AI Engineer Intern @ Synk · CS @ York University

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I build LLM-powered products, real-time applications, and developer tools. Currently working as an AI Engineer Intern at Synk, shipping production AI features and optimizing inference costs.

• 🔭 Building: LLM pipelines, real-time computer vision, local AI
• 🌱 Learning: Quantitative finance & distributed systems
• 📫 kesleyabaka@gmail.com

Jul 2026 – Present

• Reduced AI token costs by 35% through model and token-calculation optimization
• Shipped 3 AI-powered features to 120+ users using Python, LangChain, and OpenAI
• Built structured LLM pipelines using Pydantic schemas and structured outputs
• Developed async web-scraping pipelines with asyncio for live data collection and normalization

Sep 2025 – Feb 2026 · Aug 2026 – Present

• Resolved 50–80 tickets/week supporting 50,000+ users
• Maintained 100% SLA compliance and 95%+ first-call resolution

Sep 2023 – Feb 2026

• Built autonomous navigation systems using OpenCV and Java
• Designed and 3D-printed custom robotics mechanisms using Fusion 360

Zero-dependency market analysis tool that fetches live stock/crypto data, implements technical indicators from scratch, and generates interactive dashboards.

Python · REST APIs

Real-time multiplayer fitness platform using pose detection to track repetitions and WebRTC for peer-to-peer video.

TensorFlow.js · WebRTC · Socket.IO · Node.js

Fully local AI chatbot with streaming responses, conversation memory, and zero API costs.

FastAPI · Ollama · LLMs

AI / ML: Python · LangChain · OpenAI API · Pydantic · Ollama · Prompt Engineering · OpenCV · TensorFlow.js

Software Engineering: Java · Node.js · FastAPI · REST APIs · WebSockets · WebRTC · Asyncio

Tools: Git · Fusion 360 · CAD · 3D Printing

Open to Software Engineering and AI/ML internship opportunities.