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Zidane Gimiga

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Senior software engineer focused on data visualization, UX, and building scalable, secure applications.

Kenya

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What I'm looking for

I seek roles where I can lead full-stack development, design data-driven visualizations and secure AI integrations, collaborate cross-functionally, and grow technical leadership.

I’m a senior full-stack software engineer with 6+ years of experience building and scaling complex, data-driven web and mobile applications. My background spans CRM systems, workflow automation, authentication flows, and analytics-heavy dashboards, with a strong emphasis on performance, accessibility, and thoughtful user experience.

I’ve led the end-to-end delivery of production systems in both cloud and on-prem environments—breaking down large product initiatives into shippable milestones, collaborating closely with product, design, and leadership, and iterating quickly without compromising code quality. I’m comfortable owning features from initial problem definition through deployment, observability, and ongoing improvement.

While my core stack includes React, React Native, Next.js, Node.js, Python, .NET, and MongoDB, I have a strong track record of picking up new technologies as needed and shipping reliable solutions in unfamiliar environments. I’ve designed data pipelines, microservice architectures, and LLM-powered features that turn operational data into actionable insights, always with a product-first mindset.

I thrive in highly autonomous, fully remote teams that value documentation, async collaboration, and accountability. I care deeply about understanding users and the business context behind features, and I enjoy working in fast-moving environments where thoughtful judgment, speed of iteration, and trust in individual ownership are essential.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Senior Software Developer

PollStream

Feb 2025 - Jan 2026 (11 months)

PollStream required a secure, on‑prem AI platform to allow non-technical researchers to upload polling data, query complex survey datasets conversationally, generating reports while upholding data privacy. I established the company’s first AI‑driven analytics platform and positioned PollStream to scale the solution across future enterprise clients with minimal re‑architecture.

Senior Software Developer

Nathan Digital

Nov 2023 - May 2025 (1 year 6 months)

Delivered e-commerce and CRM web/mobile solutions including payments, offline-capability, role-based access, and custom analytics; built Node.js data pipelines, WhatsApp campaign microservice, and monitoring with Grafana and Prometheus to improve reliability and engagement. Led the CRM team in the migration of the application from Vue 2 to Nuxt 3

Senior Software Developer

Creatives Garage

Aug 2022 - Nov 2023 (1 year 3 months)

The organization needed to modernize legacy systems and scale consumer‑facing platforms under increasing traffic and product complexity. I transitioned the organization to modern development and deployment practices while supporting higher traffic and faster end-to-end feature delivery for a plethora of web and mobile applications.

React React Native GraphQL MongoDB CI CD GitHub Actions Next.js Android Laravel Angular TypeScript Team Leadership SQL Kafka RabbitMQ

Software Developer

HighTable Inc

Sep 2021 - Aug 2022 (11 months)

Built the frontend of a cross-platform e-commerce platform using Next.js, and GraphQL, featuring location-based search and geospatial visualisations with MapBox. Developed an admin dashboard to streamline operations, introduced a designer–developer Figma handoff guide that reduced UI inconsistencies and sped up iteration cycles, and contributed to drafting the product requirement document.

Next.js React Native GraphQL Mapbox MongoDB Jest AWS Apollo Product Development Remote Team

Software Developer

Freelance

Aug 2020 - Sep 2021 (1 year 1 month)

Provided freelance product development services while completing formal upskilling in software engineering, focusing on end-to-end application development and client-facing deliverables.

React Product Development Client Communication Testing

Software Developer

CMC Motors

Sep 2019 - Aug 2020 (11 months)

Developed React Native mobile apps, implemented CI/CD pipelines to Docker Swarm, contributed to an asset management system and CMS, and improved marketing site conversion through technical SEO optimizations.