Work History
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Education
Work history
UpStack
Node.js Engineer
2021 - Present (4 years)
Creating and developing innovative software solutions for clients across a broad range of industries.
Participate in scrums consisting of cross-functional teams, both software and hardware.
Ensure that features are being delivered efficiently and on-time.
Locale
Backend Developer
2020 - 2021 (1 year)
Built and deployed scalable backend microservices to support multiple business functions to support business operations.
Handled new feature development, infrastructure optimization, and the ongoing management of existing API’s.
Implemented new services and API integrations with various software solutions for Locale.
Malipopay
Lead Engineer
2020 - 2021 (1 year)
Provided technical perspective for the design, development and implementation of the Malipopay platform.
Produced secure, scalable backend systems and managed CI/CD processes on the project.
Designed and deployed solutions to manage integration processes with different third party financial APIs.
iPF Softwares
Senior Backend Engineer
2020 - 2020
Designed and built scalable backend service components and apps on solutions using Node.js and other frameworks.
Participated in process and toolset decisions on the project and offered constructive feedback via code reviews.
Advocated testing protocols on the project - developing tools to assist in testing various aspects of the solutions.
Kikoba App
Lead Software Engineer
2019 - 2021 (2 years)
Converted high-level product requirements into definitive technical deliverables, designs and plans.
Facilitated technical conversations with other engineers and steered decisions on the project in the right direction.
Worked on both frontend and backend solutions - vetting them for fault tolerance, scalability, high availability and agility.
Lockwood Technology Tanzania
Lead Software Engineer
2018 - 2021 (3 years)
Provided technical expertise in the areas of architecture, design, implementation, and testing of solutions on projects.
Developed and maintained high-quality business solutions for clients following Agile development principles and best practices.
Deployed, managed, and maintained high-quality, distributed, and scalable apps in different environments for clients.
Showcase
Full-Stack Developer - Fanlist
Fanlist is a SaaS tool for indie founders to build a pre-launch waiting list and manage early access to their products.
It features Low-Code API, Verification Emails, Fan Meta Data, and Integrations for CRM and other services.
The application was developed using RedwoodJS (React), Prisma, TypeScript, GraphQL, and hosted on Vercel with PostgreSQL as the database.
Lead Software Engineer - Kikoba App
The Kikoba app addresses financial inclusion and literacy challenges in Tanzania.
It designed the data shape and architecture for the app and participated in project planning.
The developer utilized the latest stack and framework for scalability and productivity.
Backend Developer - Rise Up
Worked on backend components for the Rise Up platform, focusing on empowering women.
Rearchitected significant parts of the app and implemented new features.
Designed to support and provide opportunities for women from a young age.
Backend Developer - Locale
Locale app facilitates content localization for businesses across various platforms (apps, websites, files).
The project involves backend solutions and frontend solutions for translation, including creating pull requests for translated content.
Locale app leverages backend and frontend technologies to support content localization.
Education
Bachelor of Mathematics in Computer Science
Institute of Finance Management, Tanzania
2016 - 2019 (3 years)