software engineer · ai engineer · stem educator

Building technology that educates, empowers, and creates opportunity.

I'm Ini Denzel Babajide — a software engineer and AI engineer who builds intelligent applications, and a STEM educator who turns that same craft into lessons for the next generation.

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3  name: "Ini Denzel Babajide",
4  roles: ["Software Engineer", "AI Engineer", "STEM Educator"],
5  builds: ["AI systems", "learning tools"],
6  mission: "teach by building"
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about

Engineering the future through technology and education

Ini Denzel Babajide is a software engineer, AI engineer, and STEM educator whose passion for technology began at age six.

His work spans full-stack web development, applied AI, educational technology, and youth mentorship. Each project starts from the same question: what would make this easier, fairer, or more exciting to learn?

Through Grow with Denzel, he helps young learners build confidence, creativity, and technical skill while solving problems that matter to their own communities. He believes technology should create opportunity, not just convenience — and that the best educators build the things they teach.

An all-time honor student and member of the National Junior Honor Society, he is also the recipient of the 2026 Invent the Future Award and a bronze medal at the WUP Science Fair.

"Every product I build is also a lesson. Every lesson I teach becomes a product."

featured work

Five products. One throughline: technology that teaches.

av-sim.js

ai simulation

Self-Driving Car Simulator

A simulation that demonstrates how autonomous vehicles "see" and navigate, built to make AI concepts tangible.

JavaScriptHTMLAI Concepts

View Live ↗

↳ Teaching AI and automation concepts through a system learners can drive.

phytelix.com

agritech

Phytelix

An agricultural technology platform giving farmers tools to track conditions and improve productivity.

HTMLCSSJavaScript View Live ↗

↳ Supporting agricultural innovation with practical, low-barrier tools.

pylernen.org

learning platform

Pylernen

An interactive Python learning platform designed for learners ages 7–15, turning syntax into small, satisfying wins.

HTMLJavaScriptSupabase View Live ↗

↳ Making coding education engaging, age-appropriate, and accessible.

ventrai.pages.dev

mentorship platform

Ventrai

A mentorship platform connecting students with experienced professionals for guidance, feedback, and real-world perspective.

ReactNode.jsFirebase View Live ↗

↳ Helping learners access mentorship and guidance they wouldn't otherwise have.

submarine.ino

stem engineering

Bottle Submarine

An award-winning engineering project demonstrating buoyancy and pressure principles through a hand-built model submarine.

↳ Demonstrating practical STEM innovation, recognized with a STEM fair award.

a movement, not a project

Empowering the next generation through technology

Grow with Denzel is a technology education initiative founded by Ini Denzel Babajide that helps young learners build confidence, creativity, and real-world problem-solving skills through coding and innovation.

Project-based learning

Learners build real, working things — not just exercises.

Creativity

Every learner is encouraged to bring their own ideas to the build.

Collaboration

Peer feedback and pair-building, the way real teams work.

Social impact

Projects are chosen for the problems they actually solve.

recognition & leadership

A short, growing record

Invent the Future Award, 2026

Recognized for original technology innovation

award

WUP Science Fair — Bronze

For the Bottle Submarine engineering project

award

National Junior Honor Society

Member, recognized for scholarship and character

honor

All-time Honor Student

Consistent academic distinction

honor

Founder, Grow with Denzel

Technology education initiative for young learners

founder

Built five real-world applications

Spanning mentorship, education, agritech, and AI

builder

Youth technology advocate

Speaking and mentoring on STEM access for young learners

advocacy

credentials

Certifications

Professional credentials and certifications demonstrating expertise and continuous learning

Claude Code 101

Learned how to use Claude Code effectively in daily development workflow.

Google Cloud Prompting

Prompting with Vertex AI certification from Google Cloud

Kaggle Python

Comprehensive Python programming and data analysis certification from Kaggle

WUP Stem Fair Award

Recognition award for excellence and innovation at the WUP Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fair

technology expertise

Tools of the trade

frontend

ReactJavaScriptTypeScriptTailwind CSS

backend

Node.jsPythonCloudflare Workers

database

FirebaseSupabaseMySQL

tools

GitHubGitLabVercelVS Code

systems

Linux

contact

Let's build something meaningful

Open to educational partnerships, speaking engagements, mentorship initiatives, workshops, and collaborative technology projects.

github.com/DenzelDCB youtube.com/@DenzelBabs linkedin.com/company/grow-with-denzel instagram.com/denzelbabs