My Resume 📝
Work Experience
Senderstack Inc
SDE | June 2024 - Present | US | Staff Engineer
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- Led the development and implementation of key features for SenderStack, an AI-powered email assistant designed to help users manage, summarize, and reply to emails while composing new ones.
- Spearheaded the creation of features that enhanced user productivity, driving a 80% improvement in inbox management efficiency and boosting user engagement by 90%.
- Orchestrated cloud-based deployment strategies and implemented robust CI/CD pipelines, ensuring seamless updates, scalability, and high system availability.
- Managed a cross-functional team using Agile methodologies, fostering collaboration, prioritizing deliverables, and ensuring timely delivery of key milestones while maintaining high-quality standards.
- Optimized backend data processing algorithms such as OpenAI API, reducing email analysis time by 35% and enhancing overall system performance.
- Collaborated with UI/UX designers to revamp the user interface, significantly elevating the user experience and increasing positive feedback by 50%.
- Implemented continuous performance monitoring and proactive system analytics to identify bottlenecks and optimize resource allocation, enhancing operational efficiency.
Reduzer Technologies
Junior Software Developer | June 2022 - June 2024 | Nairobi | Staff Engineer
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- Contributed to the development and implementation of features for multiple projects at Reduzer Technologies, focusing on delivering high-quality, scalable solutions
- Worked in Agile teams, participating in sprint planning, code reviews, and daily stand-ups to meet project deadlines and maintain team productivity
- Assisted in developing and optimizing back-end systems using PHP and Python while collaborating with senior engineers to integrate React-based front-end features, ensuring high performance, reliability, and seamless user experiences.
- Gained hands-on experience with cloud-based deployments and CI/CD pipelines, supporting efficient development workflows and maintaining system uptime.
- Troubleshot and resolved software issues promptly, contributing to improved system stability and enhanced user satisfaction.
- Developed and maintained comprehensive technical documentation, streamlining onboarding processes and facilitating effective knowledge sharing.
- Contributed to performance tuning and optimization efforts, ensuring that applications consistently met or exceeded performance benchmarks.
PonyeaIndia
Website developer and automations expert | Nov 2021 - June 2022 | Nairobi
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- Developed and implemented innovative website features using PHP, and Wordpress, delivering scalable and high-quality digital solutions.
- Automated patient treatment workflows across India by leveraging Zoho platforms, enabling efficient cross-border healthcare coordination from Kenya and significantly improving treatment response times
- Collaborated in Agile teams through sprint planning, code reviews, and daily stand-ups to ensure timely project delivery and maintain high team productivity.
- Engineered robust back-end integrations and managed cloud-based deployments to optimize system performance and ensure high availability.
- Proactively troubleshot and resolved technical issues, enhancing system reliability and boosting user satisfaction
- Authored detailed technical documentation to streamline onboarding processes and facilitate effective knowledge sharing across the team.
- Optimized system performance by automating repetitive tasks and fine-tuning backend processes, ensuring adherence to stringent performance benchmarks.
- Integrated advanced automation tools and testing practices to reduce error rates and support continuous improvement in development cycles.
Education
University of Nairobi (UoN)
Bsc. Mathematics | 2017 - 2021 | Nairobi, Kenya
Volunteering
SmartAcademy, ICT Authority
Trainer & Consultant | Oct 2023 - Present | Nairobi, Kenya
- Part of the team teaching and training other trainers to train farmers.
- Providing hands-on skills training to farmers in the field equiping them with digital and government skills that aid in farming.