Software Engineer - Product & Data

Hello, I'm Luke Blommesteyn.

Product-minded engineer connecting research, data, and craft.

Former Team Canada ski racer turned product engineer, still chasing the same repetition, feedback loops, and composure.

Experience

Internships, fellowships, and leadership roles that shaped how I work.

Software Engineer - Raremarq

Sep 2025 – Nov 2025 – Remote (Los Angeles)

Eng hire #2, shipping very fast to help people sell

Software Engineering Intern - Lyft

May 2025 – Aug 2025 – Toronto

Productionized ML Engine for Multi-Scenario Planning

Research Engineer - Canada Basketball (Capstone Student)

Sep 2025 – Present

Homography Computer Vision research for sub-pixel player localization from broadcast video.

Strategy & Analytics Intern - Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment

Sep 2024 – Dec 2024 – Toronto

Assorted fullstack, data, and product analytics work.

Data Science Intern - Beats by Dr. Dre

Jul 2024 – Aug 2024 – Remote

Consumer behavior modelling for launch decisions.

Research Assistant - Innovation North, Ivey Business School

Mar 2023 – Present – London

Gen-AI + Systems Thinking Research under Dr. Tima Bansal.

Software Developer Intern - RBC Amplify

May 2024 – Aug 2024 – Toronto

Patent-pending reccomendation engine for gamified fantasy sports inspired financial education app.

Future Analytics Stars Fellowship - NBA

Jan 2024 – May 2024

Youngest in cohort for executive led training (<1% acceptance rate 5400 applicants), met Darryl Morey, Rich Paul.

Founder & Co-President - Western Dev Society

Mar 2022 – Mar 2024

Scaled a 700+ builder circle and partnered with 30+ organizations.

Writings

Working notes on product focus, reliable data, and keeping teams confident.

Thought Piece

The Meta‑Episteme: Prediction Markets and the Next Knowledge Revolution

An epistemic revolution: prices as a living truth engine.

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Research

NBA Roster Geometry and Resilience

Salary-weighted lineup connectivity adds signal for playoff stability; negative salary assortativity aligns with robustness.

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Build Log

LLMs in Rust: Fast Embeddings with Candle

Why Rust, how I built it, and where it runs.

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Research

Elixir Under Uncertainty

Risk-sensitive POMDP + control math for Clash Royale mechanics.

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Hit me up!

I like meeting builders. Say hi and let's jam on something interesting.

Building something ambitious or weird? Ping me.

lukeblommesteyn [at] gmail [dot] com

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