AI Engineering Intern @ NeuralSeek | Software & Data Engineering Intern @ African Languages Lab | SWE Fellow @ Jane Street, NVIDIA, Google & Microsoft | Founder @ GhCode Foundation | CS @ Cornell University
- 👋 Hi, I'm Sylvester! I'm a full-stack software engineer, AI engineer, and founder.
- 🎓 Computer Science @ Cornell University | Class of 2028
- 🤖 AI Engineering Intern @ NeuralSeek - Built production agentic AI agents for customer service automation
- 💼 Software & Data Engineering Intern @ African Languages Lab - Building AI translation models for endangered languages
- 🏆 Software Engineering Fellow @ Jane Street - Selected from 6,000+ national applicants (1 of 51 students)
- 🚀 Software Engineering Fellow @ NVIDIA - CUDA optimization and GPU architecture
- 📈 Software Engineering Track Lead @ Google - Mentoring 25+ scholars in Grow with Google program
- 🛡️ Emerging Leader @ Microsoft Security - Technical leadership and agile methodologies
- ☁️ Cohort Member @ Amazon - Campus Prep Series focusing on AWS and leadership principles
- 🌍 Founder @ GhCode Foundation - empowering 500+ students in Ghana
- 🎯 I love building scalable AI systems, native iOS apps, and solving complex engineering challenges!
I'm passionate about creating production-ready AI solutions, optimizing system performance, and building applications that make a real-world impact - from AI translation models serving 18M speakers to customer service automation reducing response times from 2 hours to 5 minutes.
- Building production agentic AI agents with 90%+ accuracy automating 80% of customer service inquiries
- Developing AI translation models that outperform Google Translate (61 vs 55 BLEU score) for 300+ endangered dialects
- Creating automated data collection systems reducing manual work by 80% for language preservation
- Building native iOS applications with Swift/SwiftUI and robust Python Flask backends
- Implementing CUDA optimization techniques reducing memory usage by 30% in deep learning pipelines
- Mentoring 25+ software engineering scholars through Google's professional development program
- Advanced AI agent architectures and multi-LLM platforms
- CUDA programming and GPU architecture optimization
- Functional programming with OCaml for high-performance trading systems
- AWS cloud computing (EC2, S3, Lambda) and scalable infrastructure
- Advanced iOS development with Swift/SwiftUI and MapKit integration
- Quantitative finance and algorithmic trading concepts
- AI/ML projects with real-world impact, especially for underrepresented communities
- Production agentic AI systems and customer service automation
- Open source iOS applications and mobile development
- High-performance computing and CUDA optimization projects
- Full-stack web applications solving complex problems
- Developer tools and productivity software
- Advanced AI agent deployment and scaling strategies
- Large-scale translation model optimization
- Modern DevOps and CI/CD workflows for AI systems
- Advanced iOS app architecture and best practices
- Quantitative finance and trading algorithm optimization
- Building production AI agents that automate customer service (80% inquiry automation)
- Creating AI translation models outperforming Google Translate for endangered languages
- iOS development with Swift/SwiftUI and native app architecture
- Getting into competitive SWE fellowship programs (Jane Street, NVIDIA, Google, Microsoft, Amazon)
- CUDA programming and GPU architecture optimization
- Full-stack development with React/Node.js/Python
- Building applications serving thousands of users with real revenue impact
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- 🤖 Building production agentic AI agents automating 80% of customer service inquiries (2hr→5min response time)
- 🌍 Developing AI translation models for 300+ endangered dialects serving 18M speakers worldwide
- 📱 Creating native iOS carpooling platforms with real-time GPS and payment processing
- ⚡ Implementing CUDA optimization techniques reducing memory usage by 30% in ML pipelines
- 👥 Mentoring 25+ software engineering scholars through Google's professional development program
- ☁️ Expanding AWS cloud computing knowledge (EC2, S3, Lambda) through Amazon's Campus Prep Series
- 🚗 RoadBuddy - iOS carpooling platform with Swift/SwiftUI, real-time GPS, and Stripe payments (60% cost reduction, 95% uptime)
- 🛒 SilverStore - AI-powered e-commerce platform with 94% recommendation accuracy generating real revenue
- 🌤️ Weather Intelligence Dashboard - Real-time analytics platform serving 30K+ users with 40% accuracy improvement
- 📧 SlydeBack - Email delay extension with advanced queuing system (95% error reduction)
- 🌍 [Malagasy NLP Pipeline] - AI translation models for endangered languages outperforming Google Translate
- 🎓 [GhCode Platform] - Full-stack learning management system empowering 500+ students in Ghana
- AI Engineering Intern @ NeuralSeek - Built production AI agents with 90%+ accuracy (2025)
- Software Engineering Track Lead @ Google - Promoted to lead role mentoring 25+ scholars (2025)
- Selected as 1 of 51 students for Jane Street FOCUS Program (from 6,000+ applicants)
- NVIDIA Summer Bridge Program - CUDA & GPU Architecture optimization (2025)
- Microsoft Emerging Leader - Technical leadership and agile methodologies (2025)
- Amazon Campus Prep Series - AWS cloud computing and leadership principles (2025)
- Built AI translation models outperforming Google Translate (61 vs 55 BLEU score)
- Created production AI systems automating 80% of customer inquiries
- Developed automated systems reducing manual work by 80% for language research
- Founded GhCode Foundation, built platform serving 500+ students
- Email: sek266@cornell.edu
- Portfolio: kpeis695.github.io
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ks200
I'm proudly Ghanaian and passionate about using AI and technology to bridge gaps in education and language preservation across Africa! When I'm not building production AI agents or optimizing CUDA kernels, I'm thinking about how to make technology more accessible to underrepresented communities worldwide.
Building production-ready AI systems and mobile applications that create real-world impact - from AI translation models serving 18 million speakers to customer service automation reducing response times by 99%!
Open to Software Engineering Internship opportunities for Summer 2026! Especially interested in AI/ML, iOS development, and full-stack engineering roles at top-tier companies.