David Kimani

About David

I'm a full stack engineer with 9 years of experience designing and building scalable cloud-native applications. I specialize in Node.js and Python backends deployed on AWS, with deep expertise in microservices architecture, API design, and database optimization. I've led engineering teams across multiple startups and have a track record of shipping products that handle millions of requests per day.

Top Achievements

• Reduced API response times by 60% through caching optimization
• Built logistics API powering 50K+ daily transactions
• Contributed to M-Pesa APIs processing millions of transactions

Tech Stack

Node.jsPythonAWSPostgreSQLDocker

Work History

Senior Full Stack Engineer at Andela

Jun 2022 – Present

Architecting microservices for the talent matching platform. Reduced API response times by 60% through caching strategies and query optimization. Mentoring a team of 5 engineers.

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Backend Engineer at Twiga Foods

Sep 2019 – May 2022

Built the order management and logistics API powering 50K+ daily transactions. Designed the event-driven architecture for real-time delivery tracking.

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Software Engineer at Safaricom (M-Pesa)

Jan 2017 – Aug 2019

Contributed to payment processing APIs handling millions of mobile money transactions. Implemented monitoring and alerting systems for critical payment flows.

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Education & Awards