Portfolio — 2026

Majd
Zarai

AI Engineer · GenAI

Available for opportunities

Majd
Zarai

AI EngineerCo-founder, YottaNest

I build real-world intelligent systems — multi-agent AI, RAG pipelines, and NLP applications that ship.

Majd Zarai
Tunis · open to remote
Focus
Multi-agent · RAG · NLP
Education
ESPRIT — DS & AI
Highlight
2nd / IndabaX 2025
PythonLLMsRAGLangChain / LangGraphTensorFlowComputer VisionNLPNeo4j / GraphRAGFastAPI
PythonLLMsRAGLangChain / LangGraphTensorFlowComputer VisionNLPNeo4j / GraphRAGFastAPI
About01 — 05
Majd Zarai — AI Engineer

Majd Zarai

AI Engineer · GenAI

Open
Role
AI Engineer & Data Scientist
Based in
Tunisia · open to remote
Education
ESPRIT — Data Science & AI
Currently
Co-founder, YottaNest

I'm an AI engineer with a foundation in mathematics and deep learning, building scalable, high-performance intelligent systems — from LLM pipelines and GraphRAG to multi-agent architectures.

As Co-Founder of YottaNest, I focus on automation and decision intelligence for finance and compliance — replacing slow manual workflows with real-time, audit-grade AI. I care about systems that actually reach production and earn trust.

15+
Projects shipped
5+
Engineering internships
2nd
IndabaX '25 hackathon
#2028
Zindi global rank

What I do

LLM & RAG pipelines, agentic systems, NLP, computer vision, and the infra to ship them.

How I work

Research-driven, production-minded, obsessed with reliability and measurable impact.

Core toolkit

what I work with
Python
Python
LLMs / NLP
LLMs / NLP
RAG Systems
RAG Systems
LangChain
LangChain
TensorFlow
TensorFlow
Computer Vision
Computer Vision
ML / DL
ML / DL
Transformers
Transformers
Selected Work02 — 05

Things I've designed & built

Vigilant X — AI Crypto Fund Due Diligence
Featured
professionalJan 2025 – Jun 2025

Vigilant X — AI Crypto Fund Due Diligence

Automated crypto fund due diligence platform preventing fraud with AI-driven analysis and forecasting

PythonLLMsRAGFastAPIReactPostgreSQL
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YottaNest
professional
022024 – Present

YottaNest

AI-driven compliance and credit intelligence platform for banks and financial institutions.

AI/MLPythonReact+4
GraphRAG Agentic Intelligence System
professionalDemo
032025

GraphRAG Agentic Intelligence System

An agentic AI system using LangGraph, custom tools, and a Neo4j-powered GraphRAG pipeline.

LangGraphNeo4jGraphRAG+4
Anomaly Detection System
professional
042024

Anomaly Detection System

A robust AI system for detecting rare events and hidden outliers in high-dimensional data.

PythonScikit-learnIsolation Forest+2
Churn Prediction App
academic
05Mar 2025

Churn Prediction App

AI-powered customer retention tool with real-time predictions

PythonScikit-learnGradient Boosting+2
Real-Time Parking Space Detection
personalDemo
06Mar 2025

Real-Time Parking Space Detection

Computer vision system for live parking spot monitoring

PythonOpenCVMediaPipe+2
Brain Tumor Classification
academicDemo
07Jan 2025 – Feb 2025

Brain Tumor Classification

Deep learning solution for MRI-based tumor detection

PythonTensorFlowVGG16+2
Recognition03 — 05

Awards & distinctions

Hackathon2025
IndabaX Tunisia (SUP'COM)

2nd Place — IndabaX Tunisia 2025 Hackathon

Secured 2nd place out of 69 competing teams at IndabaX Tunisia 2025 hosted by SUP'COM. Developed an advanced anomaly detection system using ML pipelines including Isolation Forest, Autoencoders, and statistical methods. Awarded a 10,500 TND prize for outstanding performance in identifying rare events and outliers in high-dimensional data.

