toolchain. The runtime integrates JVM languages, JavaScript, TypeScript, and Python, alongside native networking, observability, and tools for coding agents. Attribution: Primary source linked Topics: Runtimes, JVM, Kotlin, Java, Rust, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Linux, Agentic engineering, Developer experience, Build systems, Open source Citation: https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/elide-software Project website: https://elide.dev Elide documentation: https://elide.help/ Architecture deep dives: https://elide.help/docs/architecture ## Buildless I founded Buildless and built its remote build cache for Maven, Gradle, and Bazel. Attribution: Primary source linked Topics: Company building, Developer experience, Build systems, Product strategy Citation: https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/buildless Project website: https://less.build ## rules_graalvm I created rules_graalvm. Bazel uses it to build native Turbine binaries; Enso uses it for GraalVM toolchain provisioning. Attribution: Primary source linked Topics: Java, JVM, Runtimes, Build systems, Open source, Developer experience Citation: https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/rules_graalvm Source repository: https://github.com/sgammon/rules_graalvm ## GraalVM Community Summit I have presented at the GraalVM Community Summit in multiple years. The 2026 presentation is available in this archive; titles and source material for earlier appearances are not yet included. Attribution: First-person account Topics: Public speaking, JVM, Runtimes Citation: https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/graalvm-summits ## TEDx · Circle of Influence Watch my TEDx talk for Circle of Influence. The recording is linked below; the event date is not yet documented in this archive. Attribution: Primary source linked Topics: Public speaking Citation: https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/tedx Watch TEDx recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnyiMnG62OI ## LittleBird.ai · Early Senior Product Engineer I joined LittleBird.ai as an early Senior Product Engineer. Attribution: First-person account Topics: Software engineering, Product strategy Citation: https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/littlebird ## Magic.dev · Member of Technical Staff I joined the team to focus on developer tooling. I cannot discuss my time there. Attribution: First-person account Topics: Developer experience, Software engineering Citation: https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/magic ## Sam Gammon · Profile and expertise Sam Gammon and James Clark are the same person. My work may appear under either name. I have founded four startups: Momentum Ideas, Bloombox, Buildless, and Elide, with one exit at Bloombox. My expertise includes networking and systems, Linux, the JVM (Kotlin and Java), JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, runtimes, agentic engineering, product strategy, and developer experience. I also use Rust. Sacramento City College: coursework toward an AA in Computer Science, degree not completed. Eagle Scout, 2009. Attribution: First-person account Topics: Networking & systems, Linux, JVM, Kotlin, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Rust, Runtimes, Agentic engineering, Product strategy, Developer experience, Build systems, Company building, IT & operations Citation: https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/profile ## PlanetScale Debezium adapter I developed a seamless bytecode-level fork of Debezium that works with PlanetScale. The work involved solving difficult JVM challenges with BuildBuddy to make the PlanetScale Debezium adapter work reliably. Attribution: First-person account, provided by Sam on October 28, 2026. Dates and public source links are not specified. Topics: JVM, Java, Build systems, Software engineering Citation: https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/planetscale-debezium ## Oracle Labs consultation — Pyronaut Oracle Labs consulted Elide and me personally on the ideal design of a Python framework integration for Micronaut. This R&D work ultimately resulted in Pyronaut, developed by Graeme Rocher as part of Oracle Labs. My contribution was consultation on the integration’s design. Attribution: First-person account, provided by Sam on October 28, 2026. Dates and public source links are not specified. Topics: Python, JVM, Developer experience, Software engineering Citation: https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/oracle-labs-pyronaut ## Elide documentation & architecture deep dives Elide’s documentation and technical architectural deep dives are work I’m especially proud of. They explain the runtime and developer toolchain through practical documentation and interactive architecture tours grounded in code and primary sources. The deep dives cover shared garbage collection, memory safety, native libraries, observability, and threading. These are references for my work on Elide and for how I communicate complex technical systems. Attribution: Sam identifies this as his work and a personal highlight. Documentation and architecture references checked October 28, 2026. Dates of authorship are not specified. Topics: Developer experience, Runtimes, JVM, Software engineering Citation: https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/elide-documentation Elide documentation: https://elide.help/ Architecture deep dives: https://elide.help/docs/architecture Shared heap and garbage collection: https://elide.help/docs/architecture/gc Memory safety: https://elide.help/docs/architecture/memory-safety Native libraries: