Kush Fanikiso
Founder And CEO at EasyXchange
Gaborone, Botswana
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Top SchoolKush Fanikiso is an engineering leader and founder splitting time between Oakland and Gaborone with 11 years of experience building scalable systems and teams. He founded and now leads EasyXchange after senior engineering roles at Meta, PayPal/Braintree and several startups, focusing on account systems, payments settlement, and full-stack reliability. Holding a double major in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics from Williams College, he combines deep interest in distributed computing, cybersecurity (SSL/TLS), and theory with a practical bias for TDD, pair programming, and developer-focused culture. He’s passionate about building inclusive tech—especially cautious about crypto’s social and ecological impacts—and invests in developer growth through hackathons, workshops and peer practices. Outside work he brings an adventurous, creative streak to wildlife photography, overlanding and cooking, reflecting a leader who values both technical rigor and human-centered culture.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE), International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) at Maru A Pula Secondary SchoolHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Catlin Gabel SchoolBachelor of Arts (BA) Mathematics and Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts (BA) Mathematics and Computer Science at Williams College
English, kalanga, Bantu, Bantu, Xhosa, Tswana, Spanish, sotho
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Github Skills (40)
haml10
sinatra10
rack10
dsl9
flex9
coercion9
ruby9
web-development8
editable8
protobuf8
rpc8
grid8
tree8
serialization8
bootstrap8
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
makushline/rubyconf_2020_raffle_challenge
Nov 2020 - May 2021
Contributions:10 commits, 1 PR, 9 pushes in 6 months
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