Patrick Luwum
Engineering Manager (Growth) at deskbird
Kampala, Central Region, Germany
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Top SchoolPatrick Luwum is an engineering manager and full‑stack software leader with 10 years of experience building and scaling web products across startups and enterprise teams in Europe and Africa. Currently leading Growth engineering at deskbird after senior technical and leadership roles including CTO and interim engineering manager, he blends hands‑on backend and frontend expertise (React, PHP, Python) with people management and product‑driven delivery. He has a track record of improving clinical software workflows through open source contributions to OpenMRS, where he enhanced encounter diagnosis handling and data persistence. Patrick pairs a pragmatic engineering mindset with entrepreneurial experience from Antler and early-stage product work, and holds a Master’s in Management from TUM, reflecting a mix of technical depth and strategic leadership. An unusual personal touch: he lists "Milk Shakes : )" among his skills, hinting at a personable, creative approach to team culture.
9 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Management, Master's degree Management at Technical University of MunichBusoga College MwiriBachelor of Science Computer Science, Bachelor of Science Computer Science at Makerere University
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Github Skills (9)
javas10
api10
apidoc10
openmrs10
java10
parsing9
json-parser9
json9
jsonp9
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
openmrs/openmrs-module-coreapps
Mar 2018 - May 2018
Provides apps for performing the common tasks
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:7 commits, 6 PRs, 21 comments in 1 month
Contributions summary:Patrick primarily contributed to the `coreapps` module, focusing on the implementation of the `EncounterDiagnosesElement`. This involved creating new Java classes, modifying existing ones, and addressing issues related to diagnosis handling within the OpenMRS platform. Their work included fixing JSON parsing errors, implementing deletion of diagnoses, and ensuring proper data persistence within visit notes, specifically related to the API version 2.2. This resulted in enhancements to the encounter diagnosis functionality, including the ability to handle diagnoses effectively during various patient encounters.
pluwum/react-shoppinglist
Nov 2017 - Jan 2018
Contributions:58 PRs, 91 pushes, 40 branches in 2 months
reactjsreactreduxreact-redux
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