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Work Experience

Untapped Global - Remote - Nairobi
January 2021 – May 2024

Built and maintained an application that scaled to over 20K monthly users, collaborating with cross-functional teams regarding product and design.
Implemented RESTful API integrations and explored GraphQL for optimized data fetching, reducing API calls by 30%.
Worked closely with the product team to reconfigure the processing of invoices, payments, and receipts, improving cash flow and saving over 5,000 customers’ time.
Collaborated with teams using GitHub Issues and Discussions for efficient project management and bug tracking.
Contributed to and supported the transition to a micro-frontend architecture, facilitating better collaboration across distributed teams.
Utilized MVC and MVVM design patterns for scalable code structures and set up CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, reducing release times by 60%.

Nuru - Nairobi, Kenya
Feb 2020 – Dec 2020

Built Nuru, a farmer management and productivity web app, using Next.js.
Developed a full-stack web application using Django for the backend and maintained the platform with multiple updates and new features.
Created a user interface for tracking referral discounts and commissions, allowing users to claim funds periodically.
Configured and maintained several backend AWS services using the AWS console, SDK, and infrastructure-as-code deployments.
Built a fully-featured administrative dashboard to track business and infrastructure metrics, simplifying backend operations.

Paperspace - Remote - New York
Feb 2019 – Feb 2020

Contributed to architectural modifications and custom loss functions for neural networks, allowing semi-supervised training for multiple targets from images.
Played a key role in developing and documenting deep learning projects, providing valuable technical expertise for developers and researchers.
Authored a featured project and article for the company blog, showcasing technical expertise and thought leadership.