Christian Onyango
Senior Software Engineer at BasiGo
Kenya
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Top SchoolChristian Onyango is a Senior Software Engineer with nine years of experience designing scalable backend systems and data pipelines, notably architecting PEPFAR-focused microservices that cut global processing times by 60% and improving patient outcome forecasts by 15%. He blends distributed system design, observability, and DevOps to deliver reliable production analytics—having reduced incident response times by 40% through telemetry-driven work at Safaricom and built a national health appointment app serving over one million patients. Currently pursuing an MSc in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Liverpool, he’s focused on integrating ML models into production to enhance predictive analytics and operational efficiency. Comfortable across Python, Java/TypeScript stacks, cloud-native tooling (AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform) and BI platforms, he pairs hands-on implementation with strategic architecture decisions. Based in Kenya, he brings deep domain expertise in healthcare systems and a curiosity-driven mindset hinted at by his GitHub motto, Cogito ergo sum.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Artificial Intelligence, Master's degree, Artificial Intelligence at University of LiverpoolBachelor of Science - BS, Information Technology, Bachelor of Science - BS, Information Technology at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)High School Diploma, High School Diploma at St. Patricks Iten
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Github Skills (16)
ministry7
health7
gac7
shiny6
r-package6
health-data6
amazon4
python3
aws-s33
aws3
storage2
r2
api-client2
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Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
pepfar-datim/DAA-Explorer-App
Nov 2022 - Jan 2025
R Shiny DAA Explorer App which is available for S/GAC, country teams, and ministry partners to view and analyze their data from the Ministry of Health Data Alignment Activity (MoH-DAA)
Contributions:4 releases, 27 PRs, 71 pushes in 2 years 1 month
health-datamohgachealthministry
mHealthKenya/ushauriweb
Jan 2020 - May 2020
Contributions:9 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
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