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AI Evenings NYC: Shipping AI That Actually Works

Andrii Olefirenko, Senior Software Engineer at Meta, explored what it takes to move AI from prototype to production, sharing lessons on building systems that operate at scale in real-world environments.

  • BrainStation New York
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  • Apr 15, 2026
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  • Andrii Olefirenko

    Andrii Olefirenko

    Senior Software Engineer

Andrii Olefirenko

Senior Software Engineer

Meta

"What separates an agent from a chatbot? A chatbot just gives you an answer. Agentic AI is completely different—it can obtain new skills and perform real work over days or months; it’s like having your own executive assistant."

 

- Andrii Olefirenko, Senior Software Engineer at Meta

  • Andrii Olefirenko

    Andrii Olefirenko

    Senior Software Engineer

    Andrii Olefirenko is a Senior Software Engineer at Reality Labs at Meta, where he builds AI-powered systems that operate at the intersection of hardware, software, and machine learning. His work focuses on shipping production-grade AI infrastructure that enables real-time, context-aware experiences in emerging computing platforms. Previously, Andrii was a Software Development Engineer at Amazon Web Services, contributing to large-scale distributed systems and cloud infrastructure. With a background spanning NLP, computer vision, and DevOps, he brings a systems-level perspective to what it takes to move AI from experimentation to scalable, real-world deployment.

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