Andela

Increased mentorship connections at Andela using Lenken, collaborating in a scrum team of 12 members to build features for mentee-expert developer interactions

Delivered major updates, including social login and barcode scanning, on the Andela Resource Tracker android app by leading and mentoring a team of 10 developers

Placed on partner 2U, where I have been contributing to delivering learning outcomes to millions of students at scale by collaborating with universities and learning institutions

2U, Engineer III

Increased real-time data access by replacing manual exports with OAuth2-secured REST APIs handling 60K+ catalog and enrollment records at 2U/edX

Unified multiple internal data sources (Denodo data virtualization layer and edX LMS) behind a single API Gateway interface using VPC/NLB networking, simplifying partner integrations and eliminating the need for intermediary application servers

Implemented secure M2M authentication via AWS Cognito OAuth2 and Lambda, enabling scope-based access control for partner data consumption

Used Terraform & GitOps (Atlantis) for reproducible infrastructure. Managed API Gateway, Cognito, networking, DNS, and certificates. Improved consistency and eliminated manual changes in deployment environments

Established a versioned OpenAPI contract across 10 endpoints and 7 domain entities, enabling multilingual partner integrations and providing a stable data contract as the edX platform evolved

Enabled internal product teams to prototype and validate new features against real data, accelerating MVP delivery during the edX platform’s transition from a standalone LMS to a broader learning ecosystem

2U, Engineer III

Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including auth, payments, and platform engineers, to align authentication flows with the broader marketplace transformation strategy

Increased transaction completion rate by designing robust authentication flows for the Marketplace Transformation initiative

Enabled seamless checkout sessions between edX and Commerce Tools by integrating authentication logic using Next.js (SSR), Netlify, and Frontastic API Hub

Secured over 500,000 user sessions per month by enforcing JWT signature verification and managing edge cases such as token expiration and single log-out scenarios

Maintained authentication service uptime by deploying and monitoring using Datadog, Frontastic.io, and Humio dashboards

Mentored developers and facilitated professional development

2U, Engineer III

Enabled secure SSO integration for all enterprise users by designing and deploying a SAML SSO and edX OAuth self-service orchestration API via Auth0

Developed API Gateway endpoints and AWS Lambda functions for SSO authentication, serving a user base of more than 200,000 across enterprise clients

Achieved a reduction in onboarding time by building a self-service orchestrator, allowing enterprise users to configure SSO independently by automating management tasks

Implemented authentication flows to validate user roles and restrict access based on metadata in Auth0 and Cognito

Improved OAuth2 connection efficiency for all applications by enhancing the Auth0 Terraform provider to support custom headers by contributing to the open source project

2U, Engineer III

Enabled secure access to EDX and GetSmarter by enterprise clients by deploying a federated SSO solution with Auth0

Improved B2B authentication flow by centralizing SSO for all client organizations, resulting in an increase in login efficiency

Enabled migration of user accounts to Auth0 by implementing user linking between Cognito and Auth0

Achieved a reduction in onboarding time for EDX and GetSmarter enterprise clients by collaborating with all cross-functional teams to ensure successful SSO migration

2U, Engineer II

Implemented a proxy service for authentication between 2U's degree sites and all internal applications with Auth0, ensuring user data parity during transition from OARS

Reduced auth provisioning time for new programs through automation of all Auth0 configurations using Terraform

Supported logistration and user management operations by developing and maintaining Lambda functions and serverless services

Increased user profile completeness by creating progressive profiling pages for richer data collection across platforms

2U, Engineer II

Streamlined asset delivery and reduced deployment times by engineering ViBrAM (Visual Brand Asset Manager), AWS Lambda and Step Functions for seamless asset delivery across all 2U platforms

Migrated all branded and brand assets to new infrastructure by implementing Lambda functions that integrated Central Park (new program data entry point), Hygraph (content manager using GraphQL), and S3 (asset store), ensuring on demand content delivery to all platforms

Improved asset visibility and QA turnaround times for creative teams by collaborating to deliver ViBrAM-UI using Next.js, Material-UI, and Storybook

Enabled monitoring by developing CloudWatch and Slack Integrations to ensure ViBrAM system reliability

2U, Engineer I

Increased onboarding efficiency by synchronizing 100% of all new program fields with Salesforce using the in-house CMS, OARS

Reduced UAT times and decreased deploy frequency by ensuring 100% accuracy during all program standup

Resolved manual process hurdles, enabling faster deployments by implementing GitHub version control strategies

Managed all support tickets, reducing turnaround times by 80% for program updates and enhancements post-launch

B.Sc. Information Technology, Jomo Kenyatta University Of Agriculture And Technology

Second Class Upper Division

Majored in Software Engineering

Developed a .Net and MSSQL application to streamline procurement management for the Public Procurement Oversight Authority of Kenya

Migrated the existing MS Access database to MSSQL, preserving historical records while improving workflow efficiency for procurement management and government tender tracking