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Harold Peter Ssebetta

@haroldpeterssebetta

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Founder-minded full-stack developer and CTO specializing in AI-driven web platforms and product delivery.

Uganda

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What I'm looking for

I seek roles where I can lead product-focused engineering teams, build AI-enabled web platforms, drive go-to-market impact, and work with mission-driven organizations.

I am a founder-minded full-stack developer and CTO with 8+ years building, scaling, and commercializing web products across AI, civic infrastructure, and marketplace platforms. I combine pragmatic execution with product thinking, moving ideas from MVP to production and early investor conversations.

Technically, I have deep experience with Laravel, JavaScript frameworks (Vue.js, Angular), Django, and AI integrations using OpenAI, Grok, and Mistral, plus cloud and CI/CD tooling to improve reliability and deployment velocity.

As an entrepreneur and team lead, I have launched marketplace products, led distributed engineering teams, and developed AI prototypes for civic use—consistently focusing on usability, monetization, and measurable impact.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Co-Founder & CTO

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Setharo Hub

Jun 2025 - Present (8 months)

Leading development of TrafficVision, an AI-powered traffic management and pedestrian detection system using Laravel Jetstream and Vue.js, and driving early investor and civic stakeholder engagement.

Vue.Js Computer Vision Product Strategy Fundraising Civic Tech

Current

Senior Full-Stack Developer

Current

Kaazi

Oct 2022 - Present (3 years 4 months)

Developed and optimized Laravel-based APIs, supported transition from free to paid subscription model, and implemented AI-powered features using OpenAI, Grok, and Mistral to improve product capability and reliability.

Laravel PHP OpenAI API Grok Mistral API Performance Scalability CI CD

Full-Stack Developer

LaunchSmarter

Mar 2024 - Feb 2025 (11 months)

Led a distributed development team, migrated core systems to Laravel to improve maintainability, and automated CI/CD pipelines to reduce deployment errors and accelerate releases.

Laravel PHP CI CD Cloud Infrastructure Team Leadership Remote Collaboration DevOps

Founder

Spethacom

Jan 2019 - Dec 2023 (4 years 11 months)

Founded and launched Venyu, a venue booking marketplace; built the MVP end-to-end, managed business registration, marketing, and customer acquisition, and achieved live transactions.

Marketplace Customer Acquisition Laravel Payments Go To Market Business Operations

Full-Stack Developer

BPOSeats

Mar 2021 - Jul 2022 (1 year 4 months)

Implemented responsive Vue.js interfaces from Figma designs and optimized Django APIs for performance and reliability to support high-traffic operations across distributed teams.

Vue.Js Django Python Frontend Development API Performance Figma Responsive Design Remote Collaboration

Web Development Instructor

Volunteer

Dec 2021 - Jan 2022 (1 month)

Taught HTML and CSS fundamentals and mentored learners through hands-on, project-based exercises to build foundational web development skills.

HTML CSS Teaching Mentoring Curriculum Development Project Based Learning

Software Developer

CodeCrags

Jan 2018 - Feb 2021 (3 years 1 month)

Built hybrid systems using Laravel, Django, Vue, and Ionic, delivered production systems for local businesses, and designed enterprise and fintech UIs focused on usability.