Jefferson
Gakuya

Experienced software engineer proficient in JavaScript and Python for both frontend and backend development. Led successful server-side projects, demonstrating leadership and team management skills. Active contributor to an open-source community, skilled in using Git tools for PRs, issue handling, and project documentation. Passionate about knowledge sharing and collaborative development.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jefferson-gakuya/

iamgakuya

https://github.com/NgatiaJeffers

Work experience

GranularIT

February 2022 – Current time

Job title

Frontend Developer

Work experience & achievements

Led the first major server-side project by designing and implementing the feature, maintaining to scalable modern app ● Designed and implemented scalable APIs from identifying system requirements and pattern dependencies to workload balancing, software implementation, engineering, testing, and configuring metrics and dashboards. ● Continuous integration/Deployment Pipeline integration, pull request, code reviews, load/stress testing, unit/testing

AskDevs, Github

June 2021 – Current time

Job title

Open Source Contributor

Work experience & achievements

An enthusiastic contributor to the open-source community, actively participating in a technical writing group. ● Well-versed in creating pull requests (PRs), effectively triaging issues, and diligently documenting project discussions. ● Improve Documentation: contribute to improving the project's documentation. Ensuring clear and comprehensive documentation, that aids other developers in understanding and using the software effectively. ● Tend to stay informed about project updates, new releases, and emerging trends within the open-source ecosystem to ensure their contributions align with the latest developments

Whip Music Africa

November 2021 – February 2022

Job title

Software Engineering as a Backend Developer Intern

Work experience & achievements

The first hire on the backend team of Whip Music Africa funded startup. Developed product strategies for Product Manager, as the team grew to 20 employees. Focused on creating API endpoints and dashboards. ● Designed and implemented scalable API endpoints, creating futuristic APIs using Django Rest-Framework, MYSQL, and Django ● Optimized API calls by reducing bundle size and cache data by 5%, increasing the speed of data fetching and responses