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GaëlHoungbedji

Senior Fullstack & AI Engineer

I design and ship premium web interfaces and AI-powered products — from concept to production.

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01About

Product-minded engineer with an AI obsession.

Senior Fullstack & AI Engineer with 5+ years building modern, high-performance web interfaces and AI-powered products. Deep expertise in React, Next.js, Node.js, and scalable component architecture. I specialize in LLM API integration, orchestration, and developer-facing platforms — and I've founded two AI products targeting the African and Francophone West African markets.

Based in Cotonou, BeninRemote-friendlyFR (native) · EN (professional)
02Selected work

Things I've built.

A few products and platforms I've founded or led.

Tchavi

Founder
tchavi.com

AI API proxy giving West African developers access to 40+ LLMs via mobile money (Wave, Orange Money, MTN MoMo). Founder.

AI Proxy40+ LLMsMobile MoneyNode.jsPostgreSQL
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Vydcut

Founder
vydcut.com

Chrome extension that summarizes YouTube videos instantly through a custom LLM pipeline. Founder.

Chrome ExtensionLLM PipelineSummarization
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Fidelio

fidelio.app

SaaS loyalty & rewards platform with a reusable component architecture.

SaaSLoyaltyReact
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PianoKing

discography.sofianepamart.com

Discography site for pianist Sofiane Pamart — editorial, immersive, detail-oriented.

EditorialMusicImmersive
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Oyabun

oyabun.io

Web3 gaming application with on-chain mechanics and a custom game UI.

Web3GamingOn-chain
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03Experience

Five years of shipping.

  1. Senior Fullstack & AI Engineer

    Globodai·Remote

    Jan 2023 – Present
    • Building modern, responsive, high-performance interfaces with pixel-perfect precision.
    • Integrating LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral) into SaaS product workflows.
    • Developing modular components and scalable architecture in a startup environment.
    • Implementing i18n interfaces and multilingual AI pipelines.
    • Active contribution to product evolution including AI feature design and rollout.
    ReactNext.jsOpenAIAnthropicMistralTypeScript

  2. Frontend Developer

    Greentechnservices·On-site

    Oct 2020 – Dec 2022
    • Complete migration of a delivery management software to a modern React application.
    • Creation of business-oriented dashboards improving operational efficiency.
    • Set up a reusable component architecture within a lean agile team.
    ReactDashboardsComponent Library

  3. React Native & Backend Developer

    Freelance·Remote

    Jan 2019 – Aug 2020
    • Pixel-perfect mobile applications built in tight collaboration with designers.
    • Built Node.js microservices with NATS for modular architecture.
    • Diverse projects: social apps, real estate, Web3, gamification.
    React NativeNode.jsNATSWeb3
04Stack

What I work with.

AI & LLM

OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, DeepSeek — orchestration, RAG, prompt engineering, TTS, Whisper, embeddings, API proxying, usage metering, rate limiting, vector search (pgvector).

Frontend

JavaScript, ES6+, TypeScript, React, Next.js, Vue.js, TailwindCSS, Vuex.

Backend

Node.js, Fastify, Express, NestJS, REST & GraphQL APIs.

Databases

PostgreSQL, pgvector, MongoDB, Redis.

Mobile & Other

React Native, Web3, AWS, Firebase, Docker.

05Contact

Let's build something remarkable.

Open to senior fullstack and AI engineering roles, product-led startups, and focused contract work.

Email megaelhoungbedji@gmail.com
Call me+229 01 66 63 61 48
Download CVgael-cv.pdf