FOR EMPLOYERS / JOSEPH HODGE

A builder’s mindset.
A different background.

I build AI-native software and the systems that keep it honest: model evaluation, agent workflows, and products shipped with real test coverage. I’m looking for applied AI and product-builder roles where that matters.

WHAT I BRING

From the problem
to the proof.

UK remote work preferred. Occasional hybrid work around Peterborough can be discussed.

Applied AI and model evaluation

Choosing small speech and language models against product-specific benchmarks, then tuning prompts, context budgets and on-device integration. See MindCap.

Agentic development

Directing Claude, Codex and other coding agents through bounded tasks, with isolated worktrees, evidence gates and human approval. See CommandRig.

Full-stack product work

Web and desktop products with Next.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL and Rust/Tauri, backed by CI, migrations and more than 750 test files on Leaf Edge.

Judgement under pressure

Six years trading derivatives and nearly four in a high-risk probation setting: evidence-based decisions, clear records and calm escalation.

I direct AI agents rather than hand-writing every line, and I say so. Ask me to walk through any system here: how it works, and how I know it works.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

The route
so far.

Explore the project work
Feb 2026 — present

Founder / Product & Systems Lead

Auromind Ltd

Lead Auromind’s products end to end: requirements, model and architecture decisions, directing AI coding agents, review and release. Built CommandRig and Ko-Lab to keep agent work isolated, evidenced and approved.

May 2020 — present

Self-employed derivatives trader

Independent

Options, futures and equities, with structured trade records, post-trade review and defined risk limits. This experience shaped the workflows behind Leaf Edge.

Jul 2021 — Mar 2025

Approved Premises Residential Worker

HM Prison & Probation Service

Risk assessment, crisis response and de-escalation in a high-risk residential setting, with clear records, incident reports and handovers.

Mar 2019 — May 2020

Project Administrator

Savills

Supported project administration, coordination and day-to-day operational work.

2015 — 2018

BA (Hons) Criminology & Criminal Justice

University of Kent

LET’S TALK ABOUT THE ROLE

Where could this
be useful?

Applied AI, AI product-builder, AI enablement and integration roles are natural fits, especially in small teams that already build with coding agents.

Send the role, working pattern and the main problems you need solved. I’ll tell you plainly where I fit.

Discuss an opportunity