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Hello, I'm

JonathanChen

AI video products, from prototype to production.

Platform, product, and the render pipeline in between.

  • 3AI products shipped to public beta
  • 1paid product built and run alone
  • 2years shipping to production
  • ’24Computer science, UC Santa Barbara
About

I build AI video products at OpusClip: the platform they launch on, and three of the tools on it. Before that, a paid product I built and sold alone, and mission software for the U.S. Army. Computer science, UC Santa Barbara.

San FranciscoEnglish and Mandarin
Primary stack
  • TypeScript
  • Python
  • React
  • Next.js
  • Node.js
  • Temporal
  • MongoDB
  • PostgreSQL
  • GCP
  • Kubernetes
  • AWS
  • Claude
  • Gemini
  • Claude Code
  • MCP
  • Statsig
  • Mixpanel
Selected work

Three things I built.

  • [01]

    Opus Labs

    OpusClip, 2026

    The platform OpusClip launches new AI video tools on, plus three tools shipped on it: AI Expand, Motion Studio, StorySlides. Used by tens of thousands of creators.

    Next.jsTypeScriptTemporalGKESeedance
    labs.opus.pro ↗
    Opus Labs site
  • [02]

    Brand Library

    Agent Opus, 2026

    Paste a URL, get a video that looks like the brand, with the real logo in it. Built alone. Tens of thousands of brands extracted in the first four months.

    TypeScriptTemporalPlaywrightGeminiMongoDB
    agent.opus.pro ↗
    Brand Library site
  • [03]

    ClipsFast

    Founder, 2025 to 2026

    A paid clipping product I built and ran alone, from the AI pipeline to billing. $3K a month at its peak.

    PythonLLMsOpenCVAWS
    clipsfast.com ↗
    ClipsFast site
Off hours

I bet with my own models.

Positive expected value only. Calibrated probabilities, fixed staking, every slate graded.

Track recordVerified on Pikkit · @pingyujc
+$0Net profit, 2024 to Sep 30, 2026
Bets0
Blended ROI+0.00%
Seasons3
Profit+$0
ROI+0.00%
Record929-2551-10126.7% hit rate, 3,581 bets
Low -$2,635High +$27,554Close +$27,554
Same dollar scale for every year, -$2,635 to +$27,554
Wins 929Losses 2,551Pushes 101
  • Run the PucksNHL game simulator. Backtest before belief.
    In progress
  • Bankroll LabDaily +EV pipeline and a Monte Carlo bankroll simulator.
  • evPost-only limit orders on Kalshi and Polymarket.
  • MusterShow or pay. A gym check-in app for friends.
    iOS
Experience
  • 2026 to now

    OpusClip

    Member of Technical Staff

  • 2025 to 2026

    ClipsFast

    Founder

  • 2024 to 2026

    C3 AI

    Software Engineer, via Paradyme

  • 2024

    Scale AI

    Software Engineer