Apollo Chege
Senior Software Engineer | Java, Spring Boot
Salary / Daily rate
Nairobi, Kenya
Freelance
Remote only
Skills
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About me
Intro
Software Engineer at Microsoft with 15+ years expertise in full-stack development and enterprise solutions. Led development of banking APIs, healthcare platforms, and microservices architectures using Java, .NET, and cloud technologies. Specialized in API development, system integration, and agile delivery for fintech and enterprise clients.
Work experience
Software Engineer II
Microsoft
Jul 2020 - Present
6 years 4 months
Nairobi, Kenya
Lead Software Developer
CarePay Limited
Nov 2017 - Jul 2020
2 years 9 months
Nairobi, Kenya
Lead software developer in the development and management of the company's suite of applications that constitute the main platform using agile technologies. Key technologies: Java 8, Spring Boot, Spring Data, Spring REST, Javascript, Angular, Ionic, MySQL, Gradle, Groovy, Git, Bitbucket Pipelines CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon AWS, Google Cloud, Microservice Pattern, Domain Driven Design, SCRUM
Equity Bank Limited
Aug 2015 - Oct 2017
2 years 3 months
Nairobi, Kenya
Software Development Lead
Nov 2016 - Oct 2017
1 year
Nairobi, Kenya
Lead api development and management of selected banking services for consumption by third party applications and the developer community in general using agile technologies. Key technologies: Javascript, NodeJs, Java 8, XML, XSLT, JSON, REST Services, Open API, Swagger, Maven, Oracle, Git, Jenkins CI/CD, Docker, Apigee, APIs, Test Driven Development, SCRUM
Software Developer
Aug 2015 - Oct 2016
1 year 3 months
Nairobi, Kenya
Core back end development of the bank's back office applications. Development and provision of integration and services for various third party / partner applications in use by the bank. Key technologies: Java 8, Spring Web, Spring Boot, Spring Data, Spring REST, XML, XSLT, WSDL, WADL, XSD, Git, Maven, Oracle RDBMS, Oracle Fusion Middleware BPM & SOA Suite, SOA Pattern, SCRUM
Software Developer
M-KOPA Solar
Jul 2014 - Jul 2015
1 year 1 month
Nairobi, Kenya
Responsible for the implementation of new feature requests based on customer and product owner requirements for the company's enterprise back office applications and end user system support. Key technologies: C#, .NET 4.5, Entity Framework, LINQ, ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET Web API, MS SQL Server, Rabbit MQ, Windows Azure, Git, SCRUM
iLanga Systems Ltd
Jan 2010 - Jul 2014
4 years 7 months
Nairobi, Kenya
Senior Software Developer
Jun 2011 - Jul 2014
3 years 2 months
Nairobi, Kenya
Team lead of the software development department. Worked hand in hand with the managing director in managing software development projects from requirements gathering, design, development and testing to deployment as per client requirements. Key technologies: C#, .NET 3.5, ADO.NET, LINQ, ASP.NET Web Forms, XML, MS SQL Server, Oracle
Software Developer
Jan 2010 - May 2011
1 year 5 months
Nairobi, Kenya
Worked hand in hand with the software development manager and managing director to develop, test and deploy software applications as per client requirements. Key technologies: C#, .NET 3.5, ADO.NET, LINQ, ASP.NET Web Forms, XML, MS SQL Server, Oracle
Freelance Software Developer
Plansoft DevelopersFreelance
Mar 2009 - Dec 2009
10 months
Nairobi, Kenya
Developed and Implemented .NET solutions privately, for local suppliers and colleagues.
Junior Software Developer
Digital Networks Consulting Services Ltd
Jun 2008 - Mar 2009
10 months
Nairobi, Kenya
Trainee (Intern) in their Software Development Department, responsible for the development of custom reports using Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services for their Financial / ERP Application