Summary
Allan Onyango is a Senior Software Engineer based in Nairobi with five years of hands-on experience building cloud-native, full-stack applications using Spring Boot, Go, React/Next.js, and modern orchestration tools. He has a proven track record architecting and deploying microservices on AWS (EKS, Lambda, DynamoDB) and improving CI/CD velocity with GitLab CI, ArgoCD, and GitHub Workflows—reducing service rollout times by up to 10x on recent projects. At CIC Insurance and Eclectics Intl. he has modernized legacy systems, implemented distributed tracing and caching, and led backend design for customer-facing insurance platforms. Allan pairs strong backend API design skills with a front-end focus on intuitive React interfaces, emphasizing clean, maintainable code and responsive UX. A Kenyatta University alumnus and persistent learner, he enjoys turning new concepts into practical, production-ready solutions and mentoring peers to raise team technical standards.
6 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
K.C.S.E., K.C.S.E. at St. Michael's Secondary School, MPC Nairobi
Bachelor of science in Computer science, Software Engineering, Bachelor of science in Computer science, Software Engineering at Kenyatta University