Kasili Wachiye

Transitioning into the role of Senior Software Engineer at Optiven, I embraced the opportunity to spearhead their technological expansion. My mission was clear: to fortify their technical infrastructure and elevate their digital presence. Through strategic planning and hands-on development, I orchestrated the creation of multiple innovative applications and effectively streamed operations.

Built the sellers mobile app and spearheaded the development of the rider app. Played a crucial role in ongoing maintenance and enhancement of the e-commerce platform. Designed and implemented responsive and user-friendly frontend interfaces. Developed secure and efficient backend systems and integrated with databases and external APIs. Proactively identified and resolved technical issues.

Conducted regular maintenance and updates of the CBC App, played a key role in the development of the M2 version, actively trained users, undertook database maintenance tasks, developed front-end interfaces, and implemented back-end systems.

Developed visually appealing and user-centric websites for clients, collaborated with designers and project managers, implemented responsive front-end interfaces, integrated content management systems, implemented search engine optimization best practices, conducted thorough testing and quality assurance.

Collaborated with the software engineering team at SIBRA to develop and enhance software solutions for optimizing public transport operations. Contributed to the design and implementation of a real-time bus tracking system and a mobile application for commuters. Assisted in cross-functional collaboration and gained valuable hands-on experience in the public transportation domain.

Led frontend architecture for LLM-powered dashboards using React and Next.js, reducing manual reporting time by 40% and improving query match accuracy by 60% via vector search integrations.

Built a progressive web app optimized for low-bandwidth users, increasing retention by 30% and implemented offline-safe MPESA payment flows and Elasticsearch-backed product search improving discovery by 40%.

Developed responsive, ADA-compliant websites and SEO-optimized templates, achieving Lighthouse scores of 95+ and automating deployments with Terraform and GitHub Actions for CI/CD.

Assisted in building a commuter web app showing real-time transit info, analyzed GPS telemetry to identify routing issues, and contributed CI/CD scripts to reduce repetitive setup tasks.

Enrolled in a Bachelor of Science in Analytics program with expected completion in 2027.

Partial coursework toward a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering completed between 2016 and 2019.