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Technical skills

Education and certifications

Professional experience

October 2019 to now – JENGA

Software Engineer

• Artefact – Transforming data into value and business impact (Oct 2021 - )

  • Objectives:
    • Develop a backend API with Python (FastAPI and Flask)
    • Create and manage database models (MySql, CloudSQL, SqlAlchemy)
    • Implement views / materialized views to efficiently query data (1 million + rows) from Google BigQuery
    • Manage deployments on Google App Engine
    • Update clientside code to consume backend API (React, Typescript)
  • Role: Full stack developer
  • Stack: React, Typescript, FastAPI, Pydantic, Flask, MySQL, SQLAlchemy, GCP (BigQuery, CloudSQL, GAE)

• JengaHR – A payroll and HR management software for Kenya (November 2020 - August 2021)

  • Objective: Develop a backend API with Python (Django)
  • Role: Backend developer
  • Achievements:
    • Migrated codebase from single tenant architecture to multi-tenant architecture
    • Implemented full project documentation with Sphinx
    • Set up database data encryption (Postgres pgcrypto)
    • Set up real-time notifications with Pusher
  • Stack: Django, Django-rest-framework, Redis, Celery, Heroku, Pytest

• Afribon ERP – Implementing an ERP to streamline operations for Afribon (a flavors manufacturing company) across 6 countries. (9 months)

  • Objective: Customizing existing Odoo modules and developing custom modules to help manage the various operations of the company (Manufacturing, Accounting, Sales, Inventory etc.)
  • Role: Full stack developer
  • Achievements: Implemented major customizations to automate tasks that until now required a lot of manual labor - like computing landed costs,updating inventory valuation and connecting accounting to other company processes (inventory, manufacturing etc)
  • Stack: Odoo framework (Python backend, XML frontend, Postgres database, unittest for tests)

May 2022 to Sep 2022 – ALX

FullStack Developer Session Lead (Contractor with Udacity)

Objectives:

• Mentoring four groups of students (200 students in total)
• Holding weekly sessions to teach FullStack developer skills (Flask, SQLAlchemy, Postgres)
• Helping students with any issues they may be facing when learning

May 2019 to September 2019 – Andela (Nairobi, Kenya)

Software Engineer

• Landville - A mobile-enabled solution that helps people access real estate investing with ease (4 months)
  • Objective: Develop a backend API with Python (Django) and consume the data on the frontend with JS (Angular). There was also integration with an online payment gateway (rave).
  • Role: Full stack developer
  • Stack: Angular, Django, Django-rest-framework, Redis, Celery, Heroku, Pytest, Jest

September 2018 to December 2018 – Pean & Dale Solutions (Nairobi, Kenya)

Web Developer (Intern)

• Achievements: Developed and maintained various websites (4 months)
• Stack: Wordpress, cPanel