Python / AI Engineering / Backend Architecture
I am a focused software engineer specializing in Python-based backend systems and AI engineering. I prioritize depth over noise and execution over hype. My goal is simple: build reliable systems, write clean code, and let the output speak for itself.
- Focus: Scalable Backend Architectures & Generative AI Integrations.
- Philosophy: Write code that scales. Design systems that endure. Secure everything.
- Location: Nairobi, Kenya 🇰🇪
| Category | Tools & Technologies |
|---|---|
| Languages |    |
| Backend & Async |     |
| AI & Vector Ops |     |
| Data & MLOps |     |
| Infrastructure |     |
- Advanced Python: OOP (Dunder methods), Decorators, Context Managers, and Type Hinting with Pydantic.
- Model Orchestration: Chaining prompts, managing RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), and fine-tuning with Hugging Face.
- Data Engineering: Vectorized operations (NumPy/Pandas), DVC for data versioning, and ChromaDB/Pinecone for embeddings.
- Machine Learning: Scikit-Learn (Logistic Regression), Model Serialization (Pickle/Joblib), and Streamlit for AI Prototyping.
- Asynchronous Programming: Building high-concurrency systems using asyncio to handle non-blocking LLM API calls.
- Modern API Design: Production-grade REST/gRPC endpoints with FastAPI and Gunicorn.
- System Security: Secure coding practices, JWT/OAuth2 authentication, and web security protocols.
- Optimization: CPU/Memory profiling and efficient database management with SQL Workbench and PostgreSQL.
- Containerization: Architecting reproducible environments using Docker.
- Testing: Comprehensive unit testing with Pytest and "evals" for model output quality.
- Environment Management: Expert use of Venv, Conda, or Poetry for complex dependency isolation.
- Backend Engineering: Production-grade application design and RESTful API development.
- AI Implementation: LLM integrations and AI-assisted software systems.
- System Security: Secure coding practices and robust authentication systems.
- Efficiency: CI/CD pipelines and performance-optimized database management.