About Me
I am a Backend-focused Software Engineer with 2.5+ years of professional experience designing and building secure, scalable, and production-grade APIs.
I currently work at DataBalk (South Africa), where I build backend services for multiple production products using Node.js. My expertise lies in real-time systems, financial workflows, and multi-tenant architectures.
Experience
Software Developer
DataBalk (Franschhoek, South Africa)Aug 2024 – PresentDeveloping and maintaining backend services for multiple production products using Node.js.
Software Developer (Contract)
CATS-NET (Tanzania)Sep 2023 – Aug 2025Built backend systems using ASP.NET Core, including a WhatsApp-based ticketing platform and RBAC implementations.
IT Executive
Airtel (Tanzania)Dec 2023 – Aug 2024Monitored mobile money production systems and collaborated with engineering teams on critical alerts.
Back-End Developer
iPFSoftware’s (Tanzania)Aug 2022 – Nov 2022Built secure RESTful APIs using Node.js and automated deployment pipelines.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering
University of Dodoma, Tanzania2019 – 2023Tech Stack
Languages
- JavaScript (Node.js)
- TypeScript
- C# (ASP.NET Core)
- SQL
Infrastructure & DB
- PostgreSQL / MSSQL
- MongoDB / Redis
- Docker / AWS
- GitHub Actions (CI/CD)
Frameworks
- Express.js
- Next.js
- ASP.NET Core