Zuko Mgwili
Software Engineer at 8th Light
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolZuko Mgwili is a seasoned software engineer based in London with 11 years of professional experience building full-stack web applications and microservices across fintech, healthtech, and SaaS domains. He blends front-end architecture and React expertise with back-end work in Ruby on Rails, ASP.NET Core and various microservices, and has a track record of shipping well-tested, documented code and CI-driven workflows. Zuko has played both individual-contributor and mentorship roles, improving frontend quality, designing architectures from scratch, and coaching teammates. He contributes to open-source projects such as a modern reimagining of DasBlog on ASP.NET Core, where he added integrations like a Post-to-LinkedIn TagHelper and performance-focused refactors. Known for pragmatic product collaboration, he often participates in architecture and product discussions to shape solutions that balance engineering trade-offs with user needs.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
NCC International Diploma, Information Systems Engineering, NCC International Diploma, Information Systems Engineering at CTI Education Group
English
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Github Skills (18)
razor10
blog-engine10
asp-net-core10
taghelpers10
dotnet-core10
csharp10
caching8
unit-testing8
rss7
html6
msw6
react6
meteor6
fetch6
overflow6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
poppastring/dasblog-core
Jan 2022 - Aug 2022
The original DasBlog reimagined with ASP.NET Core
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:7 commits, 2 PRs, 8 comments in 6 months
Contributions summary:Zuko focused on implementing new features and enhancements to the DasBlog project, primarily interacting with the ASP.NET Core framework and related technologies. Key contributions included the addition of a "Post to LinkedIn" TagHelper, integration with various themes, and fixing an issue related to comment processing. The commits also involved refactoring and caching improvements, enhancing the application's functionality and performance.
razorrssaspblog-engineasp-net-core-mvc
mbizana/mbizana.github.io
Apr 2021 - Dec 2024
Contributions:16 PRs, 55 pushes in 3 years 8 months
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