Farouk Ibrahim

Farouk Ibrahim is a software engineer and entrepreneur based in Ibadan, Nigeria. He specializes in building high-performance backend services, primarily using Node.js and Python, and has experience developing production-grade AI systems. His work spans various sectors, including projects for engineers, scientists, entrepreneurs, and government entities.

Professional Background

• Current Position: Farouk is a Founding Engineer at Context Data, a role he has held since June 2024, where he focuses on data engineering for generative AI systems.1
• Previous Roles:
  • Advisor for AI Engineering Strategy at a stealth startup since March 2024.
  • Consulting AI Engineer at Bilic from July 2023 to February 2024, working on intelligent autonomous agents for finance security.
  • Software Developer at ICMA from August 2021 to July 2022, where he developed a revenue consolidation program for government use.12

Education

Farouk holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Ibadan, which he completed in 2021. During his studies, he received several accolades, including nominations for Student Entrepreneur of the Year and Programmer of the Year by NACOSS UI.1

Skills and Interests

Farouk is proficient in various programming languages and frameworks, including Java, Spring Boot, Python, and React. His interests lie in data intelligence, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and knowledge engineering.1

Online Presence

For more information about his work and insights on software engineering and AI products, Farouk maintains a personal website at faroukibrahim.com and is active on LinkedIn under the username farouk-ibrahim-144b96164.23