Joseph Makara is a Development Director and seasoned Java/J2EE engineer with nine years of professional experience building healthcare IT products that comply with HIPAA, IHE, HL7 and JCI standards. He combines hands-on expertise in back-end systems, GWT-based front ends, and a broad Java ecosystem (Spring, Hibernate, Guice, Akka) with proven delivery experience managing offshore teams and release processes. At Leecare he progressed from senior developer to technical lead and now directs development, blending architecture, QA automation and regulatory compliance. An active open-source contributor, he has improved security and code quality in prominent projects such as Apache Fineract by replacing vulnerable SQL concatenations with prepared statements. He brings practical UX and accessibility know-how (WAT, JAWS) alongside deep integration experience (JMS, Camel, ActiveMQ) that helps bridge clinical requirements and robust implementations. Based in Melbourne, he pairs a MSc in Mobile Telecommunications with a BSc in Software Engineering and a track record of shipping audited, standards-driven healthcare solutions.
9 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Mobile Telecommunications & Information Technology, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Mobile Telecommunications & Information Technology at Strathmore University
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Software Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Software Engineering at Kenyatta University
Contributions:12 reviews, 14 commits, 7 PRs in 25 days
Contributions summary:Joseph primarily focused on improving the quality and security of the Apache Fineract backend. They made several commits to replace string-concatenated SQL queries with prepared statements, addressing potential SQL injection vulnerabilities. Additionally, the user worked on refactoring and improving code related to tenant management, reporting, and email services, demonstrating a focus on security and code quality. Their work included fixing duplicate entries and addressing specific reporting issues.
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Joseph Makara - Development Director at Leecare Solutions