Summary
John Muya is a Nairobi-based software leader and CEO with nine years of hands-on experience building banking and mobile financial services across Africa. He has driven alternate banking channels—agency, mobile, and internet banking—and led Android and backend teams at organizations including FAO, African Banking Corporation, and Craft Silicon. Equally fluent in Android/Java, .NET, NodeJS and MsSQL, he blends mobile-first product thinking with payments integration expertise to increase financial access via e-wallets and mobile money. As founder of Spax Software Ltd, he now focuses on scaling channels that make resources easily available to remote communities. Outside work he pursues high-adrenaline sports like paragliding and surfing, a reflection of his appetite for bold, user-focused solutions.
9 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Computer Science at Egerton University
K.C.S.E, Secondary Education, B, K.C.S.E, Secondary Education, B at Nakuru High School
English, Swahili