Community spotlight: Oliver Hill & Userfront multi-tenancy

Oliver Hill, Head of Architecture at Test Machine, a reinforcement learning startup, balances architecting systems and fostering collaboration between AI/ML and engineering teams, drawing from his varied experience at companies like Microsoft and smaller research firms. With a background in machine learning, Oliver has applied this expertise to diverse tasks, including characterizing plant pollinator networks and developing a timber tracking system in Africa. His journey into blockchain technology began with initial skepticism, which evolved into an interest in its potential at the software engineering level. To streamline authentication and authorization processes, Oliver chose Userfront for its simplicity and efficiency, finding it a better fit for his small team compared to more complex solutions like Auth0. Test Machine's AI platform focuses on improving blockchain security by using reinforcement learning to detect and address vulnerabilities in smart contracts. Oliver appreciates Userfront's flexible multi-tenancy architecture, which simplifies user access management and allows his team to concentrate on core offerings. He values Userfront's responsiveness and the seamless integration with their tech stack, highlighting its reliability and time-saving benefits. Oliver advises developers to choose solutions that minimize time investment and emphasizes the importance of simplicity in software development.