Summary
Brian Lusina is a Senior Software Engineer based in Kenya with a decade of experience designing and delivering scalable, cloud-native platforms across fintech, trade, and edtech. He has led and grown engineering teams, architected high-availability systems (improving platform uptime to 99.5%) and implemented CI/CD and SOA migrations that cut processing and deployment times dramatically. His background spans backend systems for payments at Yoco, digital banking at I&M Bank, and regional trade platforms—often improving performance and observability while serving hundreds of thousands of users. A former tinkerer who once dismantled equipment for fun, he applies that hands-on curiosity to building reliable integrations between hardware and software and to simplifying complex business problems. He combines actuarial training with cloud DevOps expertise, giving him a data-minded approach to system reliability and product impact.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Certified Actuarial Analyst, Actuarial Science, Certified Actuarial Analyst, Actuarial Science at Institute and Faculty of Actuaries
High School, High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates, High School, High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates at Moi High School Kabarak
Cloud DevOps Engineer, Computer Software Engineering, Cloud DevOps Engineer, Computer Software Engineering at Udacity
Certificate in Computer Packages, Accounting, Certificate in Computer Packages, Accounting at Achievers School of Professionals
Bachelor's Degree, Actuarial Science, Bachelor's Degree, Actuarial Science at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Software Engineering at freeCodeCamp
Certificate in ICT, Information Technology, Certificate in ICT, Information Technology at Egerton University
Zulu, Spanish, Swahili, English