Summary
Christian Lurhakwa is a Senior Software Engineer and team lead based in Kampala with around nine years of hands-on experience building scalable web and mobile systems across fintech, marketing tech, and analytics. He blends full-stack expertise (Laravel, Django, Go, React/Vue, Kotlin/Swift, AWS, Kafka) with leadership—having led engineering teams, CI/CD efforts, and mentorship programs that accelerated delivery and developer growth. Christian has a track record of driving measurable business outcomes, from a 60% boost in content publishing efficiency to processing over a million financial records daily for credit bureau systems. Comfortable moving between legacy stacks (ColdFusion, MSSQL) and modern cloud-native architectures, he’s known for introducing practical tooling and standards that improve reliability. His work spans product-facing features and deep integrations with analytics platforms, and his GitHub bio hints at a values-driven approach that guides how he leads teams and shapes software.
8 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, Business Administration and Management, General, High School Diploma, Business Administration and Management, General at Isidore Bakanja High School
Advanced Diploma in Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering, Advanced Diploma in Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering at Aptech
English, French, Swahili