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Joseph Thepa

@josephthepa

Software engineer trainee building APIs and AI systems with RAG and agents.

South Africa
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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a role where I can collaborate with a team, build real-world software, and deepen my work on APIs and AI (RAG/agents). I want challenging, innovative projects that reward careful evaluation and improvement.

I’m a software engineer trainee currently enrolled at WeThinkCode, pursuing an Associate's degree in Computer Software Engineering (expected graduation: December 2026). I’m building hands-on experience through WeThinkCode’s rigorous curriculum, strengthening my foundation in software engineering principles and practices.

My focus includes API Development, Maven, and REST APIs, and I’m actively expanding my technical expertise using skills like Python and Java. I’m motivated to collaborate with teams and apply my problem-solving abilities to challenging, innovative projects.

In my current role as a Backend AI Engineer Intern at FlyRank AI, I work on backend AI initiatives and apply tools and techniques such as Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and Agents. I also develop with Node.js and use GitHub as part of my workflow.

Alongside that, I freelance as a contributor at Outlier, enhancing and optimizing large language models (LLMs) through evaluation and refinement. I rate responses and prompts, review tool executions for inconsistencies, perform code review, and rewrite bad responses to ensure accurate, high-quality outputs.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Outlier logoOU
Current

Freelance Contributor

Jun 2026 - Present (1 month)

Role Summary:
As a freelance Contributer at Outlier, I contribute to the enhancement and optimization of large language models (LLMs) through meticulous evaluation and refinement of their outputs. This role combines technical acumen with problem-solving to ensure the models deliver accurate, high-quality responses.

Key Responsibilities:
- Rating Responses and Prompts: Assessing the quality, relev

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

WE

WeThinkCode

GenAI for Software Engineers, Computer Software Engineering

WE

WeThinkCode

Associate's degree, Computer Software Engineering

2025 - 2026

SS

Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU)

Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics and Computer Science

2018 - 2022

Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University logoSU

Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

Bachelor of Science (BS), Mathematics and Computer Science

2018 - 2022

Earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Mathematics and Computer Science from Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University between 2018 and 2022. Built a foundation in mathematics and computer science concepts.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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