Senior Applied AI Engineer & Forward Deployed Engineer · 8 years shipping production RAG and multi-agent AI systems · Harare, Zimbabwe · Open to remote / relocation / travel
| 20,000+ | 35 to 75% | 99.9% | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Users on platforms shipped | API latency reduction | Uptime at scale | Engineers led at peak |
I architect LangGraph/LangChain agentic pipelines as FastAPI microservices on AWS for insurance, government, defence, healthcare, and fintech operators across the US, Gulf, and Africa, owning the full arc from ambiguous discovery through production hardening. Comfortable being the last line of defense when a system breaks in front of the customer.
AI & Machine Learning
Backend & Cloud
Frontend
Blockchain & Web3
Independent AI Consultant, Senior AI Engineer, Remote Feb 2025 to Present
- Zimnat Insurance: cut response latency to under 3s and lifted automated engagement 25% with a LangGraph multi-agent RAG pipeline
- Defence & Security AI (classified): applied AI for national-security drone detection and procurement
- Baines Avenue Clinic & PSC: multimodal debt-recovery and psychometric-profiling products on AWS
Chief Technology Officer, Africai Jan 2023 to Feb 2025
- Scaled a 3-developer team to support a 20,000+ user AI platform at 99.9% uptime
- Cut API response times 35 to 75% via Redis caching and async Python; led OpenAI/Stability.ai integration
Senior Engineer, Independent Contractor, Coindraw / CST Ltd / Vanti Jun 2022 to Dec 2024
- Scaled a fintech backend to 10,000+ concurrent users at sub-200ms latency
- Cut logistics workflow processing time 80%
- Built real-time Vue.js IoT dashboards at sub-100ms latency
Founder & CTO, Topiax.xyz Oct 2018 to Dec 2023
- Founded and scaled a 20+ engineer studio delivering AI, backend, and data products across government, healthcare, fintech, and logistics accounts in three countries
- Cut production incidents 40% via standardised CI/CD
Senior Software Engineer, Web3 & AI, FreeFlow 2021 to 2022
- Solidity smart contracts, DeFi, and NFT platforms for clients across Australia, Singapore, the US, and the UAE
Lead Engineer & CTO, Freshideas Jan 2020 to Dec 2021
- Directed a 10-person cross-functional team, cutting incidents and release cycles 40 to 50% at 100% on-time delivery
topiax.xyz · High-ticket AI consulting and engineering for businesses relying on AI in production
Topiax moves clients past ChatGPT wrappers and vibe-coded prototypes: fixed-scope engagements, senior technical delivery, clear handover, no open-ended "AI transformation" theatre.
- Custom AI Integration (from $10,000) · Wiring secure multi-agent systems and RAG directly into a client's CRM, ERP, and internal workflows
- AI Reliability Guardrails ($4,500 audit + retainer) · Rescuing AI features stuck in beta with evaluations, guardrails, observability, and recovery
- Ship with Confidence Review (from $750) · A 48-hour pre-launch readiness check for apps built with Cursor, Bolt, or Claude Code
Semai AI Support · Agentic AI / RAG A governed, retrieval-backed support system with human escalation, not a black-box chatbot. Role: AI Product Architect & Lead Engineer · Status: Built
CST Goods-In · Real-Time Operations A real-time mobile operations platform that cut logistics workflow processing time by 80%. Role: Senior Full-Stack Developer (Contract) · Status: Shipped
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Building AI systems that need to hold under real load? I'm available for senior engineering roles, contract engagements, and technical consulting.
