Consolata Wambui

Shibuya Pulsen - External Project | Software Developer

December 2024 – Current

• Designed and authored Kubernetes manifests for application deployment to K8s clusters.
• Investigated and resolved pod failures by analyzing logs, events.
• Integrated and configured TimescaleDB as an extension to PostgreSQL for time-series data handling.
• Performed PostgreSQL database exports and managed database schema/data migrations across environments.
• Participated in daily Scrum meetings and actively collaborated with cross-functional teams for sprint planning and task execution.
• Contributed to internal documentation for deployment practices, database migration procedures, and incident resolution steps.

NCTC - Internal Project | Software Developer
Feb 2023 – November 2024

• Improved software functionality by resolving critical errors and optimizing performance.
• Developed reusable code modules, reducing redundancy and accelerating
  development cycles.
• Integrated an AI-powered CV builder, automating data extraction and mapping for a seamless user experience.
• Collaborated with developers in brainstorming sessions, contributing innovative solutions.
• Conducted thorough testing and proposed enhancements, improving usability and performance.
• Reviewed, debugged, and optimized code to ensure high-quality deliverables.
• Maintained detailed documentation for efficient knowledge sharing and project continuity.

Tech Stack: React.js, Node.js, MongoDB, Python, Material UI

Treebula - External Project | Backend Developer
Jun 2022 – Jan 2023

• Developed and maintained Django-based applications, ensuring clean, modular, and reusable code.
• Designed and implemented RESTful APIs, enabling seamless integration between frontend and backend.
• Worked with PostgreSQL for efficient data storage and retrieval, optimizing query performance.
• Implemented authentication mechanisms using JWT and Django's built-in authentication for enhanced security.
• Integrated caching mechanisms to improve web app performance and reduce server load.
• Testing efforts using Unittest and Django Test Framework, ensuring application reliability and performance.
• Optimized application performance by conducting regular code reviews and refactoring when necessary.
• Created comprehensive documentation detailing software functionality for future reference or maintenance purposes.
• Authored code fixes and enhancements for inclusion in future code releases and patches.
• Estimated work hours and tracked progress using Scrum methodology.
• Boosted team productivity through introduction of pair programming, fostering culture of knowledge sharing and collaboration.

Tech Stack: Django, Python, PostgreSQL, JWT, Redis, Docker, Unittest, RESTful APIs

• Played a key role in cross-functional collaboration with other developers, actively participating in the development, testing, and release processes across all products, ensuring efficient delivery.
• Actively engaged with senior team members to gain insights in their specialized systems, demonstrating a proactive approach to learning and contributing to the overall sharing within the team.
• Proactively suggested and implemented improvements to enhance software functionality, focusing on optimizing the user experience and driving increased user satisfaction.
• Demonstrated expertise in mapping parameters, transactions, and creating new models and schemas effectively generating SQL scripts for the Postgres database, resulting in streamlined and efficient database operations.
• Streamlined API integration for seamless communication between frontend and backend systems.
• Wrote unit tests to evaluate high code coverage.
• Tested functional compliance of company products.
• Authored code fixes and enhancements for inclusion in future code releases and patches.
• Actively participated in sprint planning meetings, daily stand-ups, backlog grooming sessions providing valuable input towards project completion timelines.
• Troubleshot and tested software and debugged to clean up code and improve efficiency.
• Implemented unit testing methodologies that increased code coverage ratio resulting in fewer bugs.
• Worked in Agile Scrum team environment with high-tempo production cadence.
• Implemented robust security and data protection measures.

Tech Stack: Python , Postman ,PostgreSQL, Dbeaver, Unittest