John Pruitt

About John Pruitt

Building the future of AI-native databases.I\'m a Staff Engineer at Timescale, leading the intersection of AI and database technology. Over the past two years, I\'ve architected next-generation AI database solutions, including pgvectorscale benchmarking, the pgai PostgreSQL extension, vectorization tools, text-to-SQL implementations with custom eval suites, a Slack-native agentic bot powered by MCP servers, and novel Agentic Memory engines.Why this matters: I combine 23 years of professional software engineering and relational database expertise (focusing on PostgreSQL) with hands-on AI experience. I believe the database layer is where real AI innovation happens—making AI performant, reliable, and accessible through solid data foundations.Track record: I\'ve successfully led teams (2-15 people) to deliver complex technical solutions. I thrive on tight timelines and turning ambitious technical visions into shipped products.

Experience

1. Staff Engineer

   Tiger Data (creators of TimescaleDB)

   Sep 2023 — Present

   AI Engineering with PostgreSQL. Working on open source projects:* https://github.com/timescale/tiger-agents-for-work* https://github.com/timescale/tiger-eon* https://github.com/timescale/tiger-slack* https://github.com/timescale/pgai* https://github.com/timescale/pgvectorscale

Education

• Auburn University

  Bachelor of Software Engineering, Software Engineering

  2000 — 2004

• University of Alabama at Birmingham

  Master of Engineering, Information and Engineering Management

  2009 — 2011

• Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School

  Alabama Advanced Academic Diploma

  1996 — 2000