Fon Nfebe
Software Engineer at Nextcloud
Cameroon
Summary
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Top SchoolFon Nfebe is a software engineer and open-source advocate with a decade of experience building reliable backend systems, improving frontend UX, and automating DevOps workflows across projects like Nextcloud, Tahoe-LAFS and Submitty. Based in Cameroon, he combines production work at Nextcloud with consulting and open-source stewardship—helping projects improve testing, release processes, and installation automation. A Google Summer of Code veteran, he has refactored test suites, hardened CI/test infrastructure, and contributed UI and accessibility fixes for major projects. He also teaches and mentors, runs tech training programs, publishes technical writing, and balances engineering with entrepreneurial interests and musical creativity as a pianist.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Technology - MTech, Software Engineering and Computing, Master of Technology - MTech, Software Engineering and Computing at University of Buea
Github Skills (29)
javascript10
selenium10
python10
django10
testing10
bash10
selenium-ide10
submission10
ui-design10
auto-generate10
refactor10
uid10
front-end-development10
twisted10
vue10
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
tahoe-lafs/tahoe-lafs
Aug 2021 - Aug 2022
The Tahoe-LAFS decentralized secure filesystem.
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:60 reviews, 74 commits, 17 PRs in 1 year
Contributions summary:Fon primarily focused on refactoring and improving the existing web test suite within the Tahoe-LAFS repository. They addressed issues related to test case consistency and the use of base test cases, particularly within the introducer web tests. Furthermore, they implemented changes to improve the test setup for log streaming and the associated functionality. Additional contributions involved refactoring test root and grid tests to align with custom base test cases, enhancing the overall structure and maintainability of the codebase.
securetahoe-lafsfilesystemdecentralized
anitab-org/portal
Apr 2018 - Jun 2018
THIS PROJECT IS ARCHIVED. Systers Portal for communities.
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:7 commits, 14 PRs, 59 comments in 1 month
Contributions summary:Fon contributed to the Systers Portal by implementing new features and enhancing the user interface. They added setup instructions for Windows environments, integrated a request for a meetup location feature, and made common pages responsive for larger screens. Furthermore, the user migrated and rewrote automated tests, and transferred meetup tests from another repository, demonstrating a focus on improving the application's functionality and testing infrastructure.
djangodjango-blogcommunitiesportaldjango-project
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