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Dennis Michira

@dennismichira

Lead Software Engineer at Chechi Limited who moved AI systems into production-grade cloud services and exposes models through secure APIs.

Kenya

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for remote AI training work focused on evaluating model outputs, checking data quality, and flagging edge cases with clear written rationale. I’m comfortable working independently on detailed projects with quality benchmarks and deadlines.

At Chechi Limited, I lead backend services and APIs for machine-learning and data-driven products. I moved experimental AI systems into production-grade cloud-native services and work with Product, QA and Platform teams to deliver reliable features.

At Safaricom, I built RESTful APIs that helped internal teams integrate intelligent services into business systems and supported distributed systems processing high-volume data. My work also includes secure digital banking APIs at Old Mutual Bank and cloud-native AI services that expose models through secure APIs.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Lead Software Engineer

Current

Chechi Limited

Jan 2023 - Present (3 years 10 months)

Led backend services and APIs for machine learning and data-driven products. Moved experimental AI systems into production-grade, cloud-native services with Docker, Kubernetes and CI/CD.

Python SQL REST APIs Docker Kubernetes CI CD AWS GCP Microservices Distributed Systems Mentorship Agile Scrum Jira Confluence Git

Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning & Backend Systems

Safaricom

Dec 2020 - Jan 2023 (2 years 1 month)

Built RESTful APIs for internal teams to integrate intelligent services into business systems. Supported distributed systems processing high-volume data, improving reliability and performance.

Python SQL REST APIs Distributed Systems Data Pipelines AWS Docker Kubernetes CI CD Technical Documentation

Software Developer

Old Mutual Bank

Aug 2018 - Dec 2020 (2 years 4 months)

Built and maintained secure APIs and backend services for digital banking platforms. Translated business requirements into technical solutions and resolved defects and production issues.

Python SQL REST APIs CI CD Testing Automation Code Review Compliance Data Protection

Graduate Software Developer

Safaricom

Apr 2018 - Aug 2018 (4 months)

Developed REST APIs and containerised services using Docker Swarm with automated AWS CloudFormation deployments.

REST APIs Docker Swarm CloudFormation Python SQL

VAS Support Intern

Safaricom

Apr 2017 - Aug 2017 (4 months)

Provided 2nd/3rd-level support and root cause analysis on VAS platforms. Monitored KPIs and wrote technical reports, procedures, and knowledge-base articles.