Evanson Wachira
Technical Lead at AZA Finance
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya
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Top SchoolEvanson Wachira is a Technical Lead based in Nairobi with 12 years building robust, scalable software across fintech, connectivity, and hiring platforms. Currently leading engineering at AZA Finance after progressing from Senior Ruby Engineer, he brings deep hands-on experience in backend systems and architecture. His career includes core engine development for job-matching algorithms at Duma Works and telecom software for Airtel Africa, reflecting strength in algorithmic thinking and high-availability systems. Known for crafting long-term solutions, he pairs pragmatic problem-solving with a focus on clean, maintainable code. Trained in software engineering at Kenyatta University, he blends startup agility with enterprise-grade delivery.
12 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Moi Forces AcademyBachelor of Science (BSc), Software Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Software Engineering at Kenyatta University
Kiswahili
Stackoverflow
11reputation
194reached
1answer
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Github Skills (20)
api-documentation10
api10
sdk7
elisp6
ruby-on-rails6
callback6
emacs6
java6
tooling4
nodejs4
emacs-lsp4
emacs-lisp4
melpa4
elixir4
javascript3
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
evanson/resume
Feb 2018 - Nov 2024
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 9 months
evanson/async_server
Aug 2016 - Sep 2016
Contributions:14 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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