ISAAC KIPNG'ENO
Software Engineer
NAIROBI
Summary
Experienced professional focused on meeting or exceeding objectives seeking Software Engineer position. Has good communication and interpersonal skills, attention to detail, strong analytical skills, problem solver and a great team player.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Software Engineer
Square1 Software
Remote
03.2022 - Current
- Provided level 3 support for client's web applications that depend on internal APIs
- Reviewed client project specifications and designed & implemented web applications that met or exceeded performance expectations.
- Updated old Laravel code bases to modern Laravel ecosystem development standards, improving functionality and performance
- Integrated third-party tools and components such as Google Analytics, RSS/Atom feeds and SmartNews feeds into publisher applications.
Software Engineer
Mojagate Limited
Nairobi
03.2021 - 03.2022
- Developed and maintained internal payments platform that automated payment processes within the organization, thus eliminating manual payments
- Performed integrations with payment providers(M-Pesa, Telkom and Airtel) and banks to provide a single payment gateway for 3rd-party applications
- Built monitoring tools to flag suspicious payments and provide management reports
- Extensively updated old code base to modern development standards, thus filling existing loopholes in the payment system as well as improving functionality.
- Streamlined internal processes for reporting client complaints and system bugs, resulting in a reduction of TAT from 3hrs to 10mins for payment complaints, and 1hr for other complaints.
Software Engineer
Cytonn Investments
Nairobi
04.2019 - 03.2021
- Led the effort in rebuilding interest rates calculator for the Real Estate module of the internal ERP that resulted in correct evaluation of interest amounts for over 3000 clients
- Helped build the Lead Management module of the internal CRM system that automated lead acquisitions from social media and company website and lead assignments from multiple platforms
- Wrote extensive and complex integrations between that main organization ERP and internal CRM system thus availing reports for evaluating Sales Agent performance
- Implemented automated monthly client statements for pension clients via the main ERP system, delivered on mail
- Performed integrations between a local bank and the internal ERP to provide company branded debit cards for the clients and enable ATM withdrawals and PDQ payments directly from client Money Market Funds
Business Systems Analyst
Cytonn Investments
Nairobi
01.2017 - 04.2019
- Streamlined the software development life cycle thus providing clarity on system automation requests and priority management
- On a team that automated the client onboarding process by providing self on-boarding through USSD, Mobile and Web application. This resulted in approximately 80% reduction in manual application forms
- Gathered requirements and wrote extensive system documentation for the main ERP and internal CRM system
- Trained users and created user manuals for internal systems, in turn halving ‘bug’ reports as users were more aware of system use
- Recommended enhancements that improved user experienced throughout the various internal systems
Intern Data Analyst
Infotrak Research & Consulting
Nairobi
09.2015 - 11.2015
- Learned to collect research data through Computer Aided Telephone Interview (CATI)
- Trained in data scrutiny and management to maintain data integrity
- Performed data analysis using MS Excel and SPSS
- Prepared statistical presentation and tabulation sheets while giving inferences using MS PowerPoint
Education
Bachelor of Technology - (Applied Statistics)
Technical University of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya12.2016
Kenya Certificate of Secondary School Education -
Samoei Boys’ Secondary School
Nandi Hills, Kenya11.2011
Kenya Certificate of Primary School Education -
Kapkemich Primary School
Nandi, Kenya11.2007
Skills
- Back-end – PHP (Laravel)
- Front-end – JavaScript (Vuejs), HTML5 and CSS frameworks (Tailwind and Bootstrap)
- Database – MySQL, PostgreSQL
- Server – Linux and Nginx web server ie, LEMP stack
- GIT Version Control
- Other – USSD, RabbitMQ, Redis, RESTful APIs, Jira project management
- Business Systems Analysis & Project Management
- Software Documentation
- 3rd-Party payment integrations - M-Pesa, Airtel, Telkom
Additional Information
Referees are available upon request
Timeline
Software Engineer
Square1 Software
03.2022 - Current
Software Engineer
Mojagate Limited
03.2021 - 03.2022
Software Engineer
Cytonn Investments
04.2019 - 03.2021
Business Systems Analyst
Cytonn Investments
01.2017 - 04.2019
Intern Data Analyst
Infotrak Research & Consulting
09.2015 - 11.2015
Bachelor of Technology - (Applied Statistics)
Technical University of Kenya
Kenya Certificate of Secondary School Education -
Samoei Boys’ Secondary School
Kenya Certificate of Primary School Education -
Kapkemich Primary School
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