Adrian Kimani
@adriankimani
Full stack developer with 10+ client apps built covering auth, payments, AI pipelines, and more. Nairobi-based, remote UTC+3 and open to relocating.
What I'm looking for
I've shipped 10 client websites and web applications from zero to launch at Tison.io, owning React and Next.js interfaces through NestJS APIs and PostgreSQL schema design.
For LegalRescue.ai, I built AWS Cognito authentication across email, Google, and Microsoft OAuth, then delivered Stripe subscriptions with dynamic pricing, discounts, trials, referrals, and webhook handling. I also built an eight-stage case-management workflow, a county and ZIP-based pricing calculator, and real-time per-case messaging with SendBird.
At Cleverguide.ai, I owned the NestJS backend, authoring 170 of 193 commits and shipping 21 REST endpoints with JWT authentication, Swagger documentation, and rate limiting. I established a test suite with 192 unit tests and 21 end-to-end tests, reaching 87.7% line coverage under an 80% CI coverage gate.
I also build AI-powered products, including a grounded Study RAG Assistant that cites source spans, supports multi-turn memory, and uses OpenAI, Groq, and Gemini with provider fallback.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Full Stack Engineer
Tison.io
Aug 2024 - Present (2 years)
Shipped 10 client websites and web applications from zero to launch, owning React/Next.js UI through NestJS APIs and PostgreSQL schema design. Built internal workflow automations and sustained 1,021 GitHub contributions across 5 client repositories.
Backend Engineer
Cleverguide.ai
Oct 2025 - Feb 2026 (4 months)
Owned the NestJS backend, authoring 170 of 193 commits and shipping 21 REST endpoints with Swagger docs, JWT auth, and rate limiting. Established a test suite with 192 unit and 21 end-to-end tests, and built a PDF generator and recommendation engine.
Full Stack Engineer
LegalRescue.ai
Aug 2024 - Oct 2025 (1 year 2 months)
Built an AI legal-tech platform from 0 to 1, including authentication on AWS Cognito, Stripe subscription system, case-management workflow, pricing calculator, real-time messaging, and CRM integration.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
DirectEd Development
Certificate, Software Engineering
2024 - 2024
Completed a software engineering certificate from DirectEd Development, a remote accelerator training African engineers for global teams.
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