Summary
Maxwell Munene is a Senior Software Engineer with seven years of experience designing cloud-native microservices, observability pipelines, and automated testing frameworks across enterprises in Nairobi. He has progressed from full-stack and test automation roles to engineering management and senior engineering positions at Safaricom, Microsoft, and now Zepz, delivering scalable asynchronous services using Python, Java, and Go. Maxwell’s strengths include applying design patterns to distributed systems, implementing open-standard authentication (including SCIM), and building resilient message-queue-driven architectures on AWS. He combines hands-on coding with a pragmatic focus on monitoring and telemetry to ensure production reliability. Certified in Oracle 12c and advanced test automation, he brings both database savvy and rigorous QA discipline to platform engineering. Colleagues would note his uncommon blend of test-first mindset and cloud architecture fluency that speeds safe delivery at scale.
7 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Barchelors, Computer Science, Barchelors, Computer Science at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)
Advanced Test Automation Engineer Certification, Advanced Test Automation Engineer Certification at ISTQB - International Software Testing Qualifications Board
Certified Oracle database 12c Professional, Certified Oracle database 12c Professional at Computer Pride Training Centre