Salomon Diei
AI Engineer & Researcher
Cheonan-si, South Korea
I'm an AI engineer and researcher focused on making AI agents more efficient and helping them automate human work.
As CTO at Sikili, I lead technical strategy while building and evaluating agentic AI systems for real-world automation. My background spans fullstack development, mobile apps with Flutter, and cloud architecture as a Google Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Engineer.
I speak French, English, and Korean.
I'm passionate about building innovative solutions that make a real impact. My hackathon wins and industry experience drive me to constantly push boundaries and explore new technologies.
01.Experience
CTO and Supply Manager (Contract)
Sikili
Remote
Nov 2024 - Present
Early team member at Sikili (seed, $800K raised). Designed and deployed internal tools and automation systems that enabled revenue growth from $0 to $200K ARR within the first year.
Software Engineer (Full-time)
BUI Corporation
Cote d'Ivoire
May 2024 - Jun 2024
Contributed to mobile and backend application development while collaborating with cross-functional teams on scalable software architecture.
Technical Lead Mobile
Futurafric IA
Cote d'Ivoire
Aug 2023 - May 2024
Oversaw end-to-end mobile app development from UI/UX design to deployment, led the mobile team, and established best practices for cross-platform delivery.
Software Engineer
Casys Technologies
Cote d'Ivoire
Oct 2021 - Feb 2022
Developed a CLI tool to automate smart card encoding with JavaCard and Batch, improving process speed by 300%.
02.Education
M.S. Artificial Intelligence
Korea University of Technology and Education (KOREATECH)
AI & Machine Learning Research
Sep 2024 - Present
Bachelor of Software Engineering
Institut Ivoirien de Technologie
Software Development & Computer Science
Sep 2020 - Jun 2023
03.Certifications
Google Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Engineer
Google Cloud · 2023
04.Awards & Recognition
- →1st Runner Up — Best Overall App, Supabase Flutter Hackathon - 2023
- →1st Prize — INPHB Freelance Hackathon - 2023
- →GKS (Global Korean Scholarship) Recipient - 2024
- →1st Prize — Orange CI 5G Challenge - 2022
- →10,000 Codeurs Ambassador - 2021