Nicky Kalu
Software Engineer at Microsoft
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya
Summary
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Top SchoolNicky Kalu is a Nairobi‑based Software Engineer with nine years of experience building and maintaining enterprise-grade applications, currently contributing at Microsoft after a long research-focused tenure at KEMRI‑Wellcome Trust. He blends strong software development and database skills with hands-on systems and server administration experience, having started his career supporting networks and applications in education and hospitality. Nicky has a track record of translating user requirements into robust, well-documented code and operational systems, and he emphasizes testing, release management and change control in production environments. Comfortable across the full stack, he pairs analytical rigor from the research sector with practical deployment experience, making him effective at turning complex programmatic needs into reliable, auditable solutions. An often‑overlooked strength is his background in training end users and stakeholders, which helps bridge the gap between technical implementation and real-world use.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, ICT, 2nd Class Upper Division, Bachelor’s Degree, ICT, 2nd Class Upper Division at JKUAT
English, Kiswahili
Github Skills (14)
azure-pipelines10
semantic-versioning9
versioning8
workspace8
monorepo8
javascript7
git6
apply6
typescript6
js5
semantic4
robot1
robotics1
ros1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
nickymunga/pos-kusini-liquour-store
Feb 2021 - Jan 2025
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch, 1 issue in 3 years 11 months
nickymunga/beachball
Apr 2021 - May 2021
The Sunniest Semantic Version Bumper
Contributions:1 PR, 3 pushes, 2 branches in 28 days
bumpersemantic-versionsemantic
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