Lead Software Engineer
Sierra Africa
Nov 2024 - Current (1 year 8 months)
Founded Sierra to empower everyone who wants to become a software engineer through a peer-driven, project-based learning model. Recruited and built the founding engineering team, establishing Sierra's technical culture and development standards from the ground up. Leading and contributing directly to all aspects of software development, including writing production-level front-end and back-end code. Designed the system architecture, database schemas, APIs, and deployment pipelines for Sierra’s platform. Hands-on in building core product features, UI components, authentication systems, and internal tooling. Owned the full engineering delivery cycle — from design and code implementation to testing, deployment, and maintenance. Defined technic