Francis

Software Engineer II

Oct, 2025 - Present

E&M Technology House Limited

Tatu City, Ruiru, Kiambu, Kenya

Software Developer

Aug, 2023 - Sept 2025

E&M Technology House Limited

Tatu City, Ruiru, Kiambu, Kenya

• Spearheaded the development of a multi-vendor SACCO core banking solution supporting 300+ SACCOs and over 10,000 active customers concurrently.
• Built the Mobile Money Integration Middleware for SACCOs, integrating core banking systems with mobile money platforms to enable real-time deposits, withdrawals, loan disbursements, and repayments across multiple institutions.
• Developed a robust SWIFT MT/MX message converter for the banks handling bi-directional transformation between MT103/MT202/MT940 and MX (Pacs.008/ Pacs.009/camt.053) formats.
• Designed and deployed custom data migration tools for SACCOs, streamlining onboarding and empowering technical teams through comprehensive training.
• Architected and implemented a high-availability infrastructure using HAProxy and Keepalived, achieving automatic failover, load balancing, and near-zero downtime for critical banking services.
• Designed and implemented CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, automating build, test, and deployment workflows to accelerate releases and improve software quality.
• Configured and deployed a MariaDB Master-Slave cluster integrated with ProxySQL to enhance application reliability, optimize query routing, and ensure high availability within microservices architecture.
• Executed large-scale SACCO data migration covering member, account, loan, and transaction records while maintaining full data consistency and system reliability, ensuring a seamless transition to the new core banking platform.
• Tested and documented APIs using Swagger, ensuring seamless integration.
• Delivered advanced technical support and customized solutions to SACCOs and microfinance institutions, reducing system downtime and improving user satisfaction and service efficiency.
• Collaborated with QA teams to perform testing and resolve any identified issues.

Full-Stack Developer

Feb, 2023 - Present

Technical University of Mombasa Catholic Commmunity

Tudor, Mombasa, Kenya

• Developed and deployed a member registration system, increasing new registrations by 25% and improving data accuracy and accessibility.
• Built a digital voting platform that increased member participation by 35% and enhanced transparency during elections.
• Created a membership card generation tool, saving the community over KES 20,000 per semester in card preparation costs.
• Optimized the community website’s performance and SEO using Google Analytics and Google Search Console, improving visibility and user engagement.

Full-stack Developer

Mar, 2022 - Apr, 2023

Remote

Tudor, Mombasa, Kenya

• Developed a responsive sales and advertising website using Bootstrap, JavaScript and PHP, increasing lead generation by 20% and improving client engagement
• Designed and implemented a RESTful API backend for managing product listings, customer inquiries, and sales reports, enabling seamless data exchange within the system.
• Integrated Google Analytics and SEO best practices, enhancing the company’s online visibility and marketing insights.
• Implemented form validation, authentication, and admin dashboards, improving data accuracy, security, and administrative efficiency.

Projects

Aug, 2020 - Present

• Multi-Tenant SACCO Core Banking Solution, Designed and implemented a scalable core banking platform supporting over 300 SACCOs and 10,000+ customers, providing modules for accounts, loans, and reporting.
• SWIFT MT/MX Message Converter, Developed a robust converter enabling bi-directional transformation between MT103/MT202/MT940 and MX (Pacs.008/Pacs.009/Camt.053) formats for the banks.
• Mobile Money Integration Middleware, Built a middleware layer integrating SACCO core systems with mobile money platforms, facilitating real-time deposits, withdrawals, loan disbursements, and repayments.
• High-Availability Banking Infrastructure, Architected an HAProxy + Keepalived failover cluster with automated failover and load balancing, achieving continuous service uptime for mission-critical banking operations.
• SACCO Data Migration Tools, Developed custom utilities for automated data migration, ensuring integrity across member, account, and transaction datasets during system transitions.
• SACCO Reporting Engine, Built a dynamic reporting engine enabling SACCOs to generate new reports without additional backend endpoints, improving operational efficiency and flexibility.
• MariaDB Master-Slave Cluster with ProxySQL, Configured and deployed a MariaDB master-slave cluster integrated with ProxySQL to improve database reliability, distribute queries efficiently, and ensure high availability across microservices.
• Resume writer, designed and developed a resume writter application using django framework and reportlab libraly
• Career guide system, developed and implemented a career guidance system using Django, JavaScript and Bootstrap.
• Voting system, designed, developed and implemented an online voting system using python, django framework.
• Members registration portal, created an application for registering and generating membership identity card.

Data Analysis, Attachment

Jan, 2022 - Mar, 2022

Kenya Revenue Authority

Kipevu, Mombasa, Kenya

• Calculated expected revenue from different vessels, ensuring accuracy and efficiency.
• Inspected customer documents for authenticity, preventing potential fraud.
• Troubleshooted computers and printers, maintaining smooth office operations.
• Prepared and sent monthly reports to the supervisor.
• Conducted general office duties such as scanning and printing.
• Organized the office records.
View recomedation letter from KRA here

Enumerator

Aug, 2019 - Sep, 2019

Kenya National Bureu of Statistics

Kiaga, Kirinyaga, Kenya

• Collected and recorded data door-to-door, administering questionnaires and conducting interviews.
• Presented daily reports on the enumeration process to the content supervisor.
• Identified boundaries for Enumeration Areas (EAs) and visited every household for listing.
View certificate of recognition from KNBS here

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science (Statistics Option)

Sep, 2018 - Dec, 2022

Technical University of Mombasa (TUM)

Databases for Developers: Foundations

Oracle Dev Gym

Modules: Tables, Columns and Data Types, Data modelling, Joins, Aggregates and Group By, Transactions, CRUD operations

The Complete Python Programming Course: Beginner to Advanced

Udemy

Modules: Programming Basics, Python Fundamentals, JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), Django Web Framework, Machine Learning

Search Engine Optimization Complete Specialization Course

Udemy

Modules:Google algorithms, On-page Optimization, On-page Optimization, Keyword Research, Technical SEO, Tools for SEO

Scrum Certification Course

Udemy

Modules:Scrum basics, Scrum values, Scrum Events, Scrum Artifacts

Docker from scratch Course

Udemy

Modules:VM vs Containers, Docker Overview, Docker Engine, Docker Images, Docker Containers Docker Networking, Docker Commands, Docker file, Containers Management

Ruby programming Course

Sololearn

Modules:Ruby basics, control structures, collections, methods, OOP, Modules, Mixins, Standard Classes, files

The Machine Learning course

Udemy

Modules: Unsupervised Learning, Association Rule-Mining, Machine Learning Pipelines, Python Machine Learning Ecosysytem, NumPy

Leadership skills

Teamwork

Collaboration

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Certificate in Microsoft Computer Packages

St. Andrew's College of Theology & Development, Kabare

MS-Excel, MS-Acess, MS-Word, MS-Publisher & MS-Powerpoint