Backend & ML Engineer · Nairobi

I build backends and LLM-powered tools.

Software engineer based in Nairobi. I design event-sourced backends, multi-tenant platforms, and LLM applications (RAG, agents) on Amazon Bedrock. Currently Cloud Engineer on the Machine Learning team at Amazon — previously Novek and Lima Labs.

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Featured projects

Dashed courier route with location pins across a dark teal map grid

DeliveryKenya

Backend Developer·January 2026 – Present

Backend platform powering three Nairobi courier companies — Deliveroo Courier & Fulfillment Services, Blessings Parcel Services (BPS), and Swatin Courier Services.

GolangPostgreSQLRedisAWS

Legal pleadings paper with red margin line and numbered lines 1 to 10

TenthLiner

Developer·October 2025 – Present

Automated document formatting tool for Kenyan legal professionals.

GolangPostgreSQLRedisReact

Scales of justice surrounded by a subtle AI network of dots on a deep indigo background

LexAI Kenya

Lead Developer·October 2024 – Present

LLM-powered legal research assistant used by Kenyan litigators.

GolangRedisPostgreSQLClaude Sonnet 3.5RAG

Latest writing

The Year is 2029

October 13, 2029

What's my plan?

ConfidentialML: Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning with Intel SGX

February 4, 2026

Distributed Key Value Store from Scratch

Build a production-ready distributed cache with consistent hashing and peer-to-peer replication in Go

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I'm open to freelance engagements and collaborations. Email is the fastest way to reach me.

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