About Derrick Siawor

I'm Derrick S. K. Siawor — a Senior Platform Engineer and Solutions Architect with 16+ years in technology, including 10 years of software development. I build autonomous AI systems and run infrastructure at scale.

At Mailin AI I operated 300+ production servers and 150,000+ mailboxes across multiple clouds and bare metal — and built LadenX there: a supervised autonomous AI SRE agent that SSHes into a server, diagnoses the root cause with Claude over the Model Context Protocol, and ships fixes through human approval gates. I'm also CTO at Girl Code Africa.

I build AI that's powerful and careful in equal measure: LadenX classifies every command across three security tiers and refuses to run anything destructive without explicit human sign-off. I believe the engineers building AI should have a voice in how it's governed.

Recent Roles

Senior Solutions Architect

Mailin AI • April 2025 - January 2026

Operated a fleet of 300+ production Mailcow servers and 150,000+ mailboxes across AWS, GCP, Azure, Hetzner, OVH, Hivelocity, and Proxmox bare metal. Built LadenX during this role to automate incident investigation and remediation across the fleet.

Chief Technology Officer

Girl Code Africa • July 2022 - Present

Leading technology strategy and platform direction for a non-profit advancing women in technology across Africa — curriculum, engineering, and partnerships.

Technical Director

Command Space • October 2021 - November 2025

Led a team of 7 engineers building AI-powered applications for international clients, implementing security protocols, and architecting scalable cloud infrastructure.

Top-Rated Freelancer

Upwork • November 2022 - Present

170+ freelance projects with 100% client satisfaction, delivering full-stack and infrastructure solutions for international organizations with an average 60% infrastructure cost reduction.

Technical Arsenal

Languages & Frameworks

JavaScript, TypeScript, Bash
HTML5, CSS3
React.js, Next.js
Node.js, Express.js
Tailwind CSS, Framer Motion

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform
Docker, Kubernetes
PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Supabase
Vercel, Netlify, Digital Ocean

AI & APIs

OpenAI, Google Gemini API
Anthropic Claude API
Azure TTS, AssemblyAI
Whisper, Google PaLM

DevOps & Tools

Git, GitHub, GitLab
CI/CD Pipelines
Nginx, Apache, Linux
VS Code, Postman, Figma

AI Governance

Human-in-the-Loop Design
Safety Framework Alignment
Risk Classification Systems
Audit Trail Architecture
Responsible AI Development
Ethical AI Deployment
Compliance-by-Design
AI Policy Analysis

Flagship Projects

LadenX

Supervised autonomous AI SRE agent — SSHes into a server, diagnoses the root cause with Claude over the Model Context Protocol, and ships fixes through human approval gates. Three-tier command classification, AES-256-GCM credential encryption, full audit logging. Private beta with 3 operator teams.

CaveCMS

Self-hostable, block-based, AI-native CMS. One command (npx create-cavecms) installs it, every page is an inline-editable block tree, and a built-in MCP server lets an AI assistant manage the whole site. Ed25519-signed auto-updates. Open source under the Prosperity Public License 3.0.

OneScribe AI

Real-time conversational intelligence — sub-500ms transcription, a temporal-overlap speaker-mapping algorithm (92% accuracy), AI summaries, and cross-meeting search.

CeyMail

Mail-infrastructure control plane — one-command install of a full self-hosted mail stack, a Rust gRPC backend streaming live server health, and AI log analysis. 150+ active enterprise installations, 99% inbox placement.

LuxTherapy AI

Voice-first AI mental wellness — five distinct AI therapist personas holding real-time voice conversations via the Google Gemini Live API.

Service Guardian

Node.js package for service reliability and auto-recovery — 1,198+ npm downloads.

Recognition & Affiliations

Ambassador, Pan African AI Summit (PAAIS)

Selected ambassador for the Pan African AI Summit

AI Facilitator, Stanford Seed Transformation Network Ghana

Translating Stanford GSB Seed curriculum into practical AI insight for West African business leaders

Education & Certifications

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

Ghana Technology University College • 2013 - 2017 • Top of Class

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

AITI - Kofi Annan Center of Excellence • 2018 - 2019 • Top of Class

Advanced Professional Diploma in Software Engineering

IPMC Ghana • 2017 - 2018 • Class Representative, Top of Class

Microsoft Certified Trainers (MCT)

Cloud Computing Participation Certificate

Philosophy

I believe in architecting digital experiences that transcend functionality. With meticulous attention to detail and an unwavering commitment to excellence, I transform complex technical challenges into elegant solutions. Every line of code is an opportunity to push boundaries, every project a chance to redefine what's possible in the digital realm.

Beyond the Terminal

When I'm not crafting code or leading teams, you'll find me facilitating AI workshops for entrepreneurs, contributing to open-source projects that democratize technology, and mentoring the next generation of African developers. My mission extends beyond building applications — it's about creating technology that amplifies human potential and drives meaningful change.