Summary
Billy Byiringiro is a Founding AI Engineer based in London with nine years of hands-on experience building product-focused ML and software systems across startups, research labs, and industry partners. An Oxford and Edinburgh alumnus with a rare combo of an MSc in Advanced Computer Science and an MBA, he blends deep technical expertise in AI and systems with commercial and product leadership—most recently co-founding Assuric and shaping its early engineering and strategy. He has moved between roles from interim CTO and head of product engineering to machine learning researcher and embedded developer, showing an ability to ship across the stack from low-level systems to production ML. A former Schmidt Futures ISF fellow and advisor to the Oxford AI Society, he brings a networked, research-informed approach to building scalable AI products. Notably, his career arc highlights a pattern of stepping into early-stage teams to define technical direction and translate emerging research into viable business outcomes.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
College preparatory gap-year program, College preparatory gap-year program at Bridge2rwanda
BS Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science, BS Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science at The University of Edinburgh
MSc in Advanced Computer Science Department of Computer Science, MSc in Advanced Computer Science Department of Computer Science at University of Oxford
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Master of Business Administration - MBA at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
High School Diploma Computer Science Physics and Mathematics (MPC), High School Diploma Computer Science Physics and Mathematics (MPC) at College Saint Andre