Hi, I'm Amara Doucoure

San Jose, CA

SYSTEMS / PRODUCTS / PEOPLE

Building usefulAI & software.

I help businesses implement AI and streamline workflows, while building full-stack products from RAG assistants to marketplaces.

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RAG & AI systemsFull-stack productsWorkflow automationMarketplaces for West Africa

01 ABOUT

Technology with a purpose.

I'm a Management Information Systems graduate from Coppin State University (B.S., May 2026).

I build AI-powered products that solve real problems, from RAG assistants to marketplaces.

I'm especially interested in technology that serves underserved communities and African markets.

02SELECTED WORK

Things I’ve built.

github.com/amaradouc

PROJECT / 01LIVE SYSTEM

Ika Pièce

A multi-seller auto parts marketplace for the Mali market.

ROLE: End-to-end contract development, from setup through production.
IMPLEMENTATION: Next.js, Supabase, Vercel, Cloudflare DNS, authentication, and secure credential storage.
OUTCOME: Live multi-seller marketplace for the Mali market.

View ikapiece.com

ika pièceMALI / AUTO PARTS

PRODUCT FLOW / 01

Find a part that fits.

A vehicle-first way to find parts from independent sellers.

01 / SELECTChoose a vehicleYear, make, model
02 / COMPAREReview listingsPrice, condition, stock
03 / CONNECTContact sellerConfirm before purchase

Live multi-seller marketplace for the Mali market. / ikapiece.com

PROJECT / 02

Sokoni

A Claude-powered chat agent interviews informal workers across Africa one question at a time, reducing literacy and digital-access barriers to creating a skills profile.

View on GitHub

PROJECT / 03

RAG Campus Support Assistant

A chat assistant that scrapes university pages and internal documents into a vector database to answer recurring student and staff questions on demand.

View on GitHub

PROJECT / 04

WhatsApp Customer Support Automation

n8n workflows answer recurring WhatsApp questions and real-time data queries, cutting customer reply time by 50%.

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PROJECT / 05

GameLVL

A real-life basketball career mode: players find courts, log games and stats, verify results with other participants, and earn XP, badges, and local-to-national rankings.

View on Devpost

03EXPERIENCE

Roles with real impact.

Aug 2026–Present

Full Stack Engineer

Hidaya Foundation / San Jose, CA

Ships production software and automation workflows with Next.js, AWS, and GitHub Actions CI/CD.

May 2026–Present

Contract Software Developer

Douc Lab

Client-facing delivery from requirements and database design through deployment, onboarding, and handoff.

Aug 2024–May 2026

Student Helpdesk / IT Assistant

Coppin State University / Baltimore, MD

First point of contact for student and faculty technical issues, with AI chatbot testing and campus AI literacy work.

Jan 2021–Jan 2023

Sales & Marketing

FERMALI / Bamako, Mali

Worked directly with the founder and managed influencer-partner relationships.

04TOOLKIT

What I build with.

01 /

Software Engineering

Node.js
TypeScript
JavaScript
Next.js
React
Python
SQL
Supabase
Vercel serverless functions
Redis (Upstash)

02 /

AI Agents

Claude API
Gemini API
OpenAI API
Prompt engineering
Structured JSON outputs
Agentic and multi-agent workflows
Chat agents
RAG
Vector databases
MCP servers
LangChain

03 /

Integrations & Debugging

REST APIs
Webhooks
JSON
OAuth
n8n
WhatsApp API (360dialog)
CI/CD (GitHub Actions)
AWS

04 /

AI Dev Tools

Claude Code
Codex
Cursor

05 /

Languages

English
French

05 EDUCATION

B.S. Management Information Systems

Coppin State University / Baltimore, MD

2026

Diploma in Computer Management

ECOSUP / Bamako, Mali

06 CONTACT

San Jose, CA / EN · FR

Have a good problem? Let's solve it.

Open to full-time roles, thoughtful collaborations, and projects where technology makes a practical difference.

amaradcre@gmail.com LinkedIn GitHub