Derrick Kwagala
Senior Lead Developer at NKOLA LIMITED
Kampala, Central Region, Uganda
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Top SchoolDerrick Kwagala is a Senior Lead Developer based in Kampala with 11 years of experience building scalable, secure software across full‑stack, blockchain (Cardano) and low‑code (Mendix) platforms. He currently leads API, Web3 and AI initiatives at Nkola Limited, combining hands‑on architecture with team mentorship and delivery ownership. Derrick has deep practical knowledge of wallets, smart contracts and multisig flows from integrating Cardano into enterprise Mendix solutions, and a background that spans telecom OSS/BSS, billing platforms and eProcurement systems. Comfortable across Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, .NET and cloud integrations, he emphasizes secure coding and reliable API design. He also brings operations experience from systems administration and large vendor integrations, giving him an unusual blend of developer, integrator and systems engineer perspectives. Colleagues rely on him to turn complex, regulated requirements into auditable, production‑grade software.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
BSc. Computer Science, Computers, BSc. Computer Science, Computers at Makerere University
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Github Skills (71)
web-widgets10
react-rating10
vagrant10
widgets10
mono10
virtualization9
ruby9
automation9
user-interface9
mendix9
grid9
ansible8
devtools8
docker8
react8
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
FlockOfBirds/checkbox-filter
Sep 2017 - Nov 2017
Contributions:3 releases, 1 PR, 24 pushes in 1 month
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FlockOfBirds/time-series
Oct 2016 - Aug 2017
Contributions:8 releases, 4 PRs, 79 pushes in 10 months
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