Founder, SayMake · Former engineering leader at Apple, Microsoft, and Salesforce

Sunny Patneedi

I build AI tools and methods that help people explain, test, and improve their work.

AI should scaffold thinking, not surrender it.

Current work

Experiments in learning, parenting, and AI security.

SayMake
Status: Experiment
Not verified for this refresh
AI-supported maker studio for young builders.
See SayMake in the archive
Puddle
Status: Experiment
Checked 9 October 2026
Practical next steps for everyday parenting questions.
askpuddle.com for Puddle (opens in a new tab)
SPEAR
Status: Experiment
Checked 9 October 2026
Open-source LLM security middleware with a red-team evaluation harness.
View source for SPEAR (opens in a new tab)

A live page is not a ready product.

2025 — now
SayMake · Founder & solo builder
2018 — 2025
Apple Maps · Senior engineering manager
My teams shipped iOS 16 Transit cards and fares, EV routing, and 3D Maps.
2015 — 2018
Salesforce · Senior software engineer
Built production fraud detection with deep learning.
2007 — 2015
Microsoft (Bing, MSN) · Senior engineering manager
Co-led Bing Travel from zero.