Information Systems & Data Engineer, Software Engineer and Product Specialist passionate about software engineering, data, AI, automation and digital product innovation.

Phone

+221 78 205 96 69

Email

ka.ousmane@uam.edu.sn

Username

Ousoka

Location

Dakar, Sénégal

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Ousmane KA
<span>Hello, I'm Ousmane KA</span>

Software Engineer
{ Product · Data · AI }_

<p>Information Systems & Data Engineer, Software Engineer and Product Specialist, I design and lead digital solutions combining Fullstack, Product Management, Data & BI, AI / LLM and DevSecOps</p>

<p>From software design to product leadership, I enjoy turning complex business challenges into modern, automated, reliable and scalable systems.</p>

Professional experience

Product · Software · Data · AI

A career at the intersection of product leadership, software engineering, data and artificial intelligence.

MASS & VAS Product Assistant – Yas App Project Owner
YAS SenegalDakar, SenegalOct. 2025 – Oct. 2026
  • Led Yas App activities for the Senegal market, coordinating IT, Business, Marketing and Communication teams.
  • Led acquisition, engagement and retention initiatives that contributed to reaching 126,000 monthly active users (MAU).
  • Managed multi-channel UAT/E2E testing across App, USSD, CRM, IN and OCS, including test plans, datasets, evidence, UAT reports, release notes, rating, balances, timeouts and reversals.
  • Performed ad-hoc analysis and CVM customer segmentation using SQL Server to optimize campaigns, targeting and product performance.
  • Managed go-to-market activities including Communication, Sales and Care briefs, launch checklists and governance of App content and the USSD catalog.
  • Designed AI-driven business solutions including RAG, NL2SQL, automated competitive benchmarking and support for UAT processes.
Product OwnershipYas AppProduct ManagementUAT / E2ECVMGTMSQL ServerPower BIJiraConfluenceAmplitudePythonRAGNL2SQL
Selected projects

Software · Product · Data · AI

A selection of projects showcasing my work across software engineering, artificial intelligence, Data/BI, automation and connected systems.

<project>AIAI · LLM · Decision Support</project>
AI · LLM · Decision Support

Multi-source Intelligent Assistant based on LLMs

Engineering Final Project – UAM × YAS Senegal

Designed and implemented a multi-source intelligent assistant capable of working with documents and structured databases through natural language to support information retrieval and decision-making.

  • Architecture combining RAG and structured data querying.
  • NL2SQL for querying databases using natural language.
  • Document retrieval and contextual response generation using LLMs.
  • Applied in a real business environment at YAS Senegal.
  • Engineering defense completed with a score of 18.5/20.
Period2025 – 2026
LLMRAGNL2SQLNLPPythonData Engineering
OKÉtudiant
Fullstack · Digital Product

OKÉtudiant

University services digitalization platform

Centralized web platform designed to digitalize major university social services including catering, accommodation and student management, with dedicated interfaces for students, supervisors and administrators.

  • End-to-end platform and user experience design.
  • Multiple user roles and business interfaces.
  • Centralized catering, accommodation and administrative services.
  • Publicly presented during the inauguration of the UAM Orange Digital Center Club.
PeriodMar. 2024 – Jan. 2025
Next.jsReact.jsNode.jsMySQL
<project>QFullstack · Software Engineering</project>
Fullstack · Software Engineering

Digital Queue Management System

Fullstack ticket and queue management application

Fullstack solution enabling users to generate tickets and agents to manage queues in real time, with an administration panel for services, agents and locations.

  • Automatic ticket generation and assignment.
  • Real-time queue monitoring.
  • Complete administration dashboard.
  • JWT-based authentication and access security.
  • Processed-ticket history.
PeriodJan. 2025 – Mar. 2025
React.jsSpring BootSpring SecurityJWTMySQL
<project>IoTAI · IoT · Automation</project>
AI · IoT · Automation

OKIrrigation – Smart Irrigation System

IoT project funded by D4DHub – 1M FCFA

Smart irrigation system that monitors soil moisture and environmental parameters to automatically trigger watering and optimize water usage.

  • Automatic irrigation based on soil moisture.
  • Real-time data monitoring through a connected interface.
  • ESP8266 and IoT sensors for data collection.
  • Water flow and volume monitoring.
  • 3D design and printing of the prototype enclosure.
PeriodDec. 2024 – Apr. 2025
C++ArduinoESP8266BlynkIoT3D Printing
<project>BIData Engineering · BI</project>
Data Engineering · BI

Northwind Data Warehouse & Business Intelligence

Data warehouse and decision-support system

Designed a complete Northwind-based data warehouse with an ETL pipeline, dimensional modeling and a Business Intelligence dashboard for analyzing sales, customers, products and suppliers.

  • Business analysis and KPI definition.
  • Star-schema dimensional modeling.
  • Data extraction from MySQL.
  • Transformation using Python and pandas.
  • Loading into PostgreSQL.
  • Analytical dashboard developed with Power BI.
Period2024 – 2025
MySQLPythonPandasPostgreSQLETLPower BI
<project>AIAI · Computer Vision · Innovation</project>
AI · Computer Vision · Innovation

DéchètoVisio – SONAGED Hackathon

1st Prize SONAGED – Campus Franco-Sénégalais

Solution using satellite imagery and artificial intelligence to detect, map and monitor illegal waste dumping areas to support public sanitation policies.

