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Caxtone Mulongo Simiyu

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I am an AI researcher and software engineer with a Ph.D. focus in artificial intelligence and machine learning architectures.

About

I am an AI researcher and software engineer with a Ph.D. focus in artificial intelligence and machine learning architectures. My work spans reinforcement learning from human feedback, large language model evaluation, computer vision, natural language processing, and agentic AI systems. I enjoy combining rigorous research with practical engineering to build reliable, scalable, and production-ready AI solutions.

  • 4 years' experience
  • Joined November 2026

Industry experience

  • Software & Internet
  • Computers & Electronics
  • Education
  • Agriculture & Mining
  • Real Estate & Construction
  • Professional Services

Work experience· 5 roles

Lead AI Data Scientist & Evaluation Architect · Outlier AI, Micro1, Globik AIMay 2025 – Present · 1 yr 7 mos

Leads rigorous evaluations of frontier AI models, with a focus on instruction adherence, code execution logic, mathematical reasoning, computer vision, temporal action localization, and dynamic instance segmentation. Designs secure agentic workflows with localized testing environments and advanced VPN configurations.

Senior Full-Stack / AI Engineer · Handshake AIJan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 11 mos

Architected distributed backend infrastructure for high-throughput AI evaluation pipelines. Built production-grade REST APIs and full-stack applications using Python, FastAPI, Next.js, PostgreSQL, and Redis, while ensuring dataset fidelity and optimizing system performance for large-scale AI training.

Senior Software Engineer & MLOps Specialist · Freelance ProjectsJan 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 11 mos

Deployed agentic frameworks integrating Ollama, AutoGen, and the Vercel AI SDK. Engineered cloud-native applications, including a land management mobile application built with Kotlin and Supabase.

Software Engineer · Scale AIJan 2023 – Jan 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo
Machine Learning Engineer · IBMJan 2022 – Jan 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo

Education· 8

Ph.D. in Computer Science (AI & ML Architectures) · Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)2023 – 2026
M.Sc. in Software Engineering · Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)2020 – 2023
B.Sc. in Software Engineering · Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)2016 – 2019
B.Sc. in Information Technology · Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)2012 – 2016

Certifications and awards· 10

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner2030 – 2027
Google Cloud AI2030 – 2026
IBM Data Analytics2030 – 2026
Stanford Machine Learning2030 – 2026

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