
Erick Warui
@erickwarui
Senior Software Engineer | Full-Stack, Backend, Mobile
What I'm looking for
Senior software engineer with 8+ years shipping production web, mobile, and API systems. I build Laravel and ASP.NET Core backends, React Native and Kotlin apps, and AI features (OpenAI Realtime, Gemini, OCR) that run in live operations, including physical gate hardware.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Full-Stack Developer
AgapeTech Enterprise
Aug 2024 - Present (2 years 2 months)
Built and maintain the field operations web app using Laravel, Passport, Vue, and M-Pesa, used in production by field teams for customers, documents, and ISP/network workflows.
Systems Developer
Ratibo
Feb 2021 - Present (5 years 8 months)
Built the Ratibo restaurant and business platform with orders, check-in, locations, Laravel Passport APIs, Vue, and Firebase notifications. Since Apr 2026, building MDFRS, an AI media intelligence product, and the MCK Digital Compliance Monitoring Platform.
Backend and AI Engineer
Asteriks Softwares
Apr 2021 - Aug 2026 (5 years 4 months)
Developed community management backend in ASP.NET Core with JWT APIs, EF Core, and Dapper on SQL Server. Shipped resident, guard, and visitor workflows, ID pipelines, and AI Guard at physical gates.
Co-Founder and CTO
Softballot
May 2015 - Sep 2025 (10 years 4 months)
Designed and ran an online voting platform across multiple election cycles, including full-stack application, database, and election-day operations support.
Full-Stack Developer
Stabex International and IUEA
Mar 2023 - Jul 2024 (1 year 4 months)
Shipped the Stabex Kenya fuel and LPG sales portal and the IUEA student finance portal, both built with Laravel and ERP integrations, still in production.
Systems Development Lead
Brainverse Technologies
Aug 2020 - Jul 2022 (1 year 11 months)
Led a team of about 5 delivering 20+ client systems in PHP, CodeIgniter, Laravel, and WordPress. Handled Linux hosting, deployments, and client delivery for the systems development function.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Dedan Kimathi University of Technology
Bachelor of Science, Information Technology
2013 - 2017
Grade: Second Class Honors
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology with Second Class Honors.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
DigitalOcean
React Native
Expo
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Microsoft SQL Server
Sentry
Node.js
Laravel
Next.js
ASP.NET Core
Tailwind CSS
Azure IoT Hub
Angular 2
React
Vue.js
JavaScript
PHP
C#
Kotlin
RabbitMQ
MQTT
Azure Service Bus
Linux
Firebase
Elasticsearch
WordPress
cPanel
TypeScript
PHPUnit
SendGrid
OAuth2
Docker
Twilio
Capacitor
CodeIgniter
Alpine.js
OpenAI API
Dapper
AWS
Google Gemini
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
Website
erickwarui28.github.ioPortfolio
erickwarui28.github.ioSalary expectations
Social media
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