Summary
Oluwafemi Azeez is a Senior Machine Learning Engineer with nine years of experience building and deploying real-world ML systems across research labs, startups, and enterprise teams. He combines hands-on research engineering—shaping algorithms and leading teams—with product-minded deployment skills for backend and mobile applications, most recently at Loblaw Advance. A co-founder of TRI AI and AI Saturdays Lagos, he has a strong track record of mentoring and capacity-building across Africa and beyond. His background spans deep learning, reinforcement learning, and computer vision, backed by a Carnegie Mellon master’s in ECE and multiple specialized nanodegrees. Beyond production work, he actively contributes to research and teaching, reflecting a continuous cycle of learning, unlearning, and relearning that fuels pragmatic innovation.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Deep Reinforcement Learning Nanodegree, Deep Reinforcement Learning Nanodegree at Udacity
Senior Secondary School Certificate Technical Science, Senior Secondary School Certificate Technical Science at Mayflower School Ikenne, Ogun state, Nigeria
Full Stack Web Development Certification Computer Software Engineering, Full Stack Web Development Certification Computer Software Engineering at freeCodeCamp
Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering at University of Ibadan
Master's degree Electrical and Computer Engineering, Master's degree Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University
English, Yoruba