I'm a well-rounded software engineer with over a decade of experience delivering backend and platform-scale systems. I thrive on building robust, scalable software and tooling that empower teams to move fast and reliably. I specialize in back-end development, cloud-native architectures, and ML tooling; I enjoy designing robust APIs, Kubernetes-based infrastructure, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ship high-quality products.

Mohamed Bana

I'm a well-rounded software engineer with over a decade of experience delivering backend and platform-scale systems. I thrive on building robust, scalable software and tooling that empower teams to move fast and reliably. I specialize in back-end development, cloud-native architectures, and ML tooling; I enjoy designing robust APIs, Kubernetes-based infrastructure, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ship high-quality products.

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I’m a well-rounded software engineer with over a decade of experience delivering backend and platform-scale systems. I thrive on building robust, scalable software and tooling that empower teams to move fast and reliably.

I specialize in back-end development, cloud-native architectures, and ML tooling; I enjoy designing robust APIs, Kubernetes-based infrastructure, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ship high-quality products.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert

Language

English
Fluent
Swahili
Fluent
Arabic
Intermediate

Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer at Core Weave
January 1, 2025 - September 11, 2025
Core Weave's Kubernetes-native infrastructure; implemented scalable and fault-tolerant interfaces for consuming GPU resources for the ML community; created test plans, deployment automation, dashboards, alerts, and operational insights; contributed to Training Platform on-call rotation.
Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning Training Platform at Core Weave (United States)
January 1, 2025 - September 11, 2025
Supported Core Weave’s Slurm-based GPU resource infrastructure via Kubernetes-native tooling. Implemented scalable and fault-tolerant interfaces for consuming GPU resources, investigated new ML frameworks, and created test plans, deployment automation, dashboards, alerts, and operational insights. Participated in on-call rotations for Training Platforms and contributed to improving ML deployment practices.
Senior Software Engineer at Core Weave
January 1, 2025 - September 11, 2025
Supported Core Weave's Kubernetes-native infrastructure and implemented scalable, fault-tolerant interfaces for consuming GPU resources responsive to ML community needs. Investigated new frameworks and ensured Core Weave could support customers with cutting-edge ML techniques. Created test plans, deployment automation, dashboards, alerts, and insights into product operations; participated in the Training Platforms on-call rotation.
Senior Software Engineer at Kusk
January 1, 2023 - September 11, 2025
Kusk is a Kubernetes API gateway; developed native OpenAPI support via a custom operator written with kubebuilder; focused on API gateways, Envoy, and cloud-native tooling.
Senior Software Engineer at Kubeshop (Kubernetes Shop) (United States)
January 1, 2023 - September 11, 2025
Led development on a Kubernetes API gateway powered by Envoy with native OpenAPI support; contributed to Go, Kubernetes, Docker, GCP, Linux, CI/CD, and cloud-native applications.
Senior Software Engineer at Kubeshop (Kubernetes Shop)
January 1, 2023 - September 11, 2025
Kusk is a Kubernetes API gateway with native OpenAPI support. This was a custom operator written using kube-builder.
Software Engineer at Paymentsense
October 1, 2021 - September 11, 2025
Worked with Golang on 'Connect-E' for Paymentsense Cloud; contributed to CI/CD and cloud integration efforts.
Software Engineer at Paymentsense
October 1, 2021 - September 11, 2025
Worked with Go (Golang) on Connect-E (paymentsense.cloud).
Director at BanaIO Ltd
March 1, 2017 - Present
