Hamza Kyamanywa

Technical Founder @ HoverNotes

Seoul, South Korea

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I am a Technical Founder and AI Engineer specializing in full-stack + AI development with 4+ years of hands-on experience building revolutionary educational technology. Currently founding HoverNotes.

Education & Professional Career

I am a proud recipient of the Ugandan Government Scholarship (2017) and the Global Korea Scholarship (2018 - 2023). I graduated cum laude in Electrical Engineering from Korea University, Seoul South Korea (class of 2023) with a 4.02/4.5 GPA.

Current Roles:

Technical Founder @ HoverNotes: Building privacy-first AI video learning platform with universal video integration, local Obsidian storage, and 45+ language support

Previous Experience:

Fullstack Engineer @ GoGymi (Jan-Sep 2025): Architected and built TexTutor AI-powered educational platform featuring multi-language grammar correction system, Stripe billing integration with subscription management, real-time collaborative editing with LiveBlocks, comprehensive authentication system, email infrastructure with multi-language support, and responsive React/Next.js dashboards for teachers and students (pre-launch)
Principal AI Engineer @ Slid (2022-2025): Pioneered revolutionary features including Auto Notes System (60% cost optimization), Smart Live Text (25% premium subscription increase), AI Sliddy chatbot, and multi-agent transcript correction systems

Research: Co-authored paper in SN Computer Science (Springer Nature) on responsible AI and explainable machine learning.

None profits

I founded Jenga Code Labs in my final year at Korea University. Our mission is Empowering foreign students in Korea to overcome social and professional barriers by equipping them coding skill to enhance their career trajectories.

Let’s Connect

Interested in LLMs, software innovation, or just a friendly chat about the latest in tech? Reach out to me at untilhamza@gmail.com or connect with me on LinkedIn or GitHub.

Open Source

🤝 I’ve contributed to the following open source projects :-
- Langchain A framework for developing applications powered by language models.[discord]
- MemGPT Long term memory for LLM agents [paper] [discord]
- Vercel AI Library for building AI-powered user interfaces.
- Redux Toolkit The standard way to write Redux logic[discord]
- EditorJs A block-style editor with a universal JSON output
- MDN Official documentation of the web
- Pytube Lightweight library for downloading YouTube Videos

TL;DR

🌍 I’m based in Seoul, South Korea
📫 You can reach me at untilhamza@gmail.com
🚀 I’m currently working on a privacy first video learning technology
My research interests are in Generative AI, Large Language Models and Responsible AI.
My Resume
⚡ Fun fact I speak a language from every continent! 🌎

Skills

Languages: TypeScript, Python, JavaScript, C++
Frontend: React 19, Next.js 15, React Native, Chrome Extensions (Manifest V3), Tailwind CSS, Bootstrap
Backend: FastAPI, Node.js, NestJS, Express, Django, Flask
AI/ML: LangChain, LangGraph, GPT-4, Claude, Gemini, PyTorch, Keras, SHAP, LIME, Vector Databases
Real-time: WebRTC, WebSocket, Speech-to-Text (STT), Real-time Transcription
Databases: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, MySQL, Firebase, Supabase, Vector DBs
Infrastructure: Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Multi-region Deployment, CDN
Browser APIs: File System Access API, Clipboard API, Screen Capture API, Media APIs
Architecture: Microservices, Multi-agent Systems, Event-driven, Serverless
Other: Git, Agile/SCRUM, Anti-detection Systems, Performance Optimization