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About
Product engineer with a focus on AI. Currently at Starlight, bringing automation to the public sector. Previously helped startups go from idea to production, shipped my own apps, led workshops, and taught software engineering.
Education
Imperial College London
2018 - 2022
Master's Degree in Computer Engineering
Work Experience
Starlight
Jul 2024 - Now
AI Engineer
Building AI applications and orchestration systems for public-sector use cases, including forward deployment. Focused on product engineering, rapid prototyping, and delivery.
Dolphin Studios
Feb 2024 - Jul 2024
AI Engineer (Contract)
Contracted with multiple clients to build AI-powered automation and custom LLM solutions. Worked on data integration, NLP systems, and machine learning implementations for startups and enterprises.
Convo
Aug 2023 - Jul 2024
Technical Co-Founder
Building an AI Speech-to-Speech language tutor from scratch. Developed a cross-browser compatible feature for user audio recording. Technologies: NextJS, TypeScript, OpenAI
Deen Developers
Oct 2023 - Now
Buildathon Lead
Organising and Executing 8-Week Buildathon Cohorts, includes in-person weekend builds, online workshops and weekly check-in sessions
Projects
Side Project
JavaScript
Next.js
Tailwind CSS
GPT3.5
Technical Co-Founder
TypeScript
Next.js
Moin's AI Portrait
portrait.up.railway.app
Trained a generative image model on pictures of my face. Now you can create AI portraits of me
Side Project
Next.js
TypeScript
Tailwind CSS
HuggingFace
Stable Diffusion
Google Colab
Side Project
TypeScript
Next.js
Tailwind CSS
tRPC
ClerkAuth
Prisma
PlanetScale
Startup Incubators
Buildspace
Aug 2023 - Oct 2023
Nights & Weekends S4
Building Convo, A speech focused AI language tutor. Got invited to demo at Buildspace HQ, San Francisco where I showcased the application, incorporated user feedback, and iteratively improved the product in real-time
Deen Developers
Jun 2023 - Oct 2023
Buildathon Batch 1
Continued building Muddakir, graduated from Batch 1 and got offered to join the team as Buildathon Lead
Buildspace
Apr 2023 - Jun 2023
Nights & Weekends S3
Building Muddakir, a web app that is helping non-Arabic speakers understand The Quran better. Got invited to a three-day event at Buildspace HQ, San Francisco where I worked alongside other founders to improve the product and demoed to investors
Buildspace
Dec 2022 - Feb 2023
Nights & Weekends S2
Built Find Your Fit, a GPT-3 powered web app that generates personalised workout plans in seconds. Got invited to Founders inc, San Francisco where I progressed to the final round of pitches.
Skills
TypeScript
Python
React/Next.js
Node.js
Tailwind CSS
LLMs
Vercel AI SDK
Replicate
HuggingFace
Prompt Engineering
Whisper
Deepgram
ElevenLabs
PostgreSQL
Redis
Prisma
Vercel
AWS
GCP
Railway
C++
Electronics
Arduino
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