About Me

AI Systems Architect | Rust Engineer | Open Source Contributor

Aliyu Kamal

I bridge the gap between high-level AI reasoning and low-level systems performance.

My work focuses on building infrastructure that is fast, memory-safe, and capable of production-grade throughput—whether that is an ACID-compliant financial ledger or a real-time RAG pipeline.

I specialize in High-Assurance Fintech, Distributed Systems, and Agentic Workflows. Currently, I serve as the Lead Systems Engineer at Safro, based in Kaduna, Nigeria.

Beyond engineering, I am passionate about technical accessibility. I actively create Hausa-language AI content to empower diverse communities and bridge cultural gaps in technology.

  • Systems Engineering: Rust (Tokio, Axum, FFI), WASM, gRPC
  • Artificial Intelligence: Python (PyTorch, LangGraph), RAG, Vector Search
  • Community: GDG Lead & Aspire Leadership Alumnus
  • Open Source: Bitcoin Rust Contributor (Serialization & Consensus)
  • Accessibility: Hausa-Language AI Content Creator

My Journey

A brief history of my professional path

2025 - Present

Senior AI/System Engineer, Outsource Global

Architecting high-throughput AI engines and RAG workflows for enterprise scale.

2024

Lead AI Engineer, Elevion AI

Led development of real-time behavioral mesh and conversation intelligence systems.

2024

Senior AI/ML Engineer, Alex Studio LLC

Developed enterprise-grade extraction agents and deterministic guardrails.

2022 - 2024

AI/Systems Engineer, Astrianovity

Engineered real-time CV models and high-performance Rust runtimes for edge devices.

2020 - 2022

Software Engineer (Contract)

Deployed full-stack automation and scalability solutions for independent projects.

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies I work with daily

Rust
Python
TypeScript
React/Next.js
Docker
TensorFlow
PostgreSQL
Git

My Philosophy

What drives my engineering decisions

User-Centric

Solutions should solve real problems, not just look cool. I prioritize usability and real-world impact in every line of code.

Scalable Systems

Building for today with tomorrow in mind. I design robust architectures using Rust and microservices that can handle growth.

Open Source

Collaboration fuels innovation. I actively contribute to and maintain open-source projects to give back to the community.