Amara Osei
Software Engineer
amara.osei@email.com·+254 722 987 654·Nairobi, Kenya·linkedin.com/in/amaraosei·amaraosei.dev
Profile
Software engineer with 6+ years building and shipping scalable web applications for fintech and telecoms. Strong in React, Node.js and cloud infrastructure. Led a team of 6 engineers on products used by more than a million people across East Africa.
Experience
May 2020 – Present
Nairobi, Kenya
Software Engineer
Zuri Fintech
—Shipped key features for a nationwide mobile-money platform serving millions of users.
—Cut API response times by 55% through caching and query optimisation.
—Mentored 4 junior engineers and championed test-driven development.
Aug 2017 – Apr 2020
Remote
Full-Stack Developer
Kito Labs
—Built React frontends and Node.js APIs for enterprise SaaS clients in the US and Europe.
—Raised test coverage from 38% to 90%.
—Worked with distributed teams across three time zones to hit tight release dates.
Education
B.Sc. in Computer Science
University of Nairobi
Grade: First Class Honours
Skills
React / Next.js, Node.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, AWS / GCP
Languages
EnglishNative
SwahiliNative
Certifications
AWS Solutions Architect
Amazon Web Services · Apr 2023
Interests
Open source · mentoring · chess · trail running