Weight loss and nutrition platform with API, clinic, and AI-powered features
Fatsecret operates a consumer health platform spanning mobile apps, a nutrition database API, and a medically supervised clinic in Australia. The tech stack reveals a company in active GenAI integration—OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, and LangGraph appear alongside production work on AI agents and LLM enterprise systems—while pain points around model accuracy and hallucination detection signal they're moving beyond proof-of-concept. The small, engineering-heavy team (4 engineers, 1 marketer) hiring at mid-level suggests focused execution on AI features and user acquisition rather than broad hiring sprawl.
Fatsecret combines a free iOS/Android calorie-tracking app with a nutrition database of 2.3M verified foods and an API powering third-party health apps. The company also operates fatsecret Clinic, offering medically supervised weight loss programs (currently Australia-only) with GP oversight and dietitian coaching. Built on .NET Core and AWS, the platform serves millions of users globally. Current priorities include clinic conversion experiments, app install growth through SEO and ASO, and operationalizing GenAI tools—particularly AI agents for workflow automation and LLM integration with enterprise health systems.
iOS, Android, C#, .NET Core, ASP.NET MVC, MySQL, SQL Server, AWS, Azure, GCP, plus OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, and LangGraph for AI features.
Yes. Active projects include prompt engineering QA, production-ready GenAI tools, AI agents for operational systems, and LLM integration with enterprise systems. Currently using OpenAI, Claude, and Gemini.
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