Production code with coding agents. Guardrails included.
I am Esben Poulsen, PhD. Nine years of ISO 13485 medical-device R&D at Zoetis, where I led the Vetscan Vue+ from concept to global launch. Now I build production AI systems, and the end-to-end test harnesses and CI that keep agent-written code honest. Jutland-AI ApS, Copenhagen.
Worked with: Zoetis · Nominal Systems · Grant ApS · DTU
Three things I do
I build AI that runs in production, I take regulated products from concept to market, and I lead the R&D teams that do the work.
AI & autonomous systems
Delivering production code with AI coding agents and building the guardrails, test harnesses and CI that make it safe, alongside agentic and RAG-based AI systems.
- Architecture of agentic AI and multi-agent systems.
- Coding-agent workflows: planning, guardrails, blind review and end-to-end test harnesses.
- Implementation of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) for factual accuracy.
Medical device development
Guiding complex hardware and software projects through the full product lifecycle under frameworks like ISO 13485.
- Full lifecycle management from concept to commercialization.
- A systems engineering approach for robust and testable requirements.
- Verification & validation (V&V) planning and execution.
Technology leadership & product strategy
Building and leading R&D teams that deliver in high-stakes, regulated domains.
- People First leadership and coaching to build R&D teams.
- Product ownership to align technical execution with business vision and priorities.
- Implementing agile methodologies in regulated environments.
Measured outcomes
Numbers from shipped work
Figures from work that is in production or on the market. Each one links to its case.
Selected work
From medical devices to enterprise AI
Coding-agent delivery, an AI service in production and a diagnostic analyser taken all the way to global launch.
2026 · Nominal Systems and Grant ApS
Shipping production code with coding agents, and the harnesses that keep it honest
Most of the code on two 2026 engagements was written by Claude Code agents. This is how I made that safe: guardrails, blind pre-merge review, end-to-end harnesses as ground truth and a scoped, adversarially verified bug hunt.
2026 · Grant ApS
GrantOne: AI screening for grant applications full of personal data
Replacing a legacy OpenAI Assistants integration with one EU-hosted AI service that screens grant applications for eligibility, scans for personal data and answers caseworker questions, with every decision auditable.
2019–2025 · Zoetis
Vetscan Vue+: Leadership in a Regulated Med-Tech Environment
Guiding a complex, AI-powered medical device from concept to global launch by navigating international team dynamics, regulatory hurdles, and corporate bureaucracy.
How I work
"People First. First Principles."
My core philosophy: people come before processes, and problems come before solutions.
People First
Coaching, empowerment, and environments where talented people can do their best work. People before processes.
First Principles
I break the problem down to its fundamentals, challenge the assumptions, and understand the problem before choosing a solution.
Work with me
- Availability
- Available now · contract or interim
- Billing
- Time and material or fixed scope
- Location
- On site in Greater Copenhagen, or remote
- Languages
- Danish and English
- Tools
- Claude Code, GitHub Actions, Docker, Python, TypeScript
CV and references on request. esben@jutland-ai.dk
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