John Doe

Senior software engineer. Backend systems, cloud infrastructure & developer platforms.

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FIG.01 — J. DOEMOVE TO DEVELOP

01 / WHO

Nairobi, Kenya — open to selected engineering opportunities and technical consulting.

John Doe is a software engineer specializing in backend systems, cloud infrastructure, APIs, databases and developer tooling.

He enjoys building reliable systems for organizations that need software capable of operating under real-world infrastructure constraints.

  • 01Distributed systems
  • 02Backend architecture
  • 03Cloud infrastructure
  • 04Developer platforms
  • 05API design
  • 06Databases
  • 07System reliability
  • 08Automation

02 / WORK

Selected work

Four systems. Hover for a readout, open one to see how it fits together.

    03 / HISTORY

    Seven years, three teams

    From supporting application development to leading backend architecture.

    2023 — PRESENT

    Senior Software Engineer

    Nexa Systems · Nairobi, Kenya

    Responsibilities

    • Design backend services and APIs
    • Develop cloud-ready application infrastructure
    • Improve database performance
    • Build deployment automation
    • Diagnose production reliability problems
    • Collaborate with product and frontend teams

    Achievements

    • Led the modernization of several legacy backend services
    • Reduced deployment friction through automated CI/CD workflows
    • Introduced containerized development environments
    • Helped establish reusable API architecture patterns

    2020 — 2023

    Software Engineer

    Orbit Digital Labs · Nairobi, Kenya

    Responsibilities

    • Built backend APIs
    • Developed internal tools
    • Worked with relational and document databases
    • Supported production deployments
    • Collaborated with designers and frontend engineers

    Achievements

    • Delivered multiple production APIs
    • Helped migrate legacy services toward containerized infrastructure
    • Developed internal developer tooling that reduced repetitive deployment tasks

    2019 — 2020

    Software Engineering Intern

    Kinetic Technologies · Nairobi, Kenya

    Responsibilities

    • Supported application development
    • Wrote automated tests
    • Assisted with database maintenance
    • Debugged application issues
    • Documented technical processes

    04 / STACK

    package.json

    The toolkit, as a manifest. Hover a line.

    05 / PROOF

    Credentials

    Recognition, education and certifications.

    Achievements

    • Engineering Excellence AwardNexa Systems
      2025
    • Open Source Contributor4 public projects
    • SpeakerEast Africa Developer Conference
      2025
    • MentorNairobi Developer Community
    • Technical LeadInternal Platform Modernization Initiative

    Education

    • BSc Computer ScienceUniversity of Nairobi
      2015—19
    AlgorithmsOperating SystemsComputer NetworksDatabasesSoftware EngineeringDistributed Systems

    Certifications

    • AWS Certified Developer — Associate
      2025
    • Docker Certified Associate
      2024
    • Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator
      2024
    • Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer
      2023

    06 / WRITING

    Technical writing

    Articles for engineers working on similar problems.

    2025

    Designing APIs for Unreliable Networks

    Technical article about designing resilient API systems.

     2024

    Containers Without the Complexity

    Practical discussion of containerized application deployments.

     2024

    Building Reliable Background Workers

    Technical article exploring queues, retries, and background processing.

    07 / SERVICES

    Work with me

    Open for selected engagements and technical consulting.

    08 / CONTACT

    John Doe looking toward the camera

    Let’s build something that stays up.

    john.doe@example.com
    Send an emailjohndoe.example.com
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