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Angella Naigaga

@angellanaigaga

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Senior full-stack engineer and technical lead delivering resilient fintech platforms.

Uganda

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to build secure, scalable fintech platforms end-to-end—owning system design and APIs, improving reliability and performance, and mentoring teams to deliver measurable outcomes with fast, de-risked execution.

I’m a Senior Full-Stack Engineer and Technical Lead specializing in fintech—lending, KYC, and payments—where I deliver resilient platforms with measurable business outcomes. I’ve spent 7+ years translating product strategy into engineering execution and mentoring high-performing teams.

In my fintech work, I reduced payment request failures by 40% and boosted credit team productivity by 53% by redesigning payment flows and strengthening API error handling. I also scaled digital lending to thousands of end users, grew the lending portfolio by 12%, and lowered customer acquisition cost by 3.5%.

I build secure, scalable systems across web and mobile using Python/Django/DRF and React/React Native, plus GraphQL/REST APIs and Docker/AWS for reliable CI/CD. Most recently, I’ve supported startups through system design, database modeling, tested and performant APIs, and performance tuning across services.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Fullstack Engineer

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Ellenor Ventures

Feb 2025 - Present (1 year 5 months)

Develop scalable, secure full-stack software for startups and small businesses using Django and modern frontend frameworks (React/Vue). Build core features across web and mobile, implement RESTful/GraphQL APIs, and set up CI/CD pipelines and Docker-based deployment.

Python Django Django REST Framework React React Vue GraphQL REST APIs Unit Testing CI CD Docker System Design Database Modeling Supabase Firebase

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Organiser and Mentor

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Django Girls Kampala

Mar 2017 - Present (9 years 4 months)

Organize free programming workshops to empower women in technology through hands-on learning and community building. Provide mentoring to support attendees’ growth in software development.

Workshop Facilitation Mentorship Community Building Django

Technical Lead

Numida Technologies

Jul 2021 - Jan 2025 (3 years 6 months)

Led system design, performance tuning, and delivery for a fintech platform covering payments and lending use cases. Improved payment reliability and credit team productivity, and supported growth across partner and onboarding workflows.

Fintech Lending KYC Payments Python Django Django REST Framework React React Native GraphQL REST Docker AWS PostgreSQL Redis CI CD SQL Pytest Jest

Software Developer

Emata Uganda

Jan 2019 - Apr 2021 (2 years 3 months)

Spearheaded a CRM system to extend financial services to farmers and cooperatives, leveraging frontend and data visualization technologies. Contributed to delivering customer-facing functionality using Vue.js and related web tooling.

Vue.Js D3.Js CRM Financial Services

Software Developer

Laboremus Uganda

Oct 2018 - Sep 2019 (11 months)

Led frontend development for a national KYC system supporting multiple banks and automated customer verification workflows. Designed and implemented an authentication service UI to support microservices integration with partners.

KYC Redux Vue.Js Auth Services Microservices