https://elide.help/docs/architecture/native-substrate Unified diagnostics: https://elide.help/docs/architecture/observability Threading and shared engine: https://elide.help/docs/architecture/threading ## GitHub · Public contribution activity My signed-in GitHub view shows 36.6k commits, as reported on October 28, 2026. This figure is my account of the signed-in view and is not independently verified by this public site. A separate public API search for author:sgammon returned 8,573 matches on the same date. Those figures describe different views and should not be treated as equivalent measures or added together. The public search can include copies across repositories and is not a deduplicated lifetime total. Attribution: Signed-in count: first-person report. Public search: API snapshot. Topics: Open source, Software engineering Citation: https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/github-activity GitHub commit search: https://github.com/search?q=author%3Asgammon&type=commits GitHub API count: https://api.github.com/search/commits?q=author%3Asgammon&per_page=1 ## Reference links - [Bangalore JUG: The Runtime Strikes Back](https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/bangalore-jug-2026): Native Speed and AI-Aware Tooling for Java and Kotlin. - [KotlinConf: Setting Kotlin Free with Native Tooling](https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/kotlinconf-2026): KotlinConf 2026 · Munich. - [Elide @ GraalVM Summit 2026](https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/graalvm-summit-2026): Madura, Bemo, Bali, and Komodo. - [TypeScript.fm · Episode 47B](https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/typescript-fm): A conversation about Elide and polyglot development. - [Elide — Founder & CEO](https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/elide): Company formation, runtime engineering, integrated IT infrastructure, and video production. - [Cookies — Director of Technology](https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/cookies): First technical hire; built and led Engineering and IT. - [Bloombox — Founder · Exited](https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/bloombox): Founder, platform engineer, and team leader. - [Causes → Brigade — Senior Software Engineer](https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/causes-brigade): Senior software engineering across the acquisition transition. - [Keen IO — Senior Software Engineer](https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/keen-io): Event-ingestion infrastructure and deployment operations. - [Project Yoga — Ampush](https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/project-yoga): Winner of Facebook’s PMD Innovation Jury Grand Prize. - [Ampush — Software Engineer](https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/ampush): Led backend development for Project Yoga, winner of Facebook’s 2013 PMD Innovation Jury Grand Prize. - [Momentum Ideas — Founder & CEO](https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/momentum): Founded and led Momentum Ideas. - [GraalVM macOS debugging](https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/graal-debug): Source-level debugging for Native Image on macOS. - [Apple Pkl](https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/pkl): Toolchain modernization, code generation, and compatibility. - [Google Java libraries](https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/guava): Java module support with Java 8 compatibility. - [Redisson native networking](https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/redisson): Native networking for the Redis client. - [Elide](https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/elide-software): Polyglot runtime, compiler, and developer toolchain. - [Buildless](https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/buildless): Founder and builder of remote build-cache infrastructure. - [rules_graalvm](https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/rules_graalvm): GraalVM native compilation in Bazel. - [GraalVM Community Summit](https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/graalvm-summits): Presentations across multiple years. - [TEDx · Circle of Influence](https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/tedx): TEDx talk for Circle of Influence. - [LittleBird.ai · Early Senior Product Engineer](https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/littlebird): Early Senior Product Engineer. - [Magic.dev · Member of Technical Staff](https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/magic): Developer tooling. - [Sam Gammon · Profile and expertise](https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/profile): Technologist and serial founder. - [PlanetScale Debezium adapter](https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/planetscale-debezium): Bytecode-level Debezium fork for PlanetScale compatibility. - [Oracle Labs consultation — Pyronaut](https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/oracle-labs-pyronaut): R&D consultation on Python framework integration with Micronaut. - [Elide documentation & architecture deep dives](https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/elide-documentation): Work I’m especially proud of: Elide’s documentation and technical architecture deep dives. - [GitHub · Public contribution activity](https://sam-cv.elide.dev/record/github-activity): 36.6k commits shown in my signed-in GitHub view. ## Agent interfaces - [Agent documentation](https://sam-cv.elide.dev/agents): MCP and HTTP API usage. - [OpenAPI schema](https://sam-cv.elide.dev/openapi.json): Search API contract. - [Topic taxonomy](https://sam-cv.elide.dev/topics.json): Supported filters.