Putting AI
To Work

Hello, I am Farouk (cool kids call me FIB), a product engineer and technology leader from Nigeria. I specialise in building systems that harness the power of modern AI to deliver high-impact solutions. I have built mission-critical solutions for scientists, entrepreneurs, engineers and even the Government.

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I have built and shipped at the highest level

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"Farouk was the second hire at Open Insured, and his hard work and system design were instrumental in helping us close our $8M pre-seed, the largest pre-seed round in insurance history. He is a 100x engineer.

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CEO, Open Insured
2x Founder
2026 Forbes 30 Under 30

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"Farouk was an absolute all star engineer for us at Context Data. He was always available and always shipping. Anyone would be lucky to have Farouk on their team [...] one of the best engineeers our there!"

Julia Kingsleyarrow_outward

Ops Lead, Twinning Labs
Previously Co-founded ContextData

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"Farouk stood out as one of the strongest engineers I've worked with when it comes to large-scale system design and architectural thinking. As one of our earliest engineers, he helped lay the technical foundations of Open Insured and played an important role in getting us to where we are today.

What made him especially valuable was his ability to bring clarity to complex problems. He could move between the broader architectural vision and the details that mattered, break difficult questions into manageable pieces, and make the reasoning behind his decisions accessible to the whole team. His thinking helped us ask better questions, understand tradeoffs, and build a shared direction."

Aamir Rashidarrow_outward

CTO, Open Insured
Former Engr Lead, Palantir

My Superpowers

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Product Leadership

I understand what a good digital product should feel like, and I know how to lead people toward building it by making the right tradeoffs, going above and beyond to deliver value.

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Generalist

Specialization is for insects. I have a deep, working understanding of the full software stack, from backend systems to architecture and scaling, which lets me move fluidly across problems without losing depth.

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Uniquely Insightful

I tend to see patterns early. By combining technical intuition with product context, I can spot what actually matters, cut through noise, and focus effort where it will create real leverage.

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High Agency

I don’t wait for permission or perfect clarity. I take responsibility for outcomes, move things forward in uncertain environments, and figure things out as I go.

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Outcome Driven

I care less about activity and more about impact. I prioritize work that compounds, ships, and changes the trajectory of a product or business.

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Founder Mindset

I think in terms of ownership, leverage, and long-term value. I make decisions as if the product, the team, and the consequences are mine to live with.

(Few) Success Stories

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How I built a conversational commerce AI agent for a multimillion dollar e-commerce brand in 1 month

Built a proactive AI agent that guides customers, recommends products, and completes tasks, seamlessly integrating with the support team. This boosted customer satisfaction, reduced support workload, and sped up time-to-purchase.

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How I helped a growing audio licensing startup with zero AI expertise become an AI startup

Today, their customers include multi billion dollar companies across tech and Hollywood, positioning them as a leading AI audio licensing platform.

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How I helped an insurance estimates company scale beyond manual work from 2 cases per week to 5 per day with an explainable multimodal "AI employee"

Built a multimodal, teachable AI agent for insurance estimates that handles documents and images, replicates human judgment, explains micro-decisions, and scaled output significantly.