IndabaX Tunisia (SUP'COM)Anomaly Detection System2 / 69 TeamsSilver
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Award2025
ESPRIT University

Best Project of the Year — ESPRIT University 2025

Selected from over 200 competing projects for Vigilant X, a crypto fund due diligence platform addressing post-FTX fraud prevention. The platform automates fund analysis through PDF scanning, internet research, KYC/AML checks, and professional PPTX report generation, using Monte Carlo simulations with human-in-the-loop validation for audit-grade reliability.

ESPRIT UniversityVigilant XBest of 200+ ProjectsGold
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Award2025
Value Incubator

Top Project Selection — Value Incubator

Recognized by Value Incubator for Vigilant X, a crypto fund due diligence platform preventing FTX-like fraud. Automates comprehensive fund analysis through PDF scanning, internet research, and KYC/AML compliance, generating professional PPTX reports and using Monte Carlo simulations for forecasting. Reduces manual processing time by 90% while handling 10,000+ daily queries.

Value IncubatorVigilant X
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Competition2025
Zindi Africa

Zindi Global Leaderboard Recognition

Ranked #2028 worldwide on Zindi's global leaderboard as a leading AI practitioner. Achieved a Gold medal (2/69) in IndabaX Tunisia 2025 Challenge 1 and a Bronze medal (102/265, Top 30 Worldwide) in the Landslide Detection Challenge, demonstrating competitive skill in machine learning and real-world problem solving.

Zindi AfricaZindi Competitions#2028 Global RankGoldBronze
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Experience04 — 05

Where I've worked

Jul 2025 — PresentBulgaria

Co-Founder & Lead AI Engineer

  • 01Architected an advanced multi-agent AI platform automating KYC/AML workflows using Web, Graph, RAG, and Report agents
  • 02Integrated multiple LLMs (Llama 3.1, ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Kimi K2, BERT) enabling adaptive reasoning and compliance automation
  • 03Designed a privacy-first microservices architecture for secure on-premise data processing and regulatory alignment
  • 04Achieved a 90% reduction in manual processing time with improved accuracy in entity recognition and risk detection
Jan 2025 — Jun 2025

AI Engineer Intern

  • 01Architected a Django application with semantic chunking, RAG architecture, and automated fact verification for Vigilant X
  • 02Implemented sophisticated PPTX reporting using LLMs integrated with real-time financial data APIs
  • 03Deployed scalable microservices handling 10,000+ daily queries with 99.9% uptime
  • 04Award: Best Project of the Year (ESPRIT 2025) — selected from 200+ competing projects
Jun 2025 — Aug 2025Tunisia

AI Engineer Intern

  • 01Developed state-of-the-art NLP models for real-time adverse media monitoring and risk classification
  • 02Built intelligent web-scraping agents with adaptive algorithms for continuous data enrichment
  • 03Enhanced client decision-making by 40% through AI-driven insights integrated into compliance workflows
2024 — 2025Remote

GenAI Engineer Intern

  • 01Designed an end-to-end Tunisian Arabic voice assistant with integrated STT, NLU, and TTS pipelines
  • 02Built comprehensive speech data pipelines including collection, preprocessing, and model fine-tuning
  • 03Reduced response time by 60% while replacing traditional call-center workflows with intelligent automation
Credentials+ certifications

Certifications & learning

NVIDIA
technicalNVIDIA · 2025

Building Transformer-Based NLP Applications

Building NLP applications using Transformer-based architectures.

TransformersNLPDeep Learning
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NVIDIA
technicalNVIDIA · 2025

Applications of AI for Anomaly Detection

Developing AI systems for anomaly and fraud detection across real-world datasets.

Anomaly DetectionMachine LearningNeural Networks
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NVIDIA
technicalNVIDIA · 2025

Fundamentals of Deep Learning

Neural networks, backpropagation, training workflows, and deep learning fundamentals.

Deep LearningNeural NetworksCUDA
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ESPRIT
leadershipESPRIT · 2025

Bal des Projets — Participation Certificate

Official participation certificate for the 12th edition of the Bal des Projets at ESPRIT.

Project DevelopmentTeamworkInnovation
Contact05 — 05

Let's build
something together.

Have a project in mind, a role to fill, or just want to talk AI? I'm currently open to full-time and freelance work.

LocationTunisia · open to remote