Feb 2025 - Present
Contractor
Freelance, Remote
Completed two AI automation short-term contracts at Toptal and delivered identity, visibility, brand assets, builds, and documentation for Raziya Group, Dial-a-Tea, and Halis Tea.
+Years
From client platforms and SaaS support to remote product teams, technical leadership, mobile apps, and AI-assisted automation.
Experience
Nine-plus years turning user requirements into shipped software.
From client platforms and SaaS support to remote product teams, technical leadership, mobile apps, and AI-assisted automation.
AI automationAPI designMobile deliveryCloud workflowsSecurity-minded reviewsMentorship
Nov 2023 - Feb 2025
Software Engineer L5
Stream4Tech LLC, Remote
Spearheaded implementation of roughly 10 major features from design to production, documented migrations and code flows to reduce onboarding time by 20%, mentored 5+ developers, and used AI-assisted prototyping to accelerate delivery.
Nov 2022 - Nov 2023
Software Engineer L4
Stream4Tech LLC, Remote
Refactored and performance-tuned legacy code, reducing technical debt by 20%, while collaborating with a cross-functional team of eight.
Sep 2020 - Aug 2022
Senior Developer
Chalkstone Ltd, Remote
Led a three-person team building Realfield's Android application in React Native and supported contractor sign-ups in the first two months after launch.
Jul 2019 - Sep 2020
Support Engineer
Influx, Remote
Provided SaaS technical support, reduced average response time from two hours to 30 minutes, and built knowledge-base content and diagnostic scripts to scale support operations.
Apr 2019 - Nov 2019
Part-Time Full Stack Developer
Chalkstone Ltd, Remote
Collaborated on three strategic initiatives to design, code, and test solutions, contributing to a 15% decrease in rollout time.
Aug 2018 - Dec 2018
Mobile Developer
Church Blaze Group Limited
Developed and maintained two Tier-1 mobile applications with Java, Kotlin, and Swift, reaching 100,000+ combined downloads and a 4.2-star app-store rating.
May 2017 - Aug 2018
Software Developer
Idea Kenya Business Solutions
Delivered 20+ client software products with a 100% on-time delivery rate and a 95% client satisfaction score.
Credentials
Computer science foundation, production-shaped judgment.
- BSc Computer Science, Kenyatta University
- Based in Nairobi, Kenya
- Remote-native across engineering and support teams
- Strong in communication, leadership, mentorship, and stakeholder management
Operating Principles
The habits behind the work.
- Secure, maintainable solutions over flashy complexity
- Documentation that reduces onboarding drag
- Pragmatic prototypes before expensive commitments
- Quality practices that make shipping calmer