Paul Karugu
VAS Engineer at Safaricom PLC
Kenya
Summary
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Top SchoolPaul Karugu is a seasoned VAS engineer and product leader with a decade of experience building cloud-native, customer-facing platforms across Kenya's telecom and utilities sectors. At Safaricom he led the Tunukiwa migration and microservices architecture that boosted daily active users by 40% and cut call center demand by 87.5%, delivering 99% reliability for mission-critical services. He combines hands-on engineering (Python, Node.js, Flutter, Java) with product ownership—having managed cross-functional teams to grow customer bases and conversion rates at scale. Previous roles include IoT and serverless solutions for asset tracking and water management, where his work drove operational efficiency and real-time insights for thousands of assets. Known for translating complex integrations (payments, loyalty, credit) into reliable production systems, he brings a practical blend of technical depth and stakeholder orchestration.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Information Systems & Technology, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Information Systems & Technology at United States International University - Africa
Github Skills (101)
python10
bug-tracker10
project-management10
crm10
water10
retail10
localization10
solace10
oms10
planning10
itil9
point-of-sale9
cli9
management9
marketing-tools9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
KaruguDev/node_js_tutorials
Nov 2018 - Mar 2020
Contributions:34 pushes in 1 year 4 months
Upande/maji_sys
Oct 2015 - Apr 2016
Contributions:18 pushes in 6 months
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