Summary
Austin Oyugi is a founder and engineering leader with eight years of experience building scalable, production-grade marketplaces, recommendation systems, and financial platforms from Nairobi. As CEO and Co-Founder of Vybes Africa he drives the technology strategy for events, travel, and experiences, translating commercial goals into cost-efficient, reliable architectures and AI-driven personalization. His background spans hands-on roles in DevOps, lead engineering, and AI research—most notably contributing to a Bank of America–winning loan analytics platform that automated complex loan lifecycles. He has repeatedly delivered global remittance and cloud lending systems, balancing product velocity with security and operational rigor. Known for bridging research and delivery, he encodes ideas into infrastructure and data systems that power partner-facing ecosystems at scale. An aficionado of code (and binary jokes), he blends mathematical training with practical product instincts to ship resilient, measurable systems.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Mathematics and Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Mathematics and Computer Science at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)