Senior AI/ML and Backend Engineer at Agregar TechnologiesAccra, Ghana
Patrick Attankurugu
I build AI systems that make financial compliance faster, safer, and more scalable.
Senior AI/ML and Backend Engineer specialising in KYC, AML, computer vision, RAG pipelines, and autonomous agent workflows for African financial institutions.
12+production systems built
5live deployments
54AU countries covered
3+years in compliance AI
KYC / AMLComputer VisionLangGraph AgentsRAG PipelinesFastAPI
Production compliance AI
Identity verification, AML monitoring, and fraud prevention systems deployed for real workflows.
Current focus
Production AI for identity verification and financial crime prevention.
DomainKYC / AML
BaseAccra
About
Senior AI/ML engineer with a compliance edge
I build applied AI systems for financial institutions where model quality, product reliability, and regulatory context all matter. My work spans identity verification, AML monitoring, credit scoring, PEP screening, deepfake detection, and AI-assisted investigation workflows.
At Agregar Technologies, I work across model development and backend engineering: taking ML ideas from prototype to production APIs, integrating them into real workflows, and keeping the systems understandable for the people who depend on them.
Production APIs, not prototypes
African KYC/AML context
Model quality plus backend reliability
Regulator-readable system behavior
Working profile
Builder of production AI systems where compliance, identity, and real-world operations meet.
CurrentSenior AI/ML and Backend Engineer at Agregar Technologies
RecognitionJim Leech Mastercard Foundation Fellow, Queen's University
EducationBSc Computer Science, University of Ghana
FocusAI systems for regulated financial services in Africa
InitiativeRamah Upliftment FoundationCo-founder building evidence-based programmes for widows and vulnerable children in Nabdam District, Ghana.
Compliance AI
KYC, KYB, AML, PEP screening, transaction monitoring, and risk scoring.
Computer Vision
Document verification, liveness checks, smart ID capture, and deepfake detection.
Agentic Systems
RAG pipelines, LangGraph workflows, autonomous investigation agents, and SAR drafting.
Production ML
PyTorch, TensorFlow, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, and cloud deployment.
Skills
Core technical expertise
The stack is organized around shipped outcomes: identity verification, financial crime prevention, document intelligence, agentic workflows, and backend systems that survive real operational use.
Production toolchain
HuggingFace TransformersGemini APIClaude APIGroqNeo4jspaCyrapidfuzzPineconeLangSmith
Machine Learning
Risk models, classifiers, model optimization, and deployment.
PythonPyTorchTensorFlowscikit-learnONNXTransformersCNNsModel Quantization
Computer Vision
Document capture, biometric checks, fraud signals, and object detection.
OpenCVYOLOResNetOCRLiveness DetectionDeepfake DetectionDocument Verification
Compliance Domain
Regulated workflows with explainable alerts and audit-friendly outputs.
KYCKYBAMLPEP ScreeningSanctions ScreeningRisk ScoringSAR / STR Workflows
LLMs and Agents
Retrieval, reasoning, investigation support, and report drafting.
LangGraphLangChainLlamaIndexRAGVector DatabasesPrompt EngineeringEntity Resolution
Identity Systems
Individual, corporate, and employee verification patterns.
Biometric MatchingBusiness VerificationUBO DetectionWatchlist MonitoringSmart ID Capture
Backend and Cloud
APIs, queues, databases, containerized services, and deployment.
FastAPINext.jsTypeScriptPostgreSQLRedisDockerAWSCI/CD
Experience
Work Experience
The common thread is taking AI from research-shaped ideas into APIs, workflows, and operating systems that people can trust in regulated environments.
Agregar Technologies
CurrentSenior AI/ML and Backend Engineer
Aug 2024 - Present
Build production AI/ML systems for identity verification and financial compliance across Africa, including credit scoring, document verification, smart ID capture, AML monitoring, and biometric fraud prevention.
Production KYC, AML, credit, document, and biometric fraud systems.
PythonPyTorchTensorFlowYOLOOpenCVFastAPIPostgreSQLRedisDockerAWS
Ghana Digital Centres Limited
AI Engineer
Nov 2022 - Jul 2024
Built a real-time predictive surveillance system that connects to IP cameras and uses computer vision models to detect suspicious activity. Led a five-person engineering team.
Real-time computer vision system plus team leadership.
