Brian Mwangi
Moment, Kenya
Summary
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SeniorBrian Mwangi is a software engineer and founder with 10 years of experience building scalable, user-focused web and mobile platforms across startups, fintech, and global media. He has a strong full‑stack pedigree—Python (Django, async), Go, React/Next.js—and a track record of performance engineering that cut load times 40% and boosted conversion by 10% at product scale. At Sourcefabric he helped keep newsroom systems at 97% uptime and improved real-time ingestion latency by 15%, while contributing features to open-source publishing tools used by major news agencies. He also led frontend teams, implemented secure APIs and microservices, and repeatedly delivered faster time-to-market through automation and architecture choices. Based in Nairobi, he now runs elimu.dev, an AI-powered study platform turning documents into instant learning tools, combining hands-on engineering with product-led entrepreneurship and a background in ML and cybersecurity training.
11 years of coding experience
Github Skills (113)
coverage10
flask10
javascript10
mongodb10
caesar-cipher10
celery10
hamlet9
python9
elasticsearch9
laravel-package9
password-strength9
react9
classification9
typescript9
superdesk9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
BrianMwangi21/superdesk-planning
Nov 2024 - Jul 2026
Planning feature for Superdesk
Contributions:231 pushes, 43 branches in 1 year 8 months
BrianMwangi21/liveblog
Nov 2023 - Jul 2026
Sourcefabric's Live Blog is an open source web app that enables journalists to provide immediate and ongoing coverage on rapidly evolving news events.
Contributions:266 pushes, 67 branches, 20 tags in 2 years 7 months
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