Senior Software Engineer & Developer Relations Lead — Andela (March 2022 – Present)
Fine-tuningDesigned and deployed machine learning models end-to-end for predictive analytics, NLP, and data classification, including data ingestion, cleaning, EDA, feature engineering, model validation, and iteration on empirical results. Integrated LLM-powered workflows using OpenAI, Claude, and Gemini APIs with chaining logic, context management, and output validation. Conducted adaptive ML system design focused on computational efficiency, exploring lightweight architectures and inference-time adaptation to reduce retraining needs. • Built data preprocessing and feature-engineering pipelines using Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, Statsmodels, Matplotlib, and Seaborn. • Evaluated model behavior across real-world tasks and translated research concepts into production-ready systems. • Implemented test and quality controls for reproducible Python code execution using pytest in Docker environments. • Mentored engineers on AI best practices, prompt engineering, and AI workflow development.