Kevin Major
Director of Integrations & AI Strategy · PopSockets

I saved my company $350K a year by ripping out the middleware vendor everyone said we couldn’t leave.

17+ years building the systems and leading the teams that connect commerce, AI, and the global supply chain. Founder of Unmule. Director of Integrations & AI Strategy at PopSockets.

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Currently building · Previously shipped at
PopSockets Unmule Mycelium Scholae WenKai DataRaptor Commerce Kitchen Twomile
About

A senior backend, integrations, and AI engineer who leads from inside the work.

I lead integrations and AI strategy at PopSockets, where I’ve spent the last seven years building the systems and teams that connect retail, e-commerce, ERP, and warehouse operations across the globe. My recent work centers on two things: replacing expensive proprietary middleware (MuleSoft → Apache Camel) and putting agentic AI workflows to real use inside engineering — augmenting how we develop, test, and research, not just talking about it.

I tend to acquire scope by being early to use what works. The AI strategy mandate came from doing the engineering work — not from a job posting. Same pattern with Unmule (led the migration internally, packaged it as a service) and Mycelium (needed it, built it). See a need, build the thing, end up owning it.

I came up as a backend developer (Ruby on Rails, PHP), a Linux systems administrator, and a mobile developer (Flutter/Dart), and I still operate across that whole stack. The constant has been bridging gaps — between teams, between systems, between vendors and the actual problem you’re trying to solve.

I lead small, high-trust development teams in AGILE environments, and I’ve managed projects across the US, India, Canada, and Sri Lanka. I’ve worked remotely for most of my career and I’m fluent in the tools, rhythms, and async habits that make distributed teams actually function.

If you need someone who can own integration architecture, ship real AI-augmented engineering, and lead the small teams that make it happen — let’s talk.

By the numbers

Receipts, not adjectives.

$350K Annual middleware licensing eliminated by leading the MuleSoft → Apache Camel migration.
17+ Years building production systems across Rails, PHP, Flutter, and Linux.
4 Continents on my resume — teams led across US, Canada, India, Sri Lanka.
10+ Platforms integrated end-to-end: Shopify, Salesforce, NAV, KingDee, Arena, Snowflake, EDI, 3PL…
Experience

Where I’ve done the work.

Director of Integrations & AI Strategy at PopSockets

2018 — Present

Joined as an App Developer on the Rails OMS, moved to Integrations, was promoted to Lead Integrations Engineer, and now lead two arms of the engineering org concurrently — Integrations and AI Strategy. The AI Strategy scope formalized work that was already happening in engineering, rather than arriving as a separate promotion.

  • Apache Camel migration ($350K/yr saved). Led the replacement of our MuleSoft middleware with Apache Camel, eliminating $350,000 per year in licensing while preserving every integration across Shopify, Salesforce, NAV, KingDee, Arena, Snowflake, EDI partners, and 3PL warehouses. The methodology became Unmule.
  • AI strategy ownership. Lead the company’s AI strategy end-to-end — from tool evaluation and vendor selection to internal policy, rollout, and measuring impact — using AI as leverage across engineering and operations rather than as a marketing checkbox.
  • Agentic workflows in engineering. Deployed agentic AI workflows that now augment our development, QA, and research processes — accelerating delivery cycles, expanding what a small team can ship, and freeing engineers from repetitive work.
  • Systems integration. Spearheaded integrations across Shopify, Salesforce, Lazada, TMall, NAV, KingDee, Arena, Snowflake, and EDI, optimizing data flow across the business.
  • Kubernetes/Docker migration. Led the migration of the order management system to a Kubernetes/Docker architecture, raising scalability and reliability.
  • International team leadership. Led teams across the US, India, Canada, and Sri Lanka.
  • Global e-commerce expansion. Brought new countries online into our e-commerce ecosystem (Japan, Australia, China, India), integrating storefronts, OMS, ERP, and 3PL for each market.

Lead Mobile Developer & Systems Administrator at WenKai Corporation

2017 — 2020

Mobile development with Flutter/Dart, PHP backends, Linux DevOps, business development, and early blockchain exploration for cross-border commerce.

Senior Rails Developer & System Administrator at DataRaptor

2015 — 2017

SAAS platform connecting clients with insurance agents. Replaced a legacy system and migrated production data without incident.

Lead Ruby on Rails Developer & Systems Administrator at Commerce Kitchen

2012 — 2014

Custom software and websites for a regional agency. Software architecture, client management, and deployment strategy.

PHP Drupal/EE Developer & Systems Administrator at Two Mile Heavy Industries

2008 — 2012

Custom Drupal & ExpressionEngine sites, plugin authoring, Linux sysadmin, and Kanban-driven development.

Projects & Ventures

Things I’ve shipped that aren’t on a corporate roadmap.

Unmule Founder

Your middleware shouldn’t have a landlord.

The MuleSoft → Apache Camel migration I led at PopSockets, productized as a service for other mid-market and enterprise teams. Audit existing flows, rebuild on Camel + Spring Boot + Kubernetes + Kafka + Kong + Grafana, transfer ownership. Typical result: 80%+ reduction in middleware costs, payback in roughly four months, end of vendor lock-in.

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Mycelium Builder

A message bus for the things living on your machine.

A local pub/sub network that lets multiple AI agents on the same computer talk to each other — share discoveries, coordinate work, transmit messages — with no cloud, no external servers. MQTT broker on localhost, Python CLI, Kitty terminal integration for push delivery, SQLite historian for the audit trail.

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Scholae Builder

Discover and compare international schools worldwide.

A discovery and comparison platform for international schools — 5,100+ schools across 950+ cities in 220+ countries. Next.js web app with native iOS and Android companions, interactive mapping, offline access, comparative analysis tools.

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Babylon AI Builder

An AI language partner that actually feels like one.

An AI language exchange chatbot built for authentic language partner experiences. Flutter/Dart on iOS and Android, Rails backend orchestrating async calls to OpenAI, Azure, and Leonardo AI for conversation and image generation.

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Skills

What I work with.

Backend & Integrations

Ruby on Rails Apache Camel MuleSoft Spring Boot PHP EDI REST APIs Webhook architectures

AI & Agentic Systems

Agentic Workflows OpenAI / Anthropic APIs Azure AI RAG patterns Tool use / MCP AI strategy

Infrastructure & DevOps

Linux Docker Kubernetes CI/CD pipelines PostgreSQL MySQL Snowflake RabbitMQ / Kafka

Mobile & Frontend

Flutter / Dart JavaScript HTML5 / CSS3 SASS Shopify

Leadership

Distributed teams AGILE / Kanban Hiring & mentoring Cross-cultural management Vendor negotiation

Languages

English (Native) Japanese (Conversational) Chinese (Basic)
Praise

What people who’ve actually worked with me say.

Kevin has great technical chops, and is committed to making things work well. He’s always looking for ways to improve process, communication, and the level of excellence of a team. Plus, he’s a really fun guy to know.
Corey Snipes Twomile Heavy Industries
Two key traits he’s displayed time and time again which I’ve found invaluable: his ability to solve problems and get along well with others. Kevin has talent for learning new technologies and languages — code or verbal. His broad experience, gained domestically and internationally, lets him work well in multicultural geo-disparate organizations.
Kreig Dubose Enterprise Architect, Microsoft Corp.
Education

Schooling.

MSc, Education
National University, La Jolla, CA · April 2004
BSc, Computer Networking
Regis University, Denver, CO · January 2001

Let’s talk.

If you’re hiring for integration architecture, AI-augmented engineering, or someone to lead the small team that ships both — I’d love to hear what you’re building.

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