Mark K. Tinega

Machine Learning Engineer · Software Engineer · Always Curious for more

I build things with code and explore the intersection of technology and creativity. I write about the web, programming, personal growth, and the future of tech on Substack. Always open to collaborations — feel free to reach out.

Herein lies all that I dare share with the world. Technology, art, books, and more…

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Selected work

Work across speech, ML infrastructure, and African stories.

01 Semaje Self-hosted speech-to-text and text-to-speech across 1,600+ languages. Speech · open source 02 Kionga A self-hosted platform for building and operating ML models and AI agents. ML infrastructure · open source 03 Uzi An effort to connect the world with African stories, culture, and lived experience. Africa · storytelling
Writing

I write about building software, learning systems from first principles, and the decisions that disappear behind polished products. Read it on Substack or browse the project notes.