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Kenneth Kimani

@kennethkimani

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Software engineer building scalable Django/FastAPI and agentic AI solutions on AWS.

Kenya

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to build scalable backend and cloud-native products—combining reliable AWS architectures with practical AI/agentic automation. I want to own end-to-end delivery, improve performance, and collaborate closely with teams that value clean design and measurable outcomes.

I’m a software engineer who builds production-ready backends and cloud-native systems using Django, FastAPI, and modern AWS architectures. Across freelancing and product work, I’ve focused on reliability, performance, and integrations that directly fit real business needs.

At Savannah Informatics, I engineered a high-performance invoicing engine, cutting generation time from 25+ seconds to 4 seconds (84% improvement) by optimizing PostgreSQL queries and using asynchronous task processing. I also architected a fault-tolerant inventory adjustment system with bulk upload, using Celery and Redis for retries, failures, and automated data validation.

More recently, I’ve delivered AI-powered applications and agentic workflows with modern LLM tooling to automate business processes and reduce manual overhead. I’ve also led containerization of legacy modules into microservices with Docker and Kubernetes, and built fast retrieval services (Open Concept Lab patterns + Elasticsearch) for sub-second performance.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Freelance Software Engineer

Current

Independent

Jan 2026 - Present (7 months)

Designed and delivered custom software solutions for independent clients, building scalable Django/FastAPI applications and third-party integrations. Engineered AI-powered agentic workflows and architected AWS cloud-native, event-driven deployments.

Python Django fastAPI REST APIs Third Party Integrations AI Agents AI Agentic Workflow AWS Lambda Cloudwatch EC2 Serverless Event Driven Architecture Cloud Native Architecture Technical Consulting System Design backend architecture S3

Software Engineer

Savannah Informatics

Mar 2024 - Dec 2025 (1 year 9 months)

Engineered an invoicing engine that reduced generation time from 25+ seconds to 4 seconds and built a fault-tolerant inventory adjustment workflow. Led containerization of legacy modules into microservices using Docker and Kubernetes and developed a medical terminology service with Elasticsearch.

Python PostgreSQL Celery Redis Data Validation Docker Kubernetes Microservices Distributed Systems Elasticsearch System Architecture

Software Engineer

Tengeza Studios

Jun 2020 - Dec 2023 (3 years 6 months)

Led backend development for multiple client startups using Django to deliver scalable REST APIs for high-concurrency users. Built fullstack web applications with React, implemented secure payment gateways (M-Pesa/Stripe) and authentication (OAuth2/JWT), and optimized database performance across PostgreSQL and MongoDB.

Python Django REST APIs React Full Stack M Pesa Stripe JWT PostgreSQL MongoDB Database Optimization Authentication Systems OAuth

AWS Community Builder

Amazon Web Services

Selected by AWS for technical expertise and community contributions in the Serverless track, regularly writing technical deep-dives on serverless architecture and cloud engineering.

AWS Serverless Serverless Architecture Technical Writer Cloud Engineer

Open Source Contributor

Block/Goose

Contributed core features to an AI agent framework to automate engineering workflows, focusing on LLM tool-use and context management to improve developer productivity.

Context Managers Developer Productivity