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Zidane Gimiga

@zidanegimiga

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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 am a senior software engineer specializing in data visualization, UX, and performance, with extensive full-stack experience building dashboards and production-grade applications for cloud and on-prem environments.

I have led engineering teams to deliver scalable products using React, React Native, Next.js, Node.js, Python, .NET, and MongoDB, and I design data pipelines, LLM integrations, and microservice architectures to turn operational data into actionable insights.

I collaborate closely with technical and non-technical stakeholders, implement CI/CD and observability tooling, and prioritize accessible, performant user experiences while maintaining security and reliability in deployment.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Senior Software Developer

PollStream

Feb 2025 - Jan 2026 (11 months)

Architected and led development of a full-stack AI platform enabling conversational querying of complex survey datasets, built a multi-stage LLM pipeline with semantic retrieval and automated MongoDB aggregation generation, and deployed on-prem LLM infrastructure with zero-trust security and auto-scaling.

React Native Next.js MongoDB ChromaDB fastAPI Docker Terraform LLM

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/Prometheus to improve reliability and engagement.

Node React Native Stripe Grafana Prometheus API Integration Data Pipelines

Senior Software Developer

Creatives Garage

Aug 2022 - Nov 2023 (1 year 3 months)

Redesigned a media streaming app from monolith to microservices, migrated frontends to React/React Native, led a voting platform serving 20,000+ users using MongoDB geospatial indexing, and established CI/CD workflows to accelerate releases.

React React Native GraphQL MongoDB CI CD GitHub Actions

Software Developer

HighTable Inc

Sep 2021 - Aug 2022 (11 months)

Built an e-commerce platform with Next.js, React Native and GraphQL, implemented location-based search and interactive geospatial visualizations with Mapbox and MongoDB, and developed an admin dashboard to streamline operations.

Next.js React Native GraphQL Mapbox MongoDB Jest AWS Apollo

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.