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Hello 👋, I'm

Afrokk.

Software Engineer and with a parallel 7-year tech industry journey, managing a 1.7M subs YT channel, former founder of a tech news website, and an avid freelancer with works featured in Forbes, Uber, and more. Currently based in Canada. 🍁

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About me.

My journey in Software Engineering & Creative Design.

After moving to Canada, I decided to pursue a career in Computer Science. I did my foundations in C and Java. I have a strong passion for Engineering good software and love UI/UX design, fueled by my over 5 years of experience in Graphics Design and tech Content Creation.

Experience.

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Software Developer
  • Senior Full-stack / Infrastructure engineer at McGill University, building and maintaining high-uptime web platforms, data processing systems, and compute cluster infrastructure used for large-scale astrophysical research.
  • Improved reliability and performance of core Python / Sanic APIs and MongoDB by tracking down failure modes on multi-CPU nodes, hardening Docker Swarm configs, and load-testing with Locust, resulting in over 40% fewer failed calls.
  • Operating and scaling high-uptime compute clusters (petabyte-scale data flow): containerized legacy services, set up secure deployments with Docker Secrets, Prometheus/Grafana monitoring, automated backups/cron jobs, and recovery workflows for missing data and hardware issues (ZFS, disks, LDAP auth).
  • Led frontend work on new features in React while maintaining and gradually deprecating Vue 2, Django, and other legacy architecture; migrated critical functionality into the newer platforms and documented it for non-technical stakeholders.
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Creative Development Manager
  • Directing a thriving 1.7 million subscribers YouTube channel to produce tech content for a worldwide audience.
  • Managing top-tier brands including Samsung, Google, Chevrolet, and more across diverse sectors.
  • Engineered a VueJS channel website and an interactive Discord Python chatbot to boost community engagement.
  • Generating over 3+ million monthly views by producing 2,000+ videos till to-date on emerging tech, spanning smartphones, computers, electric vehicles, and more.
  • Enhanced views from high CPM regions by 40% through SEO strategies, significantly boosting monetization potential.
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Full Stack AI Developer
  • Shipped multiple AI-enabled apps and tools using Next.js, Node.js, Python, and TypeScript, from prototype to production. Global clients in fintech, healthcare, compliance & analytics.
  • Led end-to-end handover of a production microfinance / lending platform: audited codebase/credentials, enforced RBAC, rebuilt deployment pipelines (AWS, Jenkins), and delivered a full handover package + architecture docs.
  • Delivered features like an all-in-one AI platform, chat-style bot integrations, and AI PDF/OCR parsing workflows & built LLM-driven features (RAG pipelines, embeddings, custom prompting).
  • Built backend APIs, admin dashboards, and basic observability (auth, RBAC, environment isolation, logging/monitoring) so non-technical teams could operate the system without engineering support.
  • Advised founders on feasibility, scope, cost, and timeline for idea-stage products; produced technical audits, phased roadmaps, ERDs, and system diagrams so they could ship a credible demo for investors without burning budget.

Gallery.

Me at the DRAO in Penticton, BC.

Science at the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory. Penticton, BC.

Me at CES 2026 in Las Vegas.

CES 2026 tech convention in Las Vegas. Third one I've attended.

Me with Team JavaLoungePresidents at NASA Space Apps 2023

1st place @ NASA Space Apps 2023 Regional for BlazeGuard (Team JavaLoungePresidents)

Me at CS Games 2023

At CS Games 2023, in UQAC Saguenay, QC - 4th Place in Full-Stack Development (uWindsor Team B).

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Google HashCode.

Tech stuff.

Occasionally, I review tech.

Software Portfolio.

Research & Publications.

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Education & Skills.

  • 2024
    Bachelor's in Computer Science
    Minor in Communication, Media & Film

    University of Windsor

  • 2022
    Full-Stack Development

    Colt Steele's Bootcamp

  • 2017-2020
    Pre-Engineering (High School)

    Forman Christian College

My skills

I am language-agnostic. I have worked with several technologies and frameworks. These include Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, and Go.

Databases
  • Relational Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite
  • Document Databses: MongoDB
DevOps
  • Cloud Providers: AWS, GCP
  • Container Orchestration: Docker Swarm, Kubernetes
  • Observability: Prometheus, Grafana
  • Automation: Ansible
  • Version Control & CI/CD: Git, GitHub, GitHub Actions
Frameworks/Libraries
  • Libraries: React, Vue.js, Svelte
  • Frameworks: Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit
  • Server: Node.js, Express, Flask, Sanic
  • Markup: HTML, CSS, SASS, SCSS, Tailwind
Design
  • Adobe Suite (Ps/Ae/Pr/XD)
  • UI/UX: Figma
AI/ML
  • Frameworks: PyTorch, TensorFlow
  • Model Hub: Hugging Face
  • Infra: RAG pipelines, Vector Databases (pgVector, Pinecone)
  • LLM Orchestration: LangChain
  • APIs: OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini

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