Seppo Pakonen 👋

C++ Freelancer · AI & 3D Engine Architect · Music Tech Enthusiast

I’m a self-driven C++ developer with 10+ years of continuous, full-time freelance experience building high-performance AI, 3D graphics and creative tools. My work bridges low-level systems programming with cutting-edge machine learning and music production pipelines.

Key highlights

• 🔭 Current focus:
  • libtopside: Ultimate++-based ECS/3D engine with custom scripting (EON) & real-time packet pipeline
  • SongTool/TextTool: GPT-powered lyric-generation frameworks for music producers
• 🚀 Open-source flagship projects:
  • ConvNetCpp (8⭐): C++ port of ConvNetJS with CNN, RNN/LSTM, reinforcement modules
  • Overlook (9⭐): AI-augmented MetaTrader4 extension for backtesting & risk analysis
• 🛠️ Specialties: C++17/20, Boost, ANTLR, OpenGL, Ultimate++, ZeroMQ, Python, scripting languages

What I’m good at

• Designing scalable C++ architectures & custom engines
• Integrating ML/AI models into native apps
• End-to-end project ownership: planning, coding, CI/CD, documentation
• Delivering polished tools for developers and creatives alike

📫 Let’s connect!

• Email: seppo.pakonen@gmail.com
• LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/seppopakonen
• GitHub: https://github.com/SeppoPakonen