Design, build, and deploy machine learning models and algorithms to solve complex business problems.
Perform data exploration, cleaning, and preprocessing to prepare datasets for model training.
Train and optimize machine learning models, ensuring high performance and scalability.
Stay up-to-date with the latest developments in machine learning and AI, and apply innovative techniques to improve existing models and processes.
Monitor and evaluate the performance of deployed models, making necessary adjustments and improvements.
Work closely with data analysts, product managers and other stakeholders to understand and address their AI requirements.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Science, Engineering or a related field.
3+ years of hands-on experience in machine learning and AI, with a proven track record of developing and deploying models in a production environment.
Strong programming skills in Python.
Strong knowledge of machine learning frameworks and libraries (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch)
Experience with data manipulation and analysis using tools like Pandas, NumPy, and SQL.
Experience with cloud platforms (Google Cloud, AWS).
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
The story of Babban Gona is one of transformation. We are a high-impact, financially sustainable, and rapidly scalable agricultural social enterprise that is revolutionizing smallholder farming across Nigeria.
We saw what many overlooked: that farmers, often trapped in cycles of low yields and poverty, were capable of extraordinary things. So, we built something different. We built a social enterprise designed to scale; a business that blends impact with sustainability, profit with purpose.
Over the years, we have grown not just in numbers, but in vision. With support from partners like Nestlé, DfID, AGRA, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Skoll, GIZ, USAID, The Mastercard Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, IFAD, Global Partnerships, and EDFI AgriFi, we created an agricultural franchise model that has changed the game.
Through this model, we have helped smallholder farmers—men and women across Northern Nigeria—double their yields and incomes, access quality inputs, financing, training, and markets. We have built trust, and in return, they have achieved an astounding 99% loan repayment rate.
Today, our story continues with greater momentum than ever:
- We have disbursed over $250 million in financing to farmers
- We are managing over 100,000 metric tons in storage capacity
- We have cultivated over 200,000 hectares sustainably
And we are not done yet.
Our eyes are set on the future—50 million smallholder farmers by 2043.
This is more than just agriculture. It is about restoring dignity to farming, feeding nations, empowering women, and unlocking prosperity across rural Africa.
We are Babban Gona!
