Esco Obong

Esco Obong is a seasoned software engineer currently serving as a Senior Software Engineer at Airbnb since March 2021, specializing in LLMs and FinTech. In addition, Esco holds advisory roles at Kibo School, focusing on educating innovators in Sub-Saharan Africa, and at Enle, supporting startups in securing remote software development teams. As the founder of Algorythm, a non-profit educational social club for black software engineers, Esco aims to enhance skills and career prospects within the community. Previously, Esco served as President of Heftybyte, leading software development projects, and contributed to Uber and Gigster in various engineering roles, including backend development for industry leaders such as Canon and Harley-Davidson. Esco's educational background includes a Nanodegree in Artificial Intelligence from Udacity.