Oduguwa
Damilola
John
Hi I am Damilola,
A Software engineer interested in building superfast backends and performant AI systems.
Currently, I'm exploring LLM training and inference infrastructure, Distributed systems, and Systems Programming with Rust.
I recently helped build SabiYarn, a 125M parameter language model pretrained entirely from scratch on 11 Nigerian Languages, outperforming GPT-4 and Claude on Nigerian Language benchmarks.
When I am not doing these, I am either playing video games, football, getting my degree or some spontaneous side quests.
Experience
Machine Learning Engineer
October, 2025 — PresentBuilding a Schedule optimization system for optimizing natural gas cargo deliveries for NLNG
Machine Learning Engineer (Contract)
June, 2025 - October, 2025Built production ML systems for demand forecasting, spanning model training, batch inference pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and API-based serving.
Software Engineering Intern
April, 2025 — October, 2025Worked on internal encryption and monitoring tools for secure systems.
Machine Learning Engineer
August, 2024 — January, 2025Built an LLM-based Computer Use agent using Playwright and LangGraph to automate job applications across multiple job boards, including a visual annotation system for web element navigation.
Some Books I'm Currently Reading
The Map of KnowledgeViolet Moller
MapmaticsPaulina Rowinska
Computational ThinkingMatti Tedre and Peter J. Dennin