AI Safety Researcher, Senior Technology & Product Manager, and Full-Stack Engineer building responsible AI systems that work in the real world.
- π‘οΈ AI Safety & Governance β Contributing to global AI safety research coordination through SPAR and building ethical AI frameworks
- π Product & Technology Leadership β 8+ years leading cross-functional teams, shipping production systems in healthcare, governance, legal tech, and recruitment
- ποΈ Full-Stack Engineering β Building pixel-perfect, production-ready applications from design to deployment
- π Learning β Currently pursuing MSc Data Science at University of Ghana, focusing on AI alignment and responsible AI systems
- π Impact β Built systems that reduced legal licensing from 2 months to 5 minutes, and governance tools used by multinational organizations globally
- Building AI Safety Connect β a platform mapping global AI safety researchers and organizations (Product Strategy & Development Lead)
- Developing AI-powered health insights at CuraAlert as Senior Software Engineer with rigorous safety considerations
- Leading product strategy and AI governance initiatives at TheBoardroom Africa as Senior Technology & Product Manager
- Maintaining CIRIS β an AI ethical framework (Compliance, Inclusion, Responsibility, Integrity, Safety)
Languages: Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP
Frontend: React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS
Backend: Node.js, Laravel
AI/ML: TensorFlow, PyTorch, Deep Learning, Neural Networks
Cloud & Tools: AWS, GCP, Azure, Vercel, Git, MySQL
I believe AI systems should be:
- Safe by design β alignment and governance from day one
- Transparently deployed β users should understand how systems affect them
- Contextually appropriate β especially critical in emerging markets where governance frameworks are still developing
- Actually useful β real-world impact over perfect prototypes
- ποΈ GovernanceBaseline β Data-driven board performance evaluation platform
- βοΈ Legal Licensing System β Reduced processing time from 60 days to 5 minutes
- π₯ Health Insurance Management β Streamlined policy administration and claims processing
- π Examination Management System β Automated student progression, resits, and academic decisions
- π§ DevLess β Backend-as-a-service platform with 140,000+ downloads
- Future of Life Institute β Built searchable documentation for "Keep the Future Human" essay
- AI Governance Policy β Authored frameworks for responsible AI in recruitment systems
- AI Safety Ecosystem β Architecting platforms to improve global safety research collaboration
- AI Safety Collab
- BlueDot Safety Network
- AI Alignment communities
- Future of Life Institute contributor
- πΌ LinkedIn
- π§ jlsodai@gmail.com
- π Portfolio
- π’ TheBoardroom Africa
Building AI systems that actually help people, with safety and accountability baked in from the start.

