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Software Engineer

Thierno Diallo

Software engineer focused on backend systems, data services, and AI-powered tools.

About

I build reliable APIs, automation pipelines, and AI agents that turn complex workflows into simple, scalable systems. A lot of what I build comes from real problems I’ve lived through or watched people around me struggle with, like finding opportunities, navigating school and career systems, and getting access to the right information at the right time. That’s why I’m especially drawn to backend work: I like building the “engine” that makes products dependable, secure, and scalable. I care about impact and usefulness more than hype. My goal is to ship tools that genuinely help others, whether that’s saving people time, reducing friction, or making systems more accessible for students and communities like mine.

Experience

Software Engineering Intern

10/2025 — 12/2025

Brainstorm

  • Built a lightweight backend pipeline in Go to automate daily health-data tracking and flag anomalies.
  • Integrated backend APIs with a TypeScript data layer for real-time platform updates.
  • Shipped a CLI to refresh data and generate reports, reducing manual updates by ~30%.

Software Engineering Intern

02/2025 — 04/2025

Deloitte

  • Built 3 RESTful APIs with Node.js/Express to process ~100k+ transit records/day.
  • Optimized PostgreSQL schema for 1M+ rows, improving query speed by ~30%.
  • Implemented caching that cut average response times by ~45% (1.6s to 0.9s).

Projects

Featured work with summaries, code, and demos when available.

Cherno CLI

AI-powered CLI coding agent that edits code and creates commits from natural-language prompts.

PythonOpenAIPydanticCLI

Yamalverse

Full-stack app tracking Lamine Yamal's career with Next.js + Supabase/PostgreSQL and fast filtering.

React.jsSupabasePostgreSQL

Dreamers AI Agent

AI assistant for CCNY immigrant students with source-cited answers and structured resource cards.

React.jsFastAPILangChainOpenAI

Resume

A quick overview of my background and strengths.

  • Built production APIs, data pipelines, and caching layers that improved latency and reliability.
  • Shipped AI tools and agents with structured prompts, retrieval, and safety-focused workflows.
  • Delivered full-stack products with Next.js + FastAPI + Postgres and real-world user impact.

Expected Dec 2027

The City College of New York

B.S. in Computer Science

Recommendations

Thierno is an incredible young professional. He was an intern with us over the summer and he stood out as a natural leader and collaborator with the technical skills to back up his recommendations. Thierno thinks about how best to develop and present a strategy while bringing people together. He is also kind and compassionate- a recipe for an incredible career. He would be an asset to any team.

Riley McEuen
Chief of Staff at Deloitte Consulting (USDC)

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