Joseph Kithome
Nairobi
Summary
I'm a software engineer with over 4 years of experience in designing, building, and deploying production-ready microservices and executing seamless system integrations. Proficient in a diverse technology stack that includes Spring Boot, Node.js, Python, Angular, React.js, Vue.js, Laravel, and cloud solutions. Demonstrated expertise in developing high-availability systems, implementing CI/CD pipelines, and applying DevOps practices to ensure robust production support. Committed to reactive programming principles for creating scalable and resilient systems while prioritizing user-centric design to deliver intuitive and impactful solutions.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Integrations Engineer
Andela
07.2024 - Current
- Developed Java/Spring Boot microservices for billing, payments, and CRM systems for Safaricom one of Andela client
- Built event-driven systems using Kafka for real-time transactions
- Implemented CI/CD pipelines, Docker deployments, and Kubernetes orchestration
- Provided L3 production support and system monitoring with Grafana & Prometheus
- Perform external integrations to drive revenue and acquire new partnerships like Showmax, NBA, Banks and Payment aggregators.
- Refactor old legacy systems to new and stable microservices to Spring boot Apache camel increasing availability to 99.9%.
- Mentor and do technical walkthroughs to new engineers and perform code reviews.
Senior Backend Engineer (Part-time)
Nanatec Limited
07.2024 - Current
- Developed scalable REST APIs with Node.js and TypeScript
- Integrated payment gateways (M-Pesa, Equity)
- Optimized MongoDB and MySQL databases
- Implemented CI/CD pipelines and microservices architecture
Founder & Lead Engineer
Miani Systems
01.2022 - Current
- Building full-stack e-commerce platform with Node.js and Angular.
- Implementing cloud infrastructure on AWS, CI/CD pipelines, and payment integration
Fullstack Engineer
Digital Supply Chain Platform Limited
01.2022 - 07.2024
- Designed microservices with Kotlin, Spring Boot, Angular, and Hibernate
- Integrated multiple payment gateways and tax compliance systems
- Deployed applications using Jenkins, Docker, and Kubernetes
- Mentored junior developers and improved sales ordering performance by 40%
TVETA Google Kotlin Instructor
01.2022 - 03.2022
Fullstack Developer
Kenya Revenue Authority
01.2021 - 12.2021
Android Developer
Intsoft K Limited
12.2020 - 05.2020
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Maasai Mara University
Kenya12-2019
Skills
- Java
- Kotlin
- C#
- Python
- TypeScript
- Nodejs
- Apache Cassandra
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
- MongoDB
- Oracle
- SQL Server
- AWS
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Jenkins
- CI/CD pipelines
- REST APIs
- SOAP APIs
- Kafka
- RabbitMQ
- Redis
- Git
- GitHub
- Maven
- Jira
Certification
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect, in progress
- Accelerated End-to-End Data Science, NVIDIA
- Data Science with Python
- GitHub Copilot - Andela AI Academy
Timezone
GMT+2
Entrepreneurial Experience
Founder & Lead Engineer, Miani Systems, ongoing, Building full-stack e-commerce platform with Node.js and Angular., Implementing cloud infrastructure on AWS, CI/CD pipelines, and payment integration
Timeline
Senior Integrations Engineer
Andela
07.2024 - Current
Senior Backend Engineer (Part-time)
Nanatec Limited
07.2024 - Current
Founder & Lead Engineer
Miani Systems
01.2022 - Current
Fullstack Engineer
Digital Supply Chain Platform Limited
01.2022 - 07.2024
TVETA Google Kotlin Instructor
01.2022 - 03.2022
Fullstack Developer
Kenya Revenue Authority
01.2021 - 12.2021
Android Developer
Intsoft K Limited
12.2020 - 05.2020
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Maasai Mara University