Available · Fall 2026Toronto, Canada

YonisDiriye.ca

Systems architect and full-stack developer. Incoming AI Automation Developer at CRA. Founder of CanadaClaw.ca. Lead engineer at Barakah Rewards. Building agentic surfaces that don't feel like demos.

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01About
Yonis Diriye
Yonis · Toronto

I'm a full-stack engineer and systems architect focused on building resilient digital infrastructure. I build and ship intelligent systems that deliver measurable value in high-trust, enterprise environments. As the incoming AI Automation Developer at the Canada Revenue Agency, I handle sensitive data with strict adherence to security and compliance. Founder of Rift, an AI R&D lab, and Lead Engineer at Barakah Rewards. Based in Toronto, taking on select systems architecture and engineering engagements.

Live Hardware Lab

Currently sandboxing OSS models (OpenClaw, Hermes) and autonomous orchestrations locally on a Mac mini M4 (16GB). I drop verdicts, tool evaluations, and framework updates regularly on X.

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02AI Workflow System

How I use AI to become a 10x engineer.

The stack is simple: AI handles speed and surface area, while I focus on architecture, risk, and product decisions. That split turns output into leverage.

01

Intake

Messy inputs

PRDs + tickets + logs

02

Map

Workflow + risk surface

Latency + failure modes

03

Split

AI vs human lanes

Draft vs decide

04

Ship

Guardrailed production

Evals + alerts + rollback

AI writes the first passAI runs checks continuouslyHuman owns risk and release

AI drafts, tests, and watches. I own the calls that matter.

03Selected work

Systems that carried their weight.

Each project started with a real operating constraint, not an abstract brief. Open any card to see the architectural choices, AI boundaries, and the quality bar behind what shipped.

orchestratorHUMAN-IN-LOOPresearcherwriterreviewerexecutorCANADACLAW — AUTONOMOUS AI EMPLOYEESView case study →Tap to open →
100%
Oversighthuman-approved
Waitlist available now

CanadaClaw

An autonomous AI employee platform for Canadian teams that need speed, oversight, and data residency in the same system.

AgenticMulti-agentFounder
Founder · Design & EngineeringCase study
BarakahREWARDSEXPIRES IN00:47HMAC · SINGLE-USE · SIGNEDLIVE · GTA1,200+MEMBERS50,230POINTS ISSUED · +12%1,847REDEMPTIONS · +8%BARAKAH REWARDS — 25 PARTNERS · 600K+ GTAView case study →Tap to open →
1,200+
Membersearning points
2024 — present

Barakah Rewards

A loyalty platform rebuilt to feel dependable at the exact moment members and merchants need it most: redemption.

FintechLoyaltyCommunity
Core EngineerCase study
re-pair-website.vercel.appREPAIR GENOMICSReading the genometo repair what's next.A precision genomics platform for the next generation ofcell and gene therapies.Get in touchView case study →Tap to open →
100
PerformanceLighthouse perf
2025

Repair Genomics

A public-facing platform a startup team could trust immediately, and manage without ongoing engineering dependency.

Next.js 15SanityStartup
Full-stack Intern · Build & HandoffCase study
rift / field-notes / 042.md# model bake-off · november 2025claude 3.5 sonnet 94.2 ↑ tool-callingo1 91.8 ↑ reasoninggpt-4o 88.1 → baseline# framework probeslanggraph ship durable, observabledspy hold awkward handoffcustom orchestrator ship when graphs are small# verdictclaude 3.5 + langgraph for production work.o1 reserved for offline planning passes.▌View case study →Tap to open →
Weekly
Cadencemodel + framework
2026 incoming

Rift

A private R&D lab where models, frameworks, and agent patterns are tested against delivery reality before they reach production work.

R&DModelsFrameworks
Personal R&D LabCase study
04Arsenal

What I reach for first.

Boring, mostly. The interesting choices are at the edges — pgvector for memory, DSPy for prompt programs that survive a model swap, evals running before the design crit.

01Frontend & Design
TypeScript
Next.js 15
React 19
Tailwind 4
Framer Motion
Sanity
Radix
Figma
02AI & Agents
Vercel AI SDK
Claude (Sonnet & Opus 4.6)
OpenAI 5.5 & OSS
LangGraph
OpenClaw
Hermes
pgvector
DSPy
03Infrastructure
Vercel
Postgres
Supabase
Stripe
tRPC
Bun
Cloudflare
Sentry
05Get in touch

Bring the problem.
I'll design the system.

Start async by email, or jump straight to a short intro call if scope is already clear.

Async first

Email brief

Send scope, constraints, and timeline. I'll reply with next steps.

yonis@diriye.ca →
Fast path

Book intro

Short call to confirm fit, architecture direction, and delivery shape.

Cal.com → 20 min

Elsewhere

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