Summary
Ngahine Wakefield is a Cloud Developer based in Auckland with nine years of experience blending full-stack engineering, design, and Māori-led community work. She has delivered impactful healthcare tech at Emergency Q, building Kaupapa Māori-aligned solutions that connect primary and secondary care to improve equitable outcomes. Trained through Enspiral Dev Academy and with a background in graphic design, she bridges user-focused design and cloud-native development to craft practical, culturally informed products. Her earlier roles in community-led sustainability and educational design reflect a strong commitment to kaitiakitanga and meaningful stakeholder engagement. Now at Kiwa Digital she applies this interdisciplinary perspective to cloud projects, pairing technical delivery with a values-driven approach to teamwork and product impact. A practitioner who intentionally balances work, life, and cultural practice, she brings both technical depth and grounded leadership to engineering teams.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma in Graphic Design, Graphic Design, Diploma in Graphic Design, Graphic Design at Yoobee College of Creative Innovation
Bachelor's degree, Design and Applied Arts, Bachelor's degree, Design and Applied Arts at Whitireia and WelTec
Full Stack Web & Software Development, Full Stack Web & Software Development at Enspiral Dev Academy