Hugo Depretz is an AI Engineer at Jasper/Clipdrop since February 2024, following a tenure as Lead Backend Engineer at Stability AI and its acquisition of Clipdrop. With a solid foundation in backend development, Hugo has held multiple engineering roles, including Lead Backend Engineer at Clipdrop and Ayolab, where expertise in Scala, ZIO, and DevOps technologies was honed. Prior experience includes internships at Spinergie and Amazon, focusing on data science, automation, and inventory analysis, and a project at L'Oréal that assessed the potential of Industry 4.0. Hugo holds a Master's degree from Mines Paris - PSL and has a background in scientific preparatory classes and international baccalaureate studies.