Michael Owino
Principal Engineering Manager at Microsoft
Kenya
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Owino is a Principal Engineering Manager at Microsoft with eight years of progressive experience leading engineering teams and shaping product delivery across fintech, telecom, and startup environments. He has held senior leadership roles including CTO at Directcore Technologies and Engineering Manager at AZA Finance, combining hands-on technical oversight with strategic product and people management. Michael excels at bridging technical and non-technical stakeholders to deliver pragmatic, customer-focused software solutions and is known for mentoring teams to increase velocity and ownership. His background spans digital channels, core systems, and technical leadership in African markets, giving him a strong sense for building scalable solutions in resource-constrained contexts. A lifelong learner with formal IT and computer science degrees, he pairs practical delivery experience with an aptitude for adopting new technologies and fostering positive, productive engineering cultures.
8 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Information Technology, Second Class Upper Division, Bachelor of Science, Information Technology, Second Class Upper Division at KCA UniversityK.C.S.E, K.C.S.E at Ramba Secondary SchoolBsc Computer Science, Bsc Computer Science at Kenyatta University
English, Swahili
Github Skills (7)
jekyll8
react7
cv-template3
javascript1
tailwindcss1
nextjs1
attachment1
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
amdefiguy/amdefiguy
Apr 2022 - Feb 2023
Contributions:16313 commits, 6 pushes, 1 branch in 10 months
gadgetsmag/MikeOwino
Dec 2017 - Jan 2022
Contributions:2 PRs, 5 pushes, 3 branches in 4 years 2 months
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