CASE.01
Software
that earns
its keep.
I'm Alexander — a full-stack developer in Nairobi. A decade of shipping web apps, mobile apps, and APIs for businesses across Kenya, the UK, and the US. The work is meant to outlast the launch — quietly, reliably, for years.
Available for Select Work
01 /self.about()
About
I started building websites for small Kenyan businesses in 2012 and never really stopped. The medium kept changing — mobile, APIs, dashboards, third-party integrations — but the work is the same: figure out what the business actually needs, then build it well enough to step away from.
Over the years I've delivered products for businesses in insurance,
education, health, hospitality, aviation, engineering, publishing, and real estate — across Kenya, Nigeria, the UK, and the US.
- Mobile apps that captured field data without signal.
- Insurance portals that talked to a half-dozen underwriters.
- An awards platform that's been running its annual judging cycle, every year, since 2019.
- A financial management system processing disbursements for an international NGO, in active use across multiple African countries.
I write code the way I'd want code written for me —
small, plainly named, and forgiving when it's three years older.
I default to boring tools that have outlived several frameworks.
I document. I show up after launch.
// Christ-centered, family-first, and convinced that good craft is a form of service. Quiet conviction,
not a sales angle.
Now
Senior Engineer by day — financial systems at NGO scale. A quote engine and retail-ops dashboard on the side.
Best at
Long-running products. Things that need to still work in 2029.
Looking for
Founders or teams who want a developer who'll finish the boring 20%. Mobile, Web, Integrations.
Won't take
Crypto, Predatory loan apps, Gambling. Life is short.
Stack
PHPCodeIgniter4FlutterIonicJSMPESADockerAWSMySQLMsSQLAPIsPayPal
02 /ls ./work
Selected Work
CASE.02
Trade Activator
Field intelligence for retail marketing, live at head office — Android, iOS, and a dashboard that actually gets opened.
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CASE.03
PRSK Awards Portal
Kenya's national PR awards — submissions, remote judging, scoring, and audit-ready reporting in one platform.
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CASE.04
Africa Speaks
A community portal for a continent-wide network of Christian publishing professionals — where the industry meets, learns, and organises.
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CASE.05
Kiplenge Advocates
A content-first legal site — measured copy, considered typography, nothing that doesn't earn its place.
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CASE.06
Magniva Expologics
Brand identity and a fully self-managed marketing site for a Nairobi exhibition solutions firm.
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CASE.07
MCCK Advocates
A boutique Kenyan law firm — corporate identity, distinctive voice, no off-the-shelf sameness.
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CASE.08
Nawiri Insurance
A comparison-quote interface for an independent insurance intermediary — pulling live rates from Insurance Cloud, presented on Nawiri's terms.
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03 /how.work()
How I Work
STEP 01
Listen, then re-state
Most briefs hide the real ask. I start with a working call, dig into who actually uses the thing, and write the problem back to you in before anyone touches a tool.
→ Brief · Success criteria
STEP 02
Wireframe to commit
Low-fidelity flows in Figma so we can argue about structure before colour. Cheap to change here, painful to change later.
→ Flows · Wireframes · Sign-off
STEP 03
Build in slices
Vertical slices, not horizontal layers — a real screen, real data, real API, every two weeks. You see progress; I find problems early.
→ Bi Weekly builds · Demo links
STEP 04
Hand off, then stay
Documentation, a recorded walkthrough, and editable CMS where it makes sense. I'm around for the boring questions long after launch.
→ Docs · Walkthrough · Care
04 /open.contact()
Contact
Let's build something that's
still running in 2029.
One-line briefs welcome. I reply within two working days. I'll tell you honestly whether I'm the right fit; if I'm not, I usually know someone who is.
[email protected] ↗