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Ismail Shuaau

AI Engineer · Founder · Builder for underserved communities

I build AI products that serve languages and communities with limited existing tooling. Founded Yaumiyya AI, one of the first LLM-powered platforms for the Dhivehi language. Former CTO at Antler-backed ChefVision AI. 9+ years shipping full-stack products from concept to production, solo and with teams.

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Looking for my next founding-engineer or senior AI role. Yaumiyya AI is live and ongoing.

linkedin → telegram → email → github →

selected work

founder · 2026–present

Yaumiyya AI

One of the first LLM platforms for Dhivehi, shipping search, article drafting, speech-to-text, translation, grammar correction, and a legal search tool. Built solo. Featured in SunOnline, the Maldives' leading news outlet.
NLP Dhivehi AI Platform visit →
CTO · 2024–2026

ChefVision AI

Led technical strategy at this Antler-backed startup. Shipped a full meeting intelligence SaaS with Claude Sonnet/Opus and GPT-4 for real-time transcription analysis. Multi-tenant, enterprise-grade, cross-platform.
Antler-backed SaaS LLM visit →
organiser · 2020–2021

Hack Maldives

Founded and ran the Maldives' first hybrid hackathon, handling logistics, budget, sponsorships, community platform, and national tech ecosystem engagement. AngelHack Grand Prize winner.
Community Civic Tech

about

I'm a self-taught engineer and founder from the Maldives with 9+ years building software across AI, enterprise SaaS, and public systems. I've lived as a digital nomad across Tunisia, Morocco, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and Nepal, with work stints in Kosovo and Vietnam. My work is grounded in the communities I come from.

I work at the intersection of product ownership and engineering: I can architect a system, write the code, and talk to users. That's the mode I operate in, whether alone or leading a team.

Outside of engineering, I organise community events, go hiking whenever I can, and think seriously about language, faith, and what it means to build for people who've been left out of the AI conversation.

core stack

Claude Code Python TypeScript React Laravel VueJS Docker AWS PostgreSQL Prompt Engineering Agentic Workflows

timeline

2026 →
Founder, Yaumiyya AI Malé, Maldives
2024–26
CTO, ChefVision AI Singapore · Antler-backed
2022–24
Software Developer & PM, SparkleHaze Remote
2021–22
IT Trainer, Powercoders Zurich, Switzerland
2021
Startup Academy, Berlin Startup School Berlin, Germany
2020–21
Software Developer, MTCC Malé, Maldives
2019
Grand Winner, AngelHack Maldives HACKcelerator finalist
2017
First line of code Self-taught from zero

contact

reach-out.sh

I'm open to roles where founder instincts and full-stack AI execution are valued over credentials. Remote-first, but happy to discuss.