About
Hi, I'm Yohans Brhane
Independent AI engineer. Builder of practical products. Based wherever the work takes me.
Who I am
I'm an engineer with a genuine obsession with making AI useful in everyday life. Not AI as a buzzword — AI as the boring, practical infrastructure that makes apps feel like they actually know you.
Before Oblisk AI, I worked across data engineering, machine learning, and product development — picking up the habit of building things end-to-end, from raw data to polished interface.
Why Oblisk AI exists
Oblisk AI started as a simple frustration: most AI tools are either toys or enterprise software with a six-figure price tag. There's a wide gap for well-designed, personal-scale AI apps that respect your data and actually ship.
So I started building them. Nutri Lens because I wanted to understand what I was eating without a spreadsheet. AI Trading Bot because I wanted systematic strategies without a Bloomberg terminal. Every product starts with a personal itch.
How I work
Full-stack ownership
I write the model, the API, the frontend, and the deploy pipeline. No handoffs.
Ship first, polish second
A live, imperfect app teaches more in a day than a month of planning.
Privacy by default
Minimal data collection. On-device where possible. No dark patterns.
TypeScript + Python
Next.js on the frontend, FastAPI or Python scripts in the backend, Vercel for hosting.
Timeline
Launched Oblisk AI as an independent AI product studio.
Shipped Nutri Lens — on-device food recognition with nutritional intelligence.
Built AI Trading Bot — automated market strategies with AI-assisted risk controls.
Deep-dived into applied ML, LLM integrations, and full-stack product engineering.
Press Kit
Yohans Brhane is an independent AI engineer and the founder of Oblisk AI, a studio building practical, privacy-first AI products.