Ricken Bazolo
Segnior Backend Engineer at SCIAM
Paris, Ile-de-France
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SeniorRicken Bazolo is a senior backend engineer based in Paris with 11 years of experience building Java-based web and mobile systems and leading technical teams across fintech and public-sector projects. Currently at SCIAM, he combines hands-on backend development with ML engineering—recently contributing Mistral model integrations to the high-profile Spring AI project to enable chat and embedding features. Former roles as Technical Lead and CTO demonstrate his ability to move between architecture, delivery and people management, and he has a strong background in training and community-driven projects across Africa. A pragmatic full-stack developer and trainer, he pairs production-grade engineering with a habit of publishing and teaching, making complex technologies accessible to teams and communities.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
French, en
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (19)
artificial-intelligence10
embed10
api-design10
api-client10
machine-learning10
java10
javas10
spring-boot10
rest-api10
embedding10
unit-testing9
integration-testing9
jpa6
spring-data-jpa6
abstract-class6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
spring-projects/spring-ai
Jan 2024 - Feb 2025
An Application Framework for AI Engineering
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & ML Engineer
Back-end Developer & ML EngineerContributions:3 reviews, 26 PRs, 15 comments in 1 year 1 month
Contributions summary:Ricken primarily focused on integrating Mistral AI models into the Spring AI framework. They implemented REST clients, chat clients, and embedding clients for the Mistral AI API. The contributions include adding auto-configuration and bootstrapping for Mistral AI, along with comprehensive unit and integration tests. The user's work directly supported the integration of AI models for chat and embedding functionalities, demonstrating a deep understanding of the framework and AI model integration.
artificial-intelligencejava
ricken07/spring-ai
Jan 2024 - Mar 2025
An Application Framework for AI Engineering
Contributions:1 PR, 139 pushes, 18 branches in 1 year 1 month
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