01 — About
I build backend systems that automate irreversible operations safely: cloud cost remediation, agentic pipelines, and local-first observability tooling.
Grew up in Samburu, Kenya. Builds in the United States.
02 — Education
Master of Science, Computer Science
Systems programming, machine learning, and software architecture. GPA: 4.0.
B.S., Software Development
Software engineering, database design, and algorithmic problem solving. GPA: 3.6.
03 — Experience
Graduate Researcher (Systems & AI)
Designed and built an MCP server integrating AutoML with Google Gemini and Telegram for automated CSV analysis, classification, and metric reporting. Research focus on intelligent software agents and distributed architectures.
Software Engineer
Optimized Django APIs and React components for an EdTech platform. Cut p95 latency by 40% (520ms → 310ms) through PostgreSQL index tuning and query optimization. Improved Stripe webhook reliability and error handling.
Backend Engineer (Contract)
Built an LLM-powered onboarding and recommendation system serving ~100 users across pilot clients. Developed a document-grounded Q&A assistant using Django and the OpenAI API. Shipped a browser-based real-time video conferencing service over WebSockets.
04 — Projects
05 — Community & Impact
Keynote Speaker
Delivered keynotes in Los Angeles, contributing to over $340k raised for clean water and education in Samburu, Kenya.
STEM Mentor
Mentored high school students in Mathematics, Sciences, and Computer Studies.
06 — Contact
Let's build
something real.
Available now — MS Computer Science, August 2026. Based in the United States, open to relocation.
Open to backend and API engineering roles. Also a strong fit for platform and infrastructure, developer tools, cloud cost and FinOps, and AI infrastructure teams.