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Dorine Tipo

@dorinetipo

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Backend and DevOps engineer building scalable cloud-native systems and automation pipelines.

Kenya

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a role where I can own backend services and cloud-native delivery—CI/CD, GitOps, and Kubernetes—while building reliable systems with measurable uptime. I value teams that support documentation, observability, and continuous improvement.

I’m a Backend and DevOps engineer with 4+ years building scalable distributed systems, cloud-native infrastructure, and automation pipelines. I focus on backend API delivery paired with infrastructure that stays reliable under production pressure.

I’ve implemented microservices architecture and CI/CD across production environments, including 99%+ uptime for low-connectivity regions. At EmpowerLinkNexus, I migrated from GKE to DOKS and then to Azure with minimal downtime while reducing monthly cloud costs.

I bring strong systems and platform depth through Kubernetes orchestration and GitOps with ArgoCD. I use Helm and Terraform for environment-agnostic deployments, and I build feedback loops and monitoring to keep long-term data integrity and repeatable delivery.

I’m also an active open source contributor—patches accepted into the Linux kernel staging tree, plus contributions to Apache Airflow, Meshery, and Kubernetes. I enjoy collaborating with maintainers and validating outcomes with real-world testing and documentation improvements.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Software Engineer

Current

Microgrant

Feb 2026 - Present (4 months)

Ported three official GLSL shader examples to p5.strands for the p5.js 2.0 documentation by translating raw GLSL files into the hook-based modify() pattern. Audited documentation as an outsider, then worked with p5.js maintainers to validate outputs and incorporate feedback, presented at Libre Graphics Meeting 2026.

P5.Js GLSL JavaScript Code Review GitHub Collaboration CI CD

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Developer & DevOps Engineer

Current

EmpowerLinkNexus

Jan 2024 - Present (2 years 5 months)

Designed and deployed a microservices architecture across 7 services supporting USSD, IVR, and web applications, maintaining 99%+ uptime under variable network conditions. Migrated infrastructure from GKE to DOKS and then to Azure with minimal downtime, reducing monthly cloud costs and improving deployments via GitOps, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code.

Microservices Kubernetes GitHub Actions Terraform Helm CI CD Observability

Software Engineer

Processing Foundation

Jun 2025 - Aug 2025 (2 months)

Extended the OpenProcessing API pipeline by modifying fetchCuration to aggregate sketches across multiple curation IDs, delivered across 4 merged PRs. Built Python tooling to scrape and organize digital assets into structured archives, and implemented retention/export/migration workflows to decommission legacy systems while preserving structured data.

Python API Engineering Data Pipelines JSON GitHub CI CD Observability

Software Engineer Intern

Commit Global

Mar 2025 - Jun 2025 (3 months)

Refactored and optimized the Django backend for Redirectioneza, improving query performance and reducing complexity across core API modules. Implemented automated test suites integrated into GitHub Actions CI to improve consistency and feedback speed per pull request.

Django Python Performance Optimization Automated Testing GitHub Actions CI CD Code Refactoring

Linux Kernel Mentee

Linux Foundation

Mar 2024 - Sep 2024 (6 months)

Submitted multiple patches accepted into the Linux kernel staging tree, including work on kernel debugging/testing subsystems and driver improvements. Developed ARM64 self-tests (including PR_SVE_VL_INHERIT) and diagnosed kernel panics using KASAN/KCSAN dynamic analysis and event tracing to identify crash causes and bottlenecks.

Linux Kernel ARM64 Kernel Tracing KCSAN