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.
- Software, data, and ML systems
- 20 years
- Apple and Microsoft products
- 1B+ users
- Deep learning for security threat detection
- US patent
Current work
Experiments in learning, parenting, and AI security.
SayMake
Status: ExperimentNot verified for this refreshAI-supported maker studio for young builders.
Puddle
Status: ExperimentChecked 9 October 2026Practical next steps for everyday parenting questions.
SPEAR
Status: ExperimentChecked 9 October 2026Open-source LLM security middleware with a red-team evaluation harness.
A live page is not a ready product.
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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.
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Notes on agency, learning, and trustworthy AI.
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