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Celine Bowen

@celinebowen1

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Software engineer specializing in Laravel, payments integrations, and AI-driven EdTech systems.

Kenya

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What I'm looking for

I seek engineering roles focused on Laravel/PHP backends, payments and AI integrations, in collaborative, remote-first teams where I can own reliability, automate workflows, and improve customer outcomes.

I am a software engineer with over four years of experience building, debugging, and maintaining production systems used by real customers at scale. I specialize in Laravel backends, API integrations, admin platforms, and reliability-focused engineering.

I've designed end-to-end EdTech solutions, implemented AI-powered scoring and analytics, and integrated payment gateways including mobile money to support subscriptions and transactions. I focus on automated testing, CI/CD, and post-deployment monitoring to improve platform stability.

I have a strong track record investigating complex production issues—payment failures, webhook delays, and third-party inconsistencies—while bridging Customer Support and Engineering through clear documentation and tooling. My work has reduced bugs, improved reliability, and strengthened cross-team collaboration.

I thrive in remote-first environments, apply Human-Centered Design and UX principles to learner journeys and admin workflows, and bring customer empathy, ownership, and a bias toward practical, measurable solutions.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Software Engineer

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Teck Reef

Jan 2025 - Present (1 year 1 month)

Worked across a Laravel codebase to deliver scalable EdTech features including AI-driven assessment systems, payment gateway integrations, and internal admin tools while improving production reliability and CI/CD workflows.

Laravel PHP Payments CI CD Testing Monitoring

Software Developer

Roamtech Solutions Limited

Mar 2023 - Jan 2025 (1 year 10 months)

Built and maintained high-volume Laravel APIs handling 20M+ monthly operations, led investigations into transaction inconsistencies and payment failures, and reduced production bugs through testing and root-cause analysis.

Laravel PHP Payments API Design Debugging Monitoring Testing Root Cause Analysis

Junior Full Stack Developer

Bate Designs

Jun 2022 - Dec 2022 (6 months)

Co-led scrum and oversaw project delivery while implementing WordPress sites and Laravel-based portfolio sites using Bootstrap, JavaScript, and MySQL, and integrated SMS/communication tools.