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Full-Stack Software Engineer
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ABOUT
Full-Stack Software Engineer building reliable systems and shipping products end-to-end. Interested in AI-augmented backends, thoughtful interfaces, and developer experience.
Education
MSc Computer Science
Coventry University, United Kingdom
Sept 2024 – Nov 2025
Bachelor of Arts: Interior Design with IT
Maseno University, Kenya
Aug 2016 – Nov 2020
Cross-Discipline
Trained in design before code — the same instinct for structure, materials, and how things hold together.
Impact
Shipped digital banking systems adopted across 20+ nations with 99.7% uptime at Modefin. Led Android casting and payment microservices at MyChoiceTV. Now applying the same rigor to AI-augmented backends and personal projects.
Tech Stack
Currently
Building AI-augmented systems and shipping side projects — exploring agentic workflows, reactive protocols, and thoughtful developer experience.
Open to full-time roles that value craft, rigor, and end-to-end ownership.
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PROJECTS
A showcase of impactful digital solutions. Each project represents a commitment to creating meaningful experiences that serve communities and empower users.
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Poka
An online multiplayer take on Kadi, the beloved Kenyan card game. Create or join public lobbies, invite friends by code or QR, and play against real-time opponents or AI bots.
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Open Mind Publishing
Africa's inclusive hub for learning and innovation in publishing. Serving 500+ authors and 50+ school partnerships with curriculum-aligned educational materials, self-publishing support, and lifestyle content. Blending technology, storytelling, and collaboration.
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Joseph Weloba Trust Foundation
Cherishing and sustaining a legacy of charity and philanthropy. The Joseph Weloba Trust Foundation continues a beautiful legacy of compassion, supporting children's homes, educational programs, and religious institutions across communities.
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EXPERIENCE
From live banking floors in Nairobi to a civic AI venture of my own. Systems built to stay up when it counts.
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ActiveCo-Founder & CTO
RAIA AFRICA
Apr 2026 – Present
Nairobi, Kenya / Remote
Building a Civic Intelligence Engine that puts clear, conversational civic information in the hands of Kenyan citizens ahead of the 2027 election. Sole engineer and technical lead: Spring Boot and Spring AI under the hood, LLM-powered answers up front, with the architecture, infrastructure, roadmap and hiring plan all on my desk.
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Software Engineer
MODEFIN
Feb 2022 – Sept 2024
Nairobi, Kenya
Shipped and supported digital banking platforms serving 65+ banks across 20+ countries. Embedded on-site at CIB Bank and SBM Bank as the engineer keeping live core-banking channels healthy, from root-cause analysis through to deploying the fix. Built Spring Boot services and 20+ production APIs wired into everything from national ID registries to payment gateways, earning a promotion from Spring Boot Developer to Full Stack Engineer along the way.
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Full Stack Developer
MYCHOICETV
Jun 2021 – Jan 2022
Nairobi, Kenya
Built the payments backbone for a streaming platform serving Africa and its diaspora. A Spring Boot microservice bolted onto a legacy PHP backend cut transaction issues by 40%, and the Android casting feature I led lifted engagement while slashing cross-platform drop-off. Dockerised the lot and shipped it on Linode.
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SKILLS
Java at the core, AI at the edge. Everything from Oracle stored procedures to agentic LLM pipelines, held together by an unhealthy respect for uptime.
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Java & Backend
/ The engine room
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AI Engineering
/ In heavy rotation
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Frontend & UI
/ Where the users live
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Databases & Infrastructure
/ Where the data sleeps
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Leadership & Practices
/ Beyond the keyboard
Recognition & Professional Development
Course Director's Prize for Endeavour
Coventry University, United Kingdom
Nov 2025
Software Development Core (Full Stack)
Moringa School, Kenya
Jan 2021 – Jun 2021
Software Development Prep (Web Development)
Moringa School, Kenya
Sept 2020 – Nov 2020
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ARTWORK
Analog and digital work — portraits, character studies, and line experiments. A parallel practice to the code.
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CONTACT
Got a project in mind? Let's build something together.
Availability
Currently open to new opportunities and interesting collaborations.
© 2026 Brian Nyongesa Weloba