What I am doing now
Inspired by Derek Sivers' /now page movement. This is what I am focused on at this point in time.
Current Status
Open to opportunities. Based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Working On
Software Engineer at Evenezer Tech
Built event-driven payment and notification systems that reduced processing latency by 60% and delivered sub-second notifications across 10K+ daily transactions.
Engineer on the core payments platform. Built event-driven data streams that delivered sub-second real-time notifications across web and mobile. Designed secure microservices integrating M-Pesa, Stripe, and PayPal, reducing processing latency by 60% through asynchronous task queues and optimized data retrieval patterns. Scaled the platform to 10,000+ daily transactions with idempotent processing and dead-letter queues for reliability.
Learning
- →Bachelor of Science in Data Science and Analytics (USIU, Online)
- →Advanced AWS certifications
- →Machine Learning infrastructure and MLOps
- →Streaming data platforms with Kafka and Spark
Location
Nairobi, Kenya. Open to remote opportunities and relocation for the right role.
Last updated: September 2026