Kelvin Kyendwa
Senior Software Engineer Co-founder at Whip Music Africa
Kenya
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Top SchoolKelvin Kyendwa is a Senior Software Engineer and co-founder with 11 years of experience building full-stack web applications across React, Next.js, Node, Django and Laravel. He has led migrations to more scalable architectures, refactored legacy React code to hooks-based implementations, and implemented REST APIs and microservices while managing PostgreSQL-backed deployments. At Whip Music Africa and prior startups he combined hands-on engineering with mentorship, managing GitHub repos, testing and onboarding junior engineers to accelerate delivery. Kelvin pairs formal training in project planning and information systems with practical certifications in full-stack development and project management, enabling him to bridge product strategy and execution. He’s comfortable across the stack—from frontend UX components to backend migrations—and has a track record of turning operational constraints into maintainable, production-ready systems. Based in Kenya, he brings entrepreneurial grit and a pattern of shipping pragmatic solutions for service platforms and dashboards.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Project Management Certificate Project Management, Project Management Certificate Project Management at edXFull Stack Web Development Certification Computer Software Engineering, Full Stack Web Development Certification Computer Software Engineering at freeCodeCampMaster of Arts - MA Project Planning and Management, Master of Arts - MA Project Planning and Management at University of NairobiBachelor of Science (BSc) information systems and technology, Bachelor of Science (BSc) information systems and technology at United States International University - Africa
Swahili, English
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Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
kelvinkyendwa/chrowork
Jul 2018 - May 2019
Contributions:14 commits, 2 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
kelvinkyendwa/kelvinkyendwa.github.io
May 2017 - Apr 2019
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 11 months
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