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Experience

Building systems that scale

Over the years, I've built and scaled backend systems across fintech, education, and SaaS platforms—working with teams that ship production-grade software.

From leading engineering teams at banks to building AI automation pipelines, my work focuses on reliability, performance, and maintainability.

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AI Engineer

WestedFreelanceFeb 2025 – Dec 2025

Architected and delivered AI solutions used by educators and administrators.

  • Standard Alignment AI Assistant: Built an AI service that analyzes academic standards and aligns them across states, making curriculum design significantly faster
  • College Beyond AI Integration: Designed intelligent workflows to help students get personalized recommendations and support resources
  • Wested Chat (Internal Enterprise AI Tool): Developed an internal AI assistant for Wested staff to access organizational knowledge, research insights, and educational standards
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AI & Backend Engineer

CornamiFreelance, Deep-TechOct 2024 – Jan 2025

Delivered an AI solution for internal QA validation of transformer topology experiments.

  • Automated QA pipeline using LLM-generated datasets
  • Built comparison & validation tools used by engineering teams
  • Worked with large-scale transformer block outputs (y1/y2/y3)
  • Integrated Python, C-emulator workflows, and performance benchmarking
  • Produced QA reports that improved reliability of model testing
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Lead Software Developer

Sterling BankRemoteFeb 2021 – Aug 2024

Led backend development on large-scale fintech systems serving real customers.

  • Built and maintained scalable, low-latency APIs
  • Maintained 99.9% uptime with sub-200ms latency
  • Improved deployment frequency by 25%
  • Reduced defects by 30% through testing standards
  • Mentored junior engineers into production-ready contributors
  • Implemented OWASP security standards across multiple products
  • Led weekly code reviews
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Backend Developer

EnyataRemote2023 – 2024

Built production-ready backend systems across fintech and e-commerce platforms.

  • Implemented wallets and payment systems
  • Designed role-based access systems
  • Built checkout and reporting workflows
  • Performed technical reviews and quality audits
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Code Reviewer

CoGrammarPart-Time2021 – 2022
  • Reviewed and assessed production-level code
  • Conducted technical interviews
  • Provided developer feedback and mentoring

Full Stack Developer

TEACHR.MEOpen Source2020 – 2021

Built tools for language teachers to improve grading workflows.

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Section Lead

Bloom Institute of TechnologyContract2020

Led EU/African cohorts, coordinating distributed project teams and resolving delivery issues.

Web Developer

Solnation InternationalInternship2017 – 2019

Built early-stage web systems using Laravel, MySQL, and Bootstrap.

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