Fredrick Waihenya

Professional experience for Fredrick Waihenya

• Current 1 year and 3 months, since Jul 2023

  Backend Engineer

  Hasibu Systems

  Led design & development of proprietary backend infrastructure for 300+ businesses. Implemented Apache Kafka for asynchronous tasks, boosting responsiveness 20%. Deployed Redis caching, reducing database queries by 30% & enhancing scalability. Championed microservices architecture, increasing development speed by 15%.

• Current 1 year and 4 months, since Jun 2023

  Software Engineer/Devops

  Ohospital Inc

  Architectured microservices for video calls & LLMs, boosting user engagement 25%. Implemented Docker & Kubernetes, achieving 30% scalability & 20% resource savings. Maintained AWS infrastructure for 99.99% uptime & security compliance. Led CI/CD pipeline (40% faster deployments) for agile feature delivery. Proactive monitoring reduced downtime 15%, enhancing application reliability.

• Current 1 year and 5 months, since May 2023

  Backend engineer

  Clickbanx

  Enhanced transaction reliability & speed by 25%/15% through integrated payment gateways. Optimized resource utilization & improved peak performance by 20% with Celery background jobs. Fortified security by 40% through rigorous protocols & reduced incidents. Boosted team productivity by 20% via cross-functional training initiatives.

• 6 months, Apr 2022 - Sep 2022

  Software Engineer

  Monzo

  Built real-time transaction monitoring, lowering fraud 15% & securing user accounts. Led mobile banking UI redesign, boosting user engagement 25%. Co-created automated testing framework for scalable & maintainable microservices architecture.

• 1 year, Apr 2021 - Mar 2022

  Software Engineer

  Tirotech Solutions

  Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify and solve complex technical problems as per user requirements. Utilized Django(Python) to build web applications and APIs. Implemented CI/CD practices to ensure regular integration and testing of code changes. Worked on over 100 web apps using version control systems, bug tracking tools, and testing frameworks to write clean and efficient code. Developed, tested and deployed web applications, ensuring high performance, reliability, and scalability