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Backend, Software, Data & AI Engineer — London (Remote-friendly)
I’m Gary Aghedo, a backend, Software, Data, and AI Engineer focused on building scalable backend platforms, data infrastructure, and AI-driven systems.
I have extensive experience delivering production-grade distributed systems across industries including banking, fintech, media, AI, and big data. My work focuses on designing reliable systems that power data pipelines, intelligent applications, and modern cloud platforms.
Core Skills
Languages: Scala (Cats, ZIO), Rust, Python, Go
Data Engineering: Kafka, Kinesis, Real-time streaming pipelines, Event-driven architectures
AI & Agentic Systems: LLM integrations, AI agents, Evaluation frameworks, Retrieval pipelines
API & System Design: Smithy, REST, GraphQL, Scalable service architecture
Cloud Platforms: AWS, GCP, Azure
Databases: PostgreSQL, Cassandra, DynamoDB, Redis, MongoDB
What I Can Help With
- Backend & API Development
- Software development
- Data Engineering & Event and Streaming Systems
- Functional Programming
- Systems Programming
- Cloud Infrastructure & DevOps
- AI Systems & Agent Development
- Distributed Systems & Platform Architecture
