Velda Kiara
Software Engineer at REVSYS
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolVelda Kiara is a full-stack software engineer based in London with eight years of professional experience building scalable Django web applications and end-to-end product features. She pairs hands-on backend expertise with front-end skills and a pragmatic understanding of system design and DevOps, including CI/CD and Kubernetes automation. As a long-time technical writer and maintainer of the Django Debug Toolbar, she excels at translating complex ideas into clear documentation and contributing to open-source tooling that developers rely on. Her background in Business and Information Technology and experience as a technical product manager mean she balances delivery, communication, and budget-conscious decision-making. Currently at REVSYS and recently serving as the Python Software Foundation Steering Council communications liaison, she blends community stewardship with practical engineering impact. Velda’s habit of learning in public—through writing and open-source maintenance—helps her rapidly iterate on both technical solutions and team processes.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
BBIT software , BBIT software at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (51)
debug10
panels10
request-response10
cpython9
djangocon9
governance9
python8
django-blog8
technical-writing8
meta8
google-docs8
jack7
github-pages7
beeware7
django7
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
VeldaKiara/Leetcode
Oct 2020 - Jan 2023
Contributions:173 commits, 165 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 3 months
SheCodeAfrica-Nairobi/SCA_Nairobi_Web
Nov 2020 - Dec 2020
Contributions:8 commits, 8 PRs, 4 pushes in 13 days
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