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David Kinuthia

@kinuthiadavid

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Product Software Engineer | 6+ Years Fullstack Experience

Kenya

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What I'm looking for

I'm actively seeking a role that presents challenging and innovative projects, enabling me to continue my learning journey in frontend and full-stack development. I thrive in collaborative, diverse tech environments where I can leverage my extensive expertise to drive impactful results and contribute to the team's success.

I’m a Product Software Engineer with 6+ years of full-stack experience, evolving from individual contributor to technical leader, driven by a passion for crafting elegant, scalable, and reliable systems that delight users. I have a strong background in full-stack development using Python, Typescript, Node.js (and their respective frameworks such as Django, Flask, React & NextJs, VueJs, NestJS), AWS, GCP, Digital Ocean, Docker, etc. Throughout my career, I've architected enterprise-grade reconciliation systems, developed AI-driven insights tools, and built key features for sustainable transport & mobility and trust & safety platforms. I’m passionate and an avid advocate for design-led and user-centric engineering. I excel in cross-functional collaboration and enjoy working with design, marketing, and product teams to bring exceptional products to life. I'm eager to bring my expertise to new challenges and collaborations. Feel free to reach out to discuss how I can contribute to your team or project.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Fullstack Engineer

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Apollo

Mar 2023 - Present (2 years 2 months)

● Amplified product adoption by designing and developing a user-friendly playground UI tailored for non-technical and executive users using React.
● Developed a text moderation service for sentiment analysis and scoring of text prompts using Django.
● Worked on ModsysML which is an open-source model management toolkit that enables developers to compare LLM outputs and quality.

Python Django Django REST Framework React Tailwind TypeScript Google App Engine Vercel Next.js

Senior Frontend Engineer

Churpy Inc

Aug 2022 - Apr 2023 (8 months)

● Spearheaded the implementation of a CI/CD pipeline, automating testing and deployments for enhanced developer productivity
● Led the implementation of a lending technology SaaS (Django & Vuejs) enabling direct working capital financing requests from ERP data to lenders, including credit evaluation, KYC and automated fund disbursement/collection

Vue TypeScript Django Elasticsearch Docker MySQL PostgreSQL

Frontend Engineer

Twende Mobility Ltd

Oct 2018 - Jul 2022 (3 years 9 months)

● Accelerated project completion timeline by 40% through the adoption of serverless cloud functions and low/no-code solutions.
● Elevated user conversion rate by implementing an intuitive authentication and authorisation system using Firebase’s Auth Service.
● Led the development of a logistics SaaS platform using React(NextJs), Typescript, Material UI and NodeJs.