Stephen Mwongela
Software Engineer at Microsoft
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya
Summary
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Top SchoolStephen Mwongela is a software engineer based in Nairobi with a decade of technical experience and over six years at Microsoft driving product-grade solutions. He blends a strong academic foundation in mathematics, computer science and an MSc in Mobile Telecommunication and Innovation with hands-on experience building mobile and backend systems for NGOs and tech firms. His career includes impactful roles at Living Goods and the Busara Center where he delivered mobile app and behavioral-economics-informed solutions, reflecting an ability to translate research insights into usable software. At Microsoft he focuses on scalable, production-quality engineering while retaining a practicality honed through early roles in support and consultancy. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic problem solver who bridges research, product and engineering priorities. He brings a rare combination of field-facing product experience and formal telecom innovation training to complex mobile-first challenges.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc), Mobile Telecommunication and Innovation, Master of Science (MSc), Mobile Telecommunication and Innovation at Strathmore UniversityBachelor of Science (BSc), Mathematics and Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Mathematics and Computer Science at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
English, Kiswahili, kamba
Github Skills (22)
health10
graph10
microsoft-graph10
api10
rest10
rest-api10
microsoft9
medical9
ehealth8
pouchdb8
mhealth8
couchdb8
javascript7
responsive7
mobile-application7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
livinggoods/MCQExamApp
Jun 2018 - Apr 2020
Contributions:5 PRs, 22 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 10 months
livinggoods/tremap-training
Aug 2019 - Apr 2020
Contributions:3 PRs, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 8 months
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