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Edwin Okun

@edwinokun

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Senior Backend Engineer at tappi building Terry, an AI analytics layer for business data.

Kenya

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What I'm looking for

I’m seeking to leverage my skills and experience to excel as a Senior Software Engineer.

At tappi, I pioneered, architected, and shipped Terry, the company’s first LLM application. It gives users a natural-language way to query business data, surface patterns, and take smart actions.

I’ve also designed and maintained production microservices for tappi’s mobile and web clients, deployed on AWS. I implemented blue-green deployments that eliminated 502 errors during releases and established a rollout process the team now uses.

As a Software Engineer at tappi, I built a Django merchant intelligence dashboard for the customer success team and engineered integrations for Facebook Ads, WhatsApp Business, payments, offers, and SMS. Earlier at Wamo, I developed Python applications for sales, inventory, and accounting.

My earlier work includes customizing Odoo ERP modules at SoftIQ Technologies Ltd. and contributing to system integrations and data migrations. I’m seeking to leverage my skills and experience to excel as a Senior Software Engineer.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Backend Engineer

Current

tappi

Feb 2025 - Present (1 year 8 months)

– AI Engineering: Pioneered, architected, and shipped our first LLM Application (Terry), an AI-powered analytics layer on the tappi business platform enabling users to query their own business data in natural language, surface patterns/ analysis and perform smart actions.
- Reduced negative merchant reviews by 15% and lifted satisfaction scores by 10% by integrating a smart negative review system

Software Engineer

tappi

Feb 2023 - Jan 2025 (1 year 11 months)

– Feature Delivery: Engineered integrations for Facebook Ads, WhatsApp Business onboarding, M-Pesa/ Paystack payments, Offers, and SMS - contributing to a 25% uplift in user engagement metrics.
– Internal Tooling: Built a Django-based merchant intelligence dashboard for the customer success team, improving retention visibility and reducing manual reporting overhead.
– Infrastructure Optimisation:

Software Engineer

Wamo

Apr 2022 - Jan 2023 (9 months)

– Developed and maintained Python applications covering sales, inventory, and accounting modules, streamlining operations workflows for business users.
– Delivered features iteratively in an Agile environment, collaborating closely with product and cross-functional teams to meet sprint commitments.

Software Developer

Mac Digital Solutions

Aug 2022 - Aug 2022 (0 months)

Odoo project, modules : Sales, Ecommerce, Inventory, Purchase & Finance

Software Engineer

SoftIQ Technologies Ltd.

Jul 2021 - Mar 2022 (8 months)

– Developed and customised ERP system modules (Odoo) using Python for clients across Beverages, Retail, and Wholesale sectors - streamlining sales, inventory, and finance operations.
– Contributed to system integrations and data migration tasks for large-scale ERP rollouts.