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Brilliant Makanju

@brilliantmakanju

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Full-stack AI engineer building production SaaS, REST APIs, and LLM-powered products.

Nigeria

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to build and ship AI-powered products end-to-end—strong REST APIs, multi-LLM integration, and fast, reliable frontends—on cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/RunPod). I want a team where clean architecture and performance matter.

I’m a full-stack AI engineer who builds production web apps, REST APIs, and AI-powered SaaS. I’ve architected and deployed 5+ complete products, from LLM copilots to GPU video processors, with a focus on reliable systems and practical AI integration.

In my recent role, I built and maintained UI across three core applications, integrated 5+ REST APIs, and helped reduce integration bugs by an estimated 25%. I led frontend architecture with 15+ reusable components, cut feature dev time by roughly 30%, and optimized Core Web Vitals to 90+ average across all pages.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Frontend Developer

Stealth Startup

Dec 2023 - Oct 2025 (1 year 10 months)

Built and maintained UI across three core applications for a pre-launch web product, integrating 5+ REST APIs across multiple product areas. Led frontend architecture with 15+ reusable components and optimized Core Web Vitals to 90+ average across all pages.

Frontend Development API Integration UI Development Frontend Architecture REST APIs

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Self-Directed Engineering

Independent Study, Self-Directed Engineering

2019 -

Independent engineering study and hands-on building of 5+ production applications including AI SaaS, data pipelines, and CLI tools. Focused on Python, Django, React/Next.js, LLMs, and cloud development.

Self-Directed Engineering

Self-Directed Engineering, Engineering

2019 -

Activities and societies: Hands-on engineering across AI SaaS, data pipelines, and CLI tools; worked with Python, Django, React/Next.js, and LLM/cloud-based systems.

Built 5+ production applications (AI SaaS, data pipelines, CLI tools) using core technologies including Python, Django, React, Next.js, LLMs, and cloud.