Sam Willis

I’m a Cofounder at Electric, where we’re building sync infrastructure and developer tools for the next generation of AI agents and collaborative applications.My work sits at the intersection of distributed systems, databases, developer tooling, realtime sync, local-first software, and product design. I work across product strategy, architecture, engineering, developer experience, and company direction — helping shape products including ElectricSQL sync, Electric Agents, Durable Streams, TanStack DB, and PGlite.Before Electric, I founded and scaled a print-on-demand e-commerce business to seven-figure annual revenue and over 250,000 fulfilled orders, leading everything from platform engineering and operations to product development and growth.Earlier in my career, I worked in engineering and design consultancy across medical, biotech, and consumer products, which gave me a strong multidisciplinary foundation spanning software, hardware, systems thinking, and user experience.I enjoy solving difficult technical and product problems, especially around:* Distributed systems and sync* Local-first and collaborative software* Databases and embedded runtimes* AI agent infrastructure* Developer tools and platforms* Realtime systems and durable execution* Product and technical strategyTechnologies I work with regularly include TypeScript, JavaScript, Postgres, SQLite, React, distributed data systems, CRDTs, and modern cloud/edge infrastructure.