Summary
Yonas Chanie is a Senior Deep Learning Engineer based in Kigali with 8 years of engineering experience and 3+ years focused on building scalable deep learning systems. He specializes in automatic speech recognition, speech synthesis, and large language models, with a strong track record of taking research prototypes from Carnegie Mellon into production-grade solutions. At Pindo he progressed from Deep Learning Engineer to Senior Deep Learning Engineer, and has consulting experience delivering ML systems in Europe and Africa. His background combines an MS in Engineering Artificial Intelligence with hands-on software engineering at fintech and startup firms, giving him a pragmatic focus on deployable, high-impact AI. Notably, he has taught and supported deep learning coursework, reflecting both technical depth and an ability to communicate complex ideas to practitioners.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Software Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS, Software Engineering at Addis Ababa Science and Technology University
Master of Science - MS, Engineering Artificial Intelligence, Master of Science - MS, Engineering Artificial Intelligence at Carnegie Mellon University
Amharic, English