Khwilo Kabaka

Software Engineer

Wasoko•  November 2021 - Present

Part of the merchant experience team taking ownership of the Wasoko merchant and growth representative application. Responsible for growing our merchant base via promotions, upsell, and merchandising by building tools for promotions and merchandising. Develops and maintains Java microservices using the Spring Boot framework. Assists technical support team to fix bugs and keep system applications stable. Writes API contracts and documentation.

Software Engineer

PrimeDevs•  March 2021 - October 2021

Responsible for creating and maintaining server-side software services in Java while utilizing the Spring Boot framework. Provided assistance in creating features & fixing bugs for Web applications written in Vue and JavaScript Liaised with the user support team on any arising issue regarding new feature requests and submitted bugs from the clients

Technical Writer

Decoded for Devs•  June 2020 - March 2021

Wrote technical articles focusing on web technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Node.js, React.js, Web Accessibility, Web Performance, and Progressive Web Apps.

Software Engineer

Dynamo Digital Company Limited•  July 2018 - October 2018

Created an insurance recommending service that brought a new set of customers to our main application used for buying electricity tokens. Provided technical support by working on solving day to day to issues arising from the buying and selling of electricity tokens. This entailed troubleshooting problems relating to interacting with the core system. Collaborated with team members to create application services based on various requirements that arose at the time. Participated in creating and enhancing the documentation to aid in fixing bugs, troubleshooting, and also enhancing features in the system.