Software Engineer
Nairobi, Kenya
Software engineer with 4+ years building production systems. Specialized in backend architecture, real-time systems, and observability. Track record of 99.8% system uptime and leading distributed teams of 5+ engineers.
GoodBuilders Program • Remote, Israel
Led distributed engineering team across multiple time zones to architect and build food rescue and environmental education platforms serving users across Israel. • Architected food rescue platform with real-time inventory, QR verification, and secure payment processing—serving users across Israel • Led distributed team of 5 engineers across 3 time zones; increased project funding 40% → 60% based on delivery quality • Built environmental education platform presented to Israeli Minister of Education
Xenara AI • Remote, Canada
Built and maintained AI-powered tools with focus on backend architecture, real-time communications, and zero-downtime deployments. • Built AI-powered tools using NestJS and React; debugged WebSocket failures achieving 100% uptime • Implemented blue-green deployments on AWS EC2 for zero-downtime releases • Stabilized Jenkins CI/CD pipelines; created API documentation with Swagger
Cooperation.org • Remote, USA
Promoted to Tech Lead after 3 months. Now lead development efforts, mentor developers, and coordinate sprint delivery while maintaining high-availability systems with comprehensive observability. • Promoted to Tech Lead after 3 months; now mentor 3 developers and coordinate sprint delivery • Built secure verification platform with Node.js/Express backend and React frontend; maintained 99.8% uptime • Implemented observability stack (Grafana, Loki, OpenTelemetry) reducing incident response time by 60% • Set up Cypress E2E testing integrated into CircleCI pipeline for continuous quality assurance
Tru Social • Contract, Remote, USA
Contract role building real-time communication features and implementing monitoring and containerization solutions. • Built real-time chat features (reply, edit, delete) with Node.js and WebSockets • Containerized services with Docker; implemented Grafana monitoring for error tracking
Certification in DevSecOps
Certificate in Software Development
BSc in Biochemistry