Founder and Director of BanaIO Ltd; worked on multiple client projects including Cynergy Bank, Vitrifi, IBM, Open Banking, Ninety Percent of Everything, Root Capital LLP and Lloyds Banking Group; led product development and delivery across engagements.
Director at BanaIO Ltd (UK)
March 1, 2017 - Present
Director at BanaIO Ltd, leading software engineering work for multiple clients (e.g., Cynergy Bank, Vitrifi, IBM, Open Banking, Lloyds Banking Group) and overseeing Kubernetes/Docker/GCP-based projects. Built and maintained core capabilities including Kubernetes tooling and cloud-native best practices.
Director at BanaIO Ltd
March 1, 2017 - Present
Director at BanaIO Ltd; worked on multiple client projects across diverse domains (examples include Cynergy Bank, Vitrif, IBM, Open Banking, Ninety Percent of Everything, Root Capital LLP, and Lloyds Banking Group). Skills emphasized include Golang, Kubernetes, Docker, Google Cloud Platform, Linux, Google Kubernetes Engine, Grafana, and Software Development.
Senior Front-End Software Engineer at Synthace
November 1, 2016 - September 11, 2025
Frontend work with Polymer, Web Components, and modern JavaScript; built components and UIs for scientific tooling; used Microsoft Azure for deployments.
Senior Front-End Software Engineer at Synthace (UK)
November 1, 2016 - September 11, 2025
Frontend work on Polymer/Web Components-based UI, using Ember.js and Handlebars; delivered UI features for complex scientific workflows with Azure-backed infrastructure.
Senior Front-End Software Engineer at Synthace
November 1, 2016 - September 11, 2025
Frontend work with Polymer/Web Components; Azure cloud; JavaScript/ECMAScript 2015; UI technologies including Ember.js, Handlebars, ES6, and related tooling.
Software Engineer at IG Group (UK)
February 1, 2016 - September 11, 2025
Developed Price & Indicator Alerts, Charts and Deep Linking; front-end work with ES2015 (Babel), Ember.js, Handlebars, and Less.
Software Engineer at IG Group
February 1, 2016 - September 11, 2025
Price & Indicator Alerts, Charts and Deep Linking; Modern UI powered by ES2015, Babel, Ember.js, Handlebars, and Less.
Software Engineer at ITRS Group
September 1, 2014 - September 11, 2025
Price & Indicator alarms, charts and deep linking; technical stack included C++, STL, Boost, Linux; built and maintained trading/visualization tooling.
Software Engineer at ITRS Group (UK)
September 1, 2014 - September 11, 2025
Contributed to UI and back-end components; worked with C++, Qt, and JavaScript tooling to support real-time financial monitoring and analytics.
Software Engineer at ITRS Group
September 1, 2014 - September 11, 2025
C++, STL, Boost, Visual Studio; Linux/Unix, GDB/DBX, Make, XML/XPath, Java, Maven, Swing; Jenkins, Git, Vagrant; Windows/Linux toolchain.
Software Engineer Intern at Thomson Reuters
November 1, 2009 - September 11, 2025
Internship; technologies included C#, Silverlight 3.0, MS SQL Server; contributed to web services and data tooling.
Software Engineer Internship at Thomson Reuters (Canary Wharf, London)
November 1, 2009 - September 11, 2025
Internship involving C#, Silverlight 3.0, MS SQL Server 2005, LINQ, WCF, XML, XML Schema, JSON and related technologies.
Software Engineer Internship at Thomson Reuters
November 1, 2009 - September 11, 2025
C#, Silverlight 3.0, MS SQL Server 2005, LINQ, WCF Web Services, XML, Visual Studio.

Education

BSc Computer Science at City, University of London
January 11, 2030 - September 11, 2025
MSc Software Systems Engineering at UCL (University College London)
January 11, 2030 - September 11, 2025
BSc Computer Science at City, University of London
January 11, 2030 - September 11, 2025
MSc Software Systems Engineering at UCL London
January 11, 2030 - September 11, 2025
BSc Computer Science at City, University of London
January 11, 2030 - September 11, 2025
MSc Software Systems Engineering at UCL, London
January 11, 2030 - September 11, 2025

Qualifications

British citizenship
January 11, 2030 - September 11, 2025
Full UK Driving Licence
January 11, 2030 - September 11, 2025
Full UK Driving Licence
January 11, 2030 - September 11, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment, Computers & Electronics, Education