Newton Karanu
Software Engineering Consultant at Kaluki Solutions
Nairobi County, Kenya
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Top SchoolNewton Karanu is a Nairobi-based software engineering consultant and technical lead with 9 years of experience building scalable, performant web and fintech products. He blends hands-on full‑stack development with team leadership, having boosted admin productivity by 40%, cut technical debt dramatically, and launched engagement-driving features for multi-brand gaming platforms. Newton’s recent work spans AI-powered matchmaking, automated grant management for Global South CSOs, and high-throughput transaction systems, showing a knack for translating complex requirements into reliable, user-centered solutions. A former mentor at Moringa School, he also focuses on developer enablement and process improvements that measurably increase throughput. Notably, he pairs product-minded UX improvements with backend automation to drive both adoption and operational efficiency.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Information Technology, Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Information Technology at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)Fullstack Software Development: Ruby and it's frameworks, Python and it's frameworks., Fullstack Software Development: Ruby and it's frameworks, Python and it's frameworks. at Moringa SchoolHigh School Diploma, Secondary Education, High School Diploma, Secondary Education at Lenana School
English, Swahili
Stackoverflow
469reputation
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19answers
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Github Skills (63)
redux10
react9
state-management9
flux-architecture8
typescript8
javascript8
unix7
ui-components7
linux7
shell7
parrot-os6
django-rest-framework6
css6
python6
django6
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
newtonkiragu/newtonkiragu.github.io
Jul 2017 - Apr 2024
My personal portifolio
Contributions:7 PRs, 102 pushes, 10 branches in 6 years 9 months
reactnextjstypescript
newtonkiragu/linux-install
May 2018 - Dec 2021
Quick installation of things a moringa school student will need
Contributions:2 PRs, 23 pushes in 3 years 6 months
moringainstallationneedmoringa-school
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