Product leader and engineer.

20+ years building software, from writing the code to running product. These days most of what I build involves AI: products, agents, and the tooling around them. Based in Charleston, SC.

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Since June 2026

Director of Product, Community.co

Community.co runs premium, invite-only member networks for publishers like Forbes. I lead product and work closely with engineering. Early focus: a steady release cycle, smarter search and member matching, and AI tools that help members get published.

Projects

iOS game

A Walk in the Park

A pigeon. A postcard. A very long walk. A puzzle game about a pigeon who has never seen the ocean.

Mac app

Beatstack

Screenwriting software. Plan your story beat by beat and write with the outline beside you.

AI assistant

Avery

Tasks and reminders through plain conversation on WhatsApp and SMS. No app to install.

Open source

open-classify

A pre-routing layer for AI products. Small classifiers decide whether a message gets routed, blocked or answered before it reaches your main model.

Open source

browser-agent

Browser control for LLM agents. Drives real Chrome over CDP and hands the model a compact text map instead of screenshots.

Work

2019 – 2026

Bayouth Media

Independent product and engineering work. Head of Product at LiftOff. Built Composer, one of the first AI editorial platforms. Engagements with Mattel, Hawaiian Airlines and Mars Petcare.

2017 – 2019

ResortPass

Co-founder and founding CPO. Built the booking platform and partner portal from day one. 275% lift in bookings after launch.

2015 – 2017

Choice Maternity

Product Owner. Launched a subscription fashion service for expecting mothers.

2014 – 2015

ZipRecruiter

Director of Product Management. Launched the first iOS and Android apps. Shipped one-click apply, lifting application rate 69%.

2011 – 2014

Idealab

Product Owner for Punchcard. Mobile apps, a B2B analytics platform and the brand.

2005 – 2011

MerchEngines / Deluxe

Engineer, then Product Owner after the acquisition. Co-inventor on a paid search patent.

2000 – 2005

BigZoo Voice

Full-stack engineer. Shipped an AJAX single-page app before that was a thing.

Tools

AI harnessesClaude CodeClaudeOpenAI APIOllamaMastraVercelGitHubUnityFigmaJira

Book

How to Steal the Mona Lisa

A step-by-step guide to seven of history's most priceless heists, from the Hope Diamond to the Crown Jewels. Illustrated, and published by Penguin Random House.

Photography

Contact

Say hi at hello@taylorbayouth.com or find me on LinkedIn.