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Erick Kipkorir

@erickkipkorir

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Experienced Software Developer specializing in natural language processing.

Tanzania

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What I'm looking for

I seek a role that values cultural nuance in AI, offering growth opportunities.

I am a native Swahili speaker and an experienced Software Developer with a strong focus on natural language processing (NLP), linguistic data annotation, and AI training. My journey in technology has been marked by a commitment to enhancing AI systems, particularly in multilingual contexts, where I have successfully evaluated and fine-tuned large language models. My work has involved collaborating with global teams to ensure cultural relevance and accuracy in AI outputs.

With a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Dar es Salaam, I have conducted significant research on Swahili-language text processing and developed tools for semantic analysis in East African languages. My professional experience includes roles at Microsoft, Amazon, and Google, where I contributed to large-scale AI training projects, led annotation tasks for low-resource languages, and ensured the alignment of linguistic rules with dialectal variations. I am passionate about creating inclusive AI technologies that resonate with African languages.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Software Developer (NLP & Linguistic Evaluation)

Microsoft

Jun 2021 - Present (4 years)

Contributed to large-scale AI training projects, focusing on Swahili language data annotation and correction for clarity and accuracy. Collaborated with global engineering teams to enhance NLP systems, delivering QA feedback to fine-tune large language models.

NLP AI Training Swahili Language Data Annotation QA Collaboration NLTK

Software Developer (Language & AI Systems)

Amazon

Jun 2019 - Present (6 years)

Led annotation tasks for low-resource languages including Swahili. Evaluated conversational AI responses for grammatical accuracy and local relevance. Utilized annotation platforms and language toolkits to support voice and text recognition models.

AI Systems Swahili Grammatical Accuracy Voice Recognition

Software Developer (Multilingual NLP)

Google

Jun 2015 - Present (10 years)

Participated in Swahili and English language model evaluation tasks. Edited and reviewed data generated by speech recognition and translation systems. Ensured alignment with linguistic rules and Swahili dialectal variations.

Swahili English Speech Recognition Linguistic Rules

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Dar es Salaam

Master of Science, Computer Science

Activities and societies: Conducted research on Swahili-language text processing and annotation methods; Developed tools for semantic analysis in East African languages; Participated in projects related to machine translation and conversational agents

Focused on Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, and Computational Linguistics. Conducted research on Swahili-language text processing and annotation methods, and developed tools for semantic analysis in East African languages. Participated in projects related to machine translation and conversational agents.

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

Activities and societies: Capstone project on Swahili text classification using supervised machine learning; Introduced to linguistic rule-based models and corpus analysis

Focused on Programming, Software Engineering, and Language Technologies. Completed a capstone project on Swahili text classification using supervised machine learning. Introduced to linguistic rule-based models and corpus analysis.