Sammy Munywele
Senior Software Engineer
Salary / Daily rate
Nairobi, Kenya
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Remote only
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Senior Software Engineer with 9+ years specializing in agricultural technology and data science integrations. Led development of decision support tools for farmers and built scalable systems serving researchers across Africa. Expert in .NET/C#, microservices, and mobile applications with proven impact in agtech solutions.
Work experience
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
Aug 2018 - Present
8 years 3 months
Hybrid
Senior Software Engineer
Oct 2023 - Present
3 years 1 month
Hybrid
Skills: Jira · Docker Products · GPT · Communication · Customer Service · ChatGPT · .NET Framework · R · SQL · System Administration · Visual C#
Lead Software Developer
Jan 2023 - Oct 2023
10 months
Hybrid
Skills: PostgreSQL · DevOps · Communication · Customer Service · Java · AngularJS · Docker Products · System Integration Testing · .NET Framework
Software Developer
May 2019 - Mar 2023
3 years 11 months
Nairobi, Kenya
System architectural design Provision and deployment of servers and infrastructure to assist data scientists and researchers evaluate their models UX/UI design of farmer facing tools Research in merging user-centred designs with scientific data & models Integration of applications with data science tools and models for end-user utilisation via mobile and web applications Research on integrating tech into farmers' workflows
Consulting Software Engineer
Aug 2018 - May 2019
10 months
Nairobi, Kenya · Remote
Design, development and implementation of AKILIMO decision support tools on the mobile and USSD platform
Senior consulting software engineer
University of Nairobi
Aug 2023 - Dec 2023
5 months
Nairobi, Kenya
Skills: PostgreSQL · Project Management · Customer Service
Senior Software Engineer Consulting
University of Nairobi
Dec 2022 - May 2023
6 months
Hybrid
Skills: Agile Application Development · Microservices
Consulting Software Engineer
International Potato Center (CIP)Freelance
May 2021 - Aug 2022
1 year 4 months
Remote, OR 97458, USA
Refinement of AgDx API data exchange specification in collaboration with experts in the areas of plant pests & diseases and development of a demo website to showcase use cases
Consulting Software Engineer
International Potato Center (CIP)Freelance
Nov 2020 - Jan 2021
3 months
Remote, OR 97458, USA
Development of AgDx data exchange specification in collaboration with experts in the areas of plant pests & diseases
Senior Software Developer
I&M Bank Ltd
Oct 2018 - May 2019
8 months
Nairobi, Kenya
Skills: Docker Products · Agile Application Development · Microservices · DevOps · Communication · Kotlin · API Development · .NET Framework · C#
Senior ICT Officer
University of Nairobi
Mar 2015 - Oct 2018
3 years 8 months
Nairobi, Kenya
Requirements analysis and design, system development, security consulting, project management, user support and training. Mobile money payments integrations Messaging integrations C2B Bank integrations Legacy systems maintenance and updates Process automation
Full Stack Developer
Pristone Technologies, Inc.Freelance
Dec 2015 - Jul 2017
1 year 8 months
Houston, TX, USA
Remote mobile and web applications developer
Javascript/CSS Developer for Technical Support
JotFormFreelance
Mar 2015 - Mar 2016
1 year 1 month
San Francisco, CA, USA
Providing remote technical and billing support to user and clients utilizing JotForms's tools and services
Coder, Maintenance programmer
Eclectics Intl.
Jan 2014 - Mar 2015
1 year 3 months
Kenyatta Road, Kenya
Financial systems integrations, development and maintenance
Education
Daystar University
Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc
2008 - 2012
4 years 3 months
Portfolio
Scalable SMS Delivery System with Spring Boot