PythonPyTorchOpenCVTensorFlow
SuperFluid Labs
AI Engineer and Team Lead
2020
Led a four-person engineering team building an LLM-powered solution for an AI innovation challenge, finishing in the top four of twelve competing teams.
Top-four finish in a competitive AI innovation challenge.
PythonLLMsPrompt Engineering
DEXT Solutions Consult
Web Developer
Jun - Aug 2019
Built websites and web applications for clients, improving code structure and user experience across multiple projects.
Early client-facing web engineering experience.
JavaScriptHTMLCSS
Selected Work
Shipped AI systems across consumer, fintech, and social impact
Live product captures, open-source repositories, and enterprise deployments — across consumer AI, fintech compliance, and social impact.
LiveAskScripture
Spirit-led AI for Scripture Study
Consumer AI product with billing, accounts, and persistent study workflows.
Full-stack AI application for scripture study, biblical Q&A, devotionals, AI-assisted counseling, and Bible reading, with user accounts, conversation history, and Stripe billing.
ReactViteFastAPIPythonDockerPostgreSQL
Public landing page captured from live deployment
LiveRamah Grants
AI Grants Intelligence
Operational grant pipeline for evidence-aware nonprofit fundraising work.
Funding intelligence platform for Ramah Upliftment Foundation that tracks opportunities, scores grant fit, and helps draft proposal material.
Next.jsDrizzle ORMGroqPostgreSQL
Live Ramah Grants app
Open SourceSENTINEL
Autonomous Compliance AI
Agentic compliance architecture spanning triage, evidence, reasoning, and reporting.
Five specialized AI agents orchestrated by LangGraph for AML/KYC investigations, evidence gathering, alert triage, and SAR drafting.
PythonLangGraphGeminiFastAPINext.js
Open-source repository
Open SourceAfricaPEP
Open-Source PEP Screening Platform
Screening interface and open data workflow for Africa-wide PEP checks.
Real-time screening platform for politically exposed persons across all 54 African Union member states. Features fuzzy name matching, graph-based relationship detection, country filtering, and batch processing for KYC/AML workflows.
FastAPINeo4jPostgreSQLNext.jsspaCyDocker
54 AU member states covered
LiveJo Harrison Shop
Luxury E-Commerce
Luxury storefront with catalog browsing, checkout, and customer support flows.
E-commerce platform for a London-based premium handbag brand, featuring product catalog with filtering, Stripe payments, customer photo gallery, and WhatsApp support.
Next.jsTypeScriptStripeTailwind CSS
Live commerce website
Confidential System
Deepfake Detection System
Biometric Fraud Prevention
Python
PyTorch
Deep Learning
OpenCV
Deepfake Detection System
Biometric Fraud Prevention
Multi-layer biometric fraud checks used in regulated identity workflows.
Production system detecting AI-generated faces, video replays, and printed photo spoofing in KYC workflows, paired with trained models for intelligent Ghanaian ID capture.
PythonPyTorchDeep LearningOpenCVYOLO
Enterprise deployment - client visuals confidential
Private deployment
Recognition
Signals beyond the project list
AI Compliance Systems - Live in Production
2024Agregar Technologies
Deployed deepfake detection, liveness verification, KYC identity checks, and AML transaction monitoring as end-to-end AI systems running in active production for African financial institutions.
Jim Leech Mastercard Foundation Fellow
2023Queen's University, Canada
Over 1,000 candidates from all 54 African countries were accepted into the programme. Only 60 became fellows at the end of three months - I was one of them.
BSc Computer Science
2021University of Ghana
Transitioned from Chemistry to Computer Science and graduated with a focus on AI and data science.
AI Innovation Challenge, Top 4
2020SuperFluid Labs and AI Commons
Led a four-person engineering team building an LLM-powered solution, finishing in the top four of twelve competing teams.
AgriTech Innovation Challenge
2023Kosmos Innovation Center
Led technical development for a data-driven platform modeling cassava processing efficiency and export optimisation.
Contact
Working on a hard AI problem?
If you're building a team around compliance AI, identity systems, or production ML in Africa and beyond — I'd like to hear from you. Open to senior engineering roles, technical leadership, and project partnerships.
Emailpatricka.azuma@gmail.com
WhatsApp+233 545 014 267
LinkedInpatrick-ai-africa
GitHubPatrickAttankurugu
Based in Accra, Ghana
Based in Accra. Open to remote contracts globally and senior roles in Accra.