Elvis Otieno
Software Engineer at OpenSource
Nairobi County, Kenya
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Top SchoolElvis Otieno is a software engineer based in Nairobi with three years of hands-on experience building full-stack and backend systems for enterprise and open-source projects. He combines Python backend work, Vue.js frontends, and C for performance-critical components, and has driven a measurable 15% platform efficiency gain and 40% fewer bugs through CI and automated testing. At Glint Eastnet he built high-performance FastAPI microservices and background workers for large-scale marketing data, while at OpenSource he automated developer workflows with Bash and GitHub CI to increase engagement and reduce manual effort. A Holberton-trained developer and self-described "Open Sourcerer," he blends pragmatic engineering with a passion for community tooling and localization—he’s also translated technical content into Swahili, showing an uncommon focus on accessibility. Practical, metrics-driven, and comfortable across the stack, Elvis excels at turning complex requirements into reliable, automatable systems.
3 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Software Engineering, Development Studies, Bachelor of Software Engineering, Development Studies at HolbertonComputer Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering at Holberton SchoolVirtual Assistant, Virtual Assistant at African Leadership Experience
English, Swahili
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Github Skills (76)
material-design-icons10
javascript10
github-desktop10
android10
open-source10
sticker9
browser9
binary-search-tree9
telegram-bot9
html9
ios9
css9
material-design9
middleware8
github8
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
the1Riddle/alx-higher_level_programming
Aug 2023 - Apr 2024
Contributions:32 PRs, 393 pushes, 7 branches in 8 months
the1Riddle/alx-interview
Mar 2024 - Jul 2024
Contributions:7 reviews, 48 PRs, 70 pushes in 4 months
alx-interview
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