Currently in my role at Nile, I am responsible for leading a team of 4-5 Software Engineers. My duties in such a role include project scoping, planning and delivery whilst mentoring junior engineers.

Some key takeaways:

- Championed implementing an event driven architecture using Luno's Reflex
- Championed DevOps culture and setting up CI/CD practices using GitHub actions
- Championed and implemented GCP trace monitoring and alerting
- Championed and implemented Redis cache to alleviate DB pressure
- Various project launches adding features to the platform enabling fresh produce farmers to expand their offering and reach

On a daily basis I perform the below activities:

- Write code... which is fun
- PR reviews
- Project planning and management
- Mentoring of junior team members

Building distributed bio-medical tech. Our primary tech stack consisted of Scala and Golang, primarily using Scala for the core distributed services and Golang for early stage propotyping.

My duties consisted of:
- Architecture design and implementation
- Project timeline planning and scoping
- Mentoring Junior developers
- & off course writing code

Working on a contracting basis as the tech team lead for a small team of 3-4 developers. Building a platform that aims to provide sustainability for African lodges through travel.