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I'm a Staff Software Engineer with 10+ years of experience building scalable backend platforms, AI developer tools, and cloud-native systems for companies across Africa and globally. At Microsoft, I have led GenAI initiatives within SDK and platform teams — delivering LLM-powered GitHub agents (for PR reviews, triage, and onboarding) that have improved engineering velocity by up to 60%. I’ve also scaled a code generation platform for multi-language SDKs and helped enable plugin extensibility for Copilot and Microsoft Graph. My work spans Python, Node.js, and .NET — delivering fullstack applications and distributed systems on Azure and AWS. I’ve built and optimized high-performance monoliths, designed event-driven microservices, and shipped multi-country platforms (e.g., logistics systems at Lori). Beyond systems, I lead through clarity: aligning teams, mentoring engineers, and helping cross-functional stakeholders make confident technical decisions. I value communication as a core engineering skill — because great ideas don’t scale if they don’t land. Stacks: Python(flask and Django) Dotnet(C# and ASP.NET) Javascript(Node-Express and React) - GenAI, Python, Node.js, Dotnet, Azure, AWS | Backend/Fullstack | Microservices - Built LLM tools @Microsoft