  • Automated illegal waste dump detection.
  • Satellite imagery analysis.
  • Geospatial mapping of detected areas.
  • Temporal monitoring of waste sites.
  • Winner of the SONAGED 1st Prize.
PeriodMay 2023
Computer VisionMachine LearningGISSatellite Imagery
Skills

A multidisciplinary profile

From software engineering and Product Management to Data, AI, DevSecOps and automation.

Product Management & Digital
Product

Product Ownership, Product Management, Project Ownership, GTM, UAT/E2E, CVM

Growth & Customer

Customer Segmentation, Acquisition, Engagement, Retention, Product Catalog, Product Analytics

Tools

Jira, Confluence, Amplitude

Software Engineering
Languages

Python (Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-Learn, Keras, TensorFlow, PyTorch, OpenCV, Streamlit, Flask), Java, JavaScript, R, C, SQL

Web & Mobile

HTML, CSS, React.js, Next.js, React Native, Tailwind CSS, Node.js, Express.js, Java (Spring Boot), WordPress, FastAPI, Flask, Streamlit

Testing & Quality

JUnit5, Mockito, Postman, AssertJ, Google Truth, WebMvcTest, JaCoCo, SonarQube

Modeling

UML, MERISE

AI, Machine Learning & Computer Vision
Generative AI / LLM

LLM, RAG, RAGOps, LLMOps, NL2SQL, NLP, Document Retrieval, Multi-source Intelligent Assistants, Prompt Engineering, Question Answering, Semantic Search

Machine Learning

Linear Regression, Logistic Regression, KNN, SVM, Decision Tree, Random Forest, Gradient Boosting, XGBoost, K-Means

Deep Learning / Vision

CNN, YOLO, EfficientNet, MediaPipe

AI Frameworks

Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-Learn, Keras, TensorFlow, PyTorch, OpenCV, Matplotlib

Data Engineering & Business Intelligence
Databases

MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, SQL Server

Data Science & BI

JupyterLab, Anaconda, RStudio, Streamlit, Tableau, Power BI, Excel, Power Query, Data Visualization, Data Analytics, BI Reporting, KPIs

Data Engineering

ETL, Data Pipelines, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Pandas, Power Query, Dimensional Modeling, Star Schema, Data Warehouse, Data Transformation & Integration

DevOps, Cloud & Security
Methodologies

CRISP-DM, Scrum, Agile, MVP, Sprints, MLOps, RAGOps, LLMOps, DevSecOps, CI/CD

DevOps / Deployment

Git, GitHub, GitLab, Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Ansible, CI/CD

Cloud & Hosting

AWS EC2, CPanel, Render, Railway, Netlify, Linux VPS, Nginx, Nginx Proxy Manager

Cybersecurity

Snort, OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite, Keycloak, JWT, Spring Security, IDS

Systems, Networks & Tooling
Systems & Networks

Windows, Linux (Ubuntu, Debian, Kali), WSL, RDP, Anydesk, Windows Server, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, IIS

Web Scraping

Requests, BeautifulSoup, Selenium, Scrapy

Development Environments

VSCode, IntelliJ IDEA, Android Studio, Sublime Text, XAMPP, SQL Workbench, Arduino IDE, NI Multisim, GitHub Codespaces

Collaboration, Design & Documentation
Collaboration Tools

Notion, Discord, Microsoft Office, Jira, Confluence

UI/UX & Visual Design

Figma, Canva, Adobe Illustrator

Technical Writing

LaTeX

IoT, Electronics & 3D
IoT & Electronics

Arduino, ESP8266, Arduino IDE, Blynk, IoT Sensors, Relays, Flow Meters, NI Multisim

3D Modeling & Printing

Autodesk Fusion, Bambu Studio

Education & Certifications

Academic education and continuous learning

An academic path built around information systems, software engineering, data and artificial intelligence, complemented by technical and professional certifications.

Academic path

Education

2023 – 2025
Engineering defense: May 16, 2026
Engineering Degree – Information Systems & Data

Université Amadou Mahtar Mbow – Polytech Diamniadio

Diamniadio, Senegal
Engineering defense score: 18.5/20 – Excellent distinction
2020 – 2023
Bachelor's Degree in Electronic, Computer and Telecommunications Systems

Université Amadou Mahtar Mbow – Polytech Diamniadio

Diamniadio, Senegal
Computer Engineering track – Honors
2020
Scientific Baccalaureate – S2

Complexe Scolaire International Keur Madior

Mbour, Thiès, Senegal
Honors
Continuous Learning

Certifications

2025
Fundamentals of Deep Learning

NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute

Hands-on Deep Learning training covering neural networks, CNNs, transfer learning, data augmentation and GPU-accelerated model training.

Deep LearningPyTorchCNNTransfer LearningGPU / CUDA
Verify certificate
2025
Elements of AI

University of Helsinki & Reaktor

Certification covering the foundations of artificial intelligence, its applications, limitations and practical and ethical implications.

Artificial IntelligenceMachine LearningAI FundamentalsAI Ethics
Verify certificate
2025
Cloud Technologies

Orange Digital Center

Hands-on AWS and Windows Server 2022 training involving the deployment of infrastructure integrating Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, FTP and IIS.

AWS EC2Windows ServerActive DirectoryDNSDHCPIIS
2022 – 2023
Computing and Internet

Université Numérique Cheikh Hamidou KANE

Complementary training in digital tools, computing and professional Internet usage.

ComputingInternetDigital Tools
2023
Digital Marketing, Computing and Internet

FORCE-N

Multidisciplinary training covering digital technologies, digital marketing and professional computing practices.

Digital MarketingComputingDigital
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