Edgar Afundi
@edgarafundi
Senior AI & MLOps Engineer delivering secure, scalable GenAI and production ML systems.
KenyaWhat I'm looking for
I am a results-oriented Senior AI & MLOps Engineer with 10+ years building secure, scalable AI solutions on GCP and AWS, from data ingestion through production monitoring. I have architected enterprise-grade RAG systems for CX analytics and developed institutional-grade algorithmic trading platforms featuring robust state management, probabilistic signal filtering, and low-latency execution.
My hands-on expertise spans RAG pipelines, LangChain, LlamaIndex, OpenAI APIs, Whisper, vector search (ChromaDB/FAISS), and MLOps tools including Vertex AI, AWS Bedrock, Docker, CI/CD, Redis, and async systems. I prioritize responsible AI practices, operational reliability, and measurable product impact—reducing API latency, shortening reporting turnaround, and improving platform adoption and uptime.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Systems Developer
Solution SACCO
Jan 2018 - Present (8 years 2 months)
Developed and administered core banking systems for a 30k+ member SACCO with KES 10B+ assets, reducing critical report runtime from 25 min to 5 min and cutting manual processing time per task by over 15 minutes.
Software Engineer
LanStar Technologies
Jan 2014 - Jan 2018 (4 years)
Built industrial automation and real-time monitoring software, optimizing telemetry database write throughput by over 25% and delivering reliable data collection systems for SACCO clients.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Amazon Web Services
Certification (in progress), Machine Learning
In progress: AWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty (MLS-C01).
Harvard University
Professional Certificate, Artificial Intelligence
Completed a Professional Certificate in Artificial Intelligence with Python in 2025.
DataCamp
Certificate, AI Engineering
Earned the Associate AI Engineer for Developers certification in August 2025.
Google Cloud Skills Boost
Certificate, MLOps / Responsible AI
Completed courses in MLOps for Generative AI, Responsible AI, and Model Evaluation in July 2025.
Mount Kenya University
Bachelor of Business Information Technology, Information Technology
2009 - 2013
Completed a Bachelor of Business Information Technology (BBIT) program focusing on information systems and applied computing.
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