Sep 2025 — Present · Nairobi, Kenya

Software Developer, Ibex Co. Ltd

ibex.africa ↗

• Leading full-stack development of Ibex Advisory (ibex.africa), an executive-facing advisory consultancy platform, as project lead, owning technical architecture, backend, frontend implementation, and infrastructure end-to-end.
• Architected the backend using Ruby on Rails and PostgreSQL, designing normalized data models (Enquiry, Institution, BainishaSubmission, Document) to power lead-capture and multi-product submission workflows across two live products, Anzisha and Bainisha.
• Built the frontend design system in Tailwind CSS around a custom editorial visual direction (“Terrain Line”): topographic contour motifs paired with Space Grotesk, Inter, and IBM Plex Mono typography, across a responsive five-page marketing site.
• Customized and maintained Odoo ERP across an eight-company multi-entity structure; rebuilt QWeb report templates across four layout themes to fix cross-company reporting bugs and standardize branding.
• Set up domain and email infrastructure for ibex.africa, establishing the primary business-inquiry mailbox and a roadmap for department-specific addresses.

Feb 2025 — Aug 2025 · Kenya

Software Engineer, Giga Cypher Systems

sahibu360.net ↗

• Engineered a high-performance SaaS platform over 3 months, reducing load times by 50% and delivering a zero-lag experience to 300+ active users.
• Developed an intelligent reporting engine auto-generating reports for invoices, services, products, and team members, with interactive charts, cutting manual reporting time by 85%.
• Crafted a robust admin panel with real-time visualizations and permission-based access, enabling twice-as-fast admin task execution.
• Integrated Paystack for automated subscription billing, improving transaction success rates by 30% for 50+ paying customers.
• Strengthened platform security via a subscription-aware route architecture, ensuring only paying users access premium features while maintaining 100% uptime.
• Resolved 95% of production errors within 2 weeks by debugging and optimizing multi-tenant logic, enabling the app to scale for 5× more concurrent users.
• Led performance and scalability initiatives, refactoring slow queries and server architecture to handle a 200% traffic increase without compromising responsiveness.

Feb 2024 — Dec 2024 · London, United Kingdom

Software Engineer, AutoHaven

• Designed and launched a full-featured blogging platform, increasing returning visitors by 30% within 6 weeks.
• Implemented dynamic front-end features using Turbo and Stimulus on top of Ruby on Rails, contributing to a 25% boost in engagement metrics.
• Reduced database query time by 40% by optimizing indexes and backend logic, supporting 1,000+ monthly active users with zero downtime.
• Collaborated closely with designers and product stakeholders to deliver a clean, intuitive publishing interface, improving stakeholder satisfaction by 35%.

Aug 2023 — Dec 2024 · London, United Kingdom

Software Engineer (Lead Engineer), Headportfolio

Headportfolio case study →

• Spearheaded full-stack development of Headportfolio as Lead Engineer, empowering users to build personalized portfolios and driving a 25% increase in sign-ups.
• Built scalable, efficient server-side functionality in Ruby on Rails, reducing server response times by 30%.
• Designed and integrated AI-driven features for automated portfolio content creation, reducing user setup time by 40%.
• Developed a blogging platform supporting writing, translation, and publishing across 15+ languages, improving global accessibility.
• Integrated Stripe checkout for seamless payment processing.