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Granton User

@granton

Lead software engineer building end-to-end cloud and web products with Python, Flask, and AWS. I'm open to volunteer to projects.

Kenya

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a role where I can own a product end-to-end—building and shipping reliably in cloud environments, improving performance continuously, and collaborating on AI- or data-driven workflows with strong DevOps practices.

I’m a software engineer with more than 2 years of experience building software products end-to-end—from design and implementation to deployment and maintenance—across web, cloud, mobile, and artificial intelligence environments. I enjoy owning a product from development through deployment and continuous improvement.

In my recent Lead Software Engineer role, I architected, built, and deployed a production e-commerce platform with 45+ sellers and 150+ products. I independently provisioned and managed AWS infrastructure with ~99% availability using proactive monitoring and Cloudflare integration, while also reducing product image storage requirements by over 85% to improve performance.

I focus on reliable delivery and maintainable systems: I contributed across frontend, database, testing, and deployment, and developed and maintained backend services using Flask, SQL, and server-side rendering. I streamlined production deployment with Gunicorn, Linux, and GitHub Actions, and designed relational database structures that supported marketplace operations.

I also work with AI-focused workflows, maintaining above 90% annotation accuracy and achieving 93% productivity on optimized training-data processing workflows. In parallel, I’ve contributed through open-source collaboration and built responsible AI architecture concepts—researching privacy, fairness, transparency, and accountability from concept to prototype.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Lead Software Engineer

Current

Tujinunulie E-Commerce

Jan 2026 - Present (7 months)

Architected, built, and deployed a production e-commerce platform with 45+ sellers and 150+ products. Provisioned and managed AWS infrastructure (~99% availability via monitoring and Cloudflare), reduced product image storage by 85%, and developed/maintained backend services using Flask and SQL.

AWS EC2 Cloudflare Python Flask SQL Server Side Rendering Gunicorn Linux GitHub Actions Relational Databases Bubblewrap Trusted Web Activity (TWA)

Current

Data Explorer

Current

CloudFactory Kenya

Jul 2025 - Present (1 year 1 month)

Maintained above 90% annotation accuracy while processing AI training data. Improved productivity by optimizing workflows and collaborated with a global team to meet fast-paced schedules.

Data Annotation Workflow Optimization

Open Source Contributor

Zulip

Apr 2024 - Jun 2024 (2 months)

Analyzed the architecture of a mature production codebase to understand system design and component interactions. Contributed via GitHub pull requests and issue tracking, and participated in technical discussions to improve understanding of version control and collaborative development.

System Design Pull Requests Issue Tracking Version Control

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Kibo School of Technology

Diploma in Computer Science, Computer Science

2023 - 2024

Activities and societies: Python Programming; Web Development; Databases; Data Structures & Algorithms

Completed a Diploma in Computer Science with coursework focused on Python programming, web development, databases, and data structures/algorithms.

ALX (African Leadership University)

Professional Foundations program, Professional Foundations

2025 -

Activities and societies: Professional Communication; Leadership; Project Management; Team Collaboration; Workplace Productivity

Completed professional foundations coursework covering communication, leadership, project management, collaboration, workplace productivity, and team collaboration.

ALX (African Leadership University)

Data Analytics program, Data Analytics

2026 -

Activities and societies: SQL; Power BI; Data Cleaning; Data Visualization

Specialized in data analytics, including SQL and Power BI, along with data cleaning and data visualization.

Kisii University

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

2021 - 2025

Activities and societies: Software Engineering; Artificial Intelligence; Database Systems; Data Structures & Algorithms

Earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, covering software engineering, artificial intelligence, database systems, and data structures/algorithms.