Osei

Software Engineering Intern, Summer 2027

Osei Japhet Acquah

CS & Math student at Pomona College. I build across the stack and into AI — from production IoT security systems to accessible navigation apps.

Claremont, California
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Selected Work

A few things I've designed, built, and shipped end to end.

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PathSense

AI accessibility navigation · Best Use of Live API, Top 10 of 48+

Best Use of Live API — Gemini Glitch Hackathon, UCLA

AI-powered accessible navigation web app using Gemini Vision for real-time scene description, live GPS, and crowdsourced accessibility reporting.

ReactTypeScriptGemini 2.5 Flash VisionGemini Live APIGoogle Maps SDKFirebase Realtime Database
Live DemoGitHub
02

Container Design Optimization

Numerical optimization app · 100% test coverage

Optimization app using Lagrange multipliers and numerical methods to maximize container volume under fixed surface-area constraints, with 100% pytest coverage.

PythonNumPySciPypytestStreamlit
Live Demo
03

Bible & Devotion App

Duolingo-inspired Scripture learning · iOS & Android

Duolingo-inspired mobile learning platform with 60+ lessons, offline-first sync, and Gemini AI for conversational Bible study and personalized devotions.

React NativeFirebaseFirebase AuthGemini API
GitHub

Experience

Where I've built and shipped, from production systems to hackathons.

InternshipMay 2026 – August 2026

Asante Automation & Security

Software Engineering Intern
  • Developed C components for production IoT security systems, implementing process management, buffered I/O, and concurrent inter-process communication across 10+ connected devices.
  • Integrated LLM-based event classification into IoT security pipelines, iteratively refining prompts and processing workflows to reduce false-positive security alerts by 30%+ across smart-security deployments.
  • Built React/TypeScript dashboard features and REST API integrations for real-time security events, device status, and automation workflows deployed across 10+ client environments.
CPythonReactTypeScriptREST APIsLLMs
TeachingJanuary 2026 – May 2026

Pomona College — Computer Science Department

Undergraduate Course Assistant, Data Structures & Algorithms
  • Led weekly Data Structures & Algorithms labs for 30+ students, teaching object-oriented design, recursion, data structures, algorithms, and time/space complexity.
  • Debugged and reviewed Java implementations during office hours, helping students reason about algorithm correctness, runtime complexity, edge cases, and implementation tradeoffs.
JavaData Structures & AlgorithmsTeaching
HackathonMarch 2026

Gemini Glitch AI Hackathon — UCLA

Team Lead & Full-Stack Developer, PathSenseProject link
Best Use of Live API — Top 10 of 48+ teams
  • Led a 4-person engineering team to design and ship an AI-powered accessible-navigation web app in a single hackathon sprint, winning Best Use of Live API and placing Top 10 of 48+ teams.
  • Integrated Gemini 2.5 Flash Vision with live camera input to process real-time visual context and generate scene descriptions and obstacle alerts for hands-free, eye-free navigation.
  • Integrated Google Maps SDK and Firebase Realtime Database for GPS navigation and crowdsourced accessibility reporting, enabling real-time multi-user updates and supporting 12 concurrent users during the demo.
ReactTypeScriptGemini 2.5 Flash VisionGoogle Maps SDKFirebase
Part-timeOctober 2025 – January 2026

Pomona College — ITS

Student Service Desk Consultant
  • Diagnosed and resolved 10+ software, hardware, account, and network issues per week, applying systematic troubleshooting to maintain a 100% same-day resolution rate for students and faculty.
  • Authored 6 technical setup guides adopted as standard onboarding and self-service documentation, reducing repeat support requests by 50%.
Technical SupportDocumentationTroubleshooting

Technical Skills

Languages, frameworks, and tools I use day to day.

Languages

PythonJavaCJavaScript/TypeScriptSQLHaskellHTML/CSS

Frameworks & Technologies

ReactReact NativeExpoNode.jsFastAPIFirebasepandasNumPyStreamlit

AI / LLM

Gemini APIGemini 2.5 Flash VisionGemini Live API

Developer Tools

Git/GitHubpytestJUnit

About

I'm Osei Japhet Acquah, a B.A. in Computer Science & Mathematics student at Pomona College, expected May 2028. I build across the full stack and into AI, from production systems to hackathon-winning apps.

I care about the craft: clean code, real tests, and products people actually use.

Computer SystemsData Structures & AlgorithmsObject-Oriented Programming

The Ckodon Foundation

Past Scholar & Current Mentor · August 2023 – Present. Supporting the next generation of African scholars through mentorship, education, and community building. From SAT prep to college applications — we open doors.

35+

Students Mentored

93%

Admission Rate

250+

Program Reach

$10K+

Funding Raised

Contact

I'm actively seeking software engineering internships for Summer 2027. Reach out directly, or find me below.

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Email

oseijaphetosei@gmail.com

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