Yaya
Software Engineer focused on Backend Engineering, AI Systems, and Developer Tools. Currently building AI-powered applications while learning how LLMs work from tokenization to retrieval and agents
Pronouns
She/Her
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Skills/Languages
Python, C/C++, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Docker, Redis, JavaScript/TypeScript, REST APIs, WebSockets, Authentication Systems, RAG, LLM Applications, and Backend Architecture
Currently learning
LLMs, Tokenization (BPE & SentencePiece), Embeddings, RAG, AI Agents, FastAPI, and Production AI System Design.
Currently hacking on
Building AI-powered products, experimenting with retrieval systems, learning Ai system internals, and exploring agent-based workflows for real-world applications.
Available for
AI engineering discussions, backend architecture, open-source collaboration, technical writing, and opportunities related to software engineering and applied AI.