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Elie GAKUBA

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Head of AI Engineering at Mashreq Corporate & Investment Banking Group
📍 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Elie Gakuba is the Head of AI Engineering at Mashreq Bank, where he spearheads the development of a centralized AI platform. With a background in retail from Endeavour Group and a postgraduate diploma from Columbia Engineering, he specializes in scalable machine learning pipelines, MLOps, and agentic AI runtimes to enhance operational efficiency.

He recently made a significant international move from Australia to the UAE for his current role, a decision he described as one of the biggest of his career. This suggests he is adaptable and embraces new challenges and environments. He is actively seeking mentorship to further develop his strategic thinking.

Unique fact: He co-authored a publication on leveraging telemedicine to address professional isolation for rural physicians in Rwanda.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Head of AI Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Agentic AI Runtimes
He is currently overseeing the implementation of agentic AI runtimes and has recently been comparing the different approaches of Azure AI Foundry and Google Vertex AI for development.
Strategic AI Architecture
He is actively seeking mentorship to transition his focus from hands-on implementation to high-level architectural strategy and understanding major platform offerings.
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Career

Work history

2-2026
Head of AI Engineering
Mashreq Corporate & Investment Banking Group
9-2024 - 1-2026
Machine Learning Engineering Chapter Lead
Endeavour Group
8-2021 - 9-2024
Technical Lead MLE/MLOps
Endeavour Group
7-2020 - 8-2021
Tech Lead (Data Access & Integration)
Woolworths Group
9-2017 - 7-2020
Tech Lead (AI Engineering)
Woolworths Group
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Education
2019 - 2019
Postgraduate Diploma
Columbia Engineering
2017 - 2017
Digital Strategies for Business: Leading the Next Generation Enterprise
Columbia Business School
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