Steve Otieno

Built and maintain the Stripe Connect payment system end-to-end, including escrow holds, staged releases, refunds, and admin-initiated payouts with idempotency keys. Led the infrastructure migration onto Google Cloud Platform, provisioning Cloud Run, Cloud SQL, IAM, Secret Manager, and VPC.

Built an AI-assisted document review dashboard for a legal compliance startup using React and Laravel, and designed a marketing landing page for an agribusiness client using Next.js and Laravel. Delivered custom software solutions across multiple independent clients over 2+ years.

Migrated company website from WordPress to Next.js and integrated Stripe subscription billing with idempotency keys. Built an AI-powered Document Report Summarization feature using LangChain and OpenAI, and designed a CI/CD pipeline to automate build, testing, and deployment.

Developed and maintained responsive landing pages using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Next.js, ensuring seamless integration with Cloudflare infrastructure. Automated internal workflows using Google Apps Script and the Shotstack API, and integrated Laravel-based APIs into React applications.

Contributed to the development of responsive and user-friendly web interfaces using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript based on design mockups. Collaborated with a team of developers, designers, and project managers to ensure accurate implementation of front-end components.

Supported computer laboratory users with hardware, software, and connectivity issues across both Windows and Mac platforms. Installed application software and upgrades, virus protection, and drivers, and monitored daily server tasks.

Completed a software engineering program covering backend development, frontend web development, UI/UX design, and REST APIs.

Earned a Diploma in Information Technology with coursework in computer networking, programming, web development, database management, and IT project management.