Brian Lusina

Brian Lusina

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ABOUT ME
Software Engineer with *+ years of experience building backend systems
Software Engineer with *+ years of experience building backend systems

Results-driven Senior Software Engineer with 8+ years of experience building scalable backend systems and leading engineering teams. Proven track record of improving payment systems reliability, architecting SOA solutions, and mentoring 20+ engineers. Expertise in Python, cloud technologies, and fintech solutions with a passion for driving business growth through innovative technology.

Swahili, English
Nairobi (+03:00)
Joined December 2022
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GitHub
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Python Snippets containing small Python :snake: programs, algorithms and puzzles
Python
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moneta
React Native Currency converter
JavaScript
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EMPLOYMENTS
Senior Software Engineer
NCBA Group
2025-02-01-Present
  • Built an automotive market place for dealers, private sellers and buyers providing a trusted environment for the trading of vehic...
  • Built an automotive market place for dealers, private sellers and buyers providing a trusted environment for the trading of vehicles.
  • Automated a bidding engine system allowing buyers to participate in bidding safely, fairly and securely increasing satisfaction
  • ratings by 50%.
  • Built a scalable notification system that improved sending real time notifications to users by 70%.
Python
SQL
Node.js
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Python
SQL
Node.js
Azure
TypeScript
Kotlin
JavaScript
Golang
Fastapi
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Senior Software Engineer
Yoco Technologies
2021-07-01-2025-04-01
  • Automated payment systems, ensuring timely payments for merchants, which improved user satisfaction ratings by 80%.
  • Led m...
  • Automated payment systems, ensuring timely payments for merchants, which improved user satisfaction ratings by 80%.
  • Led migration to Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), improving system reliability by 40% and enabling 2x faster scaling.
  • Collaborated with product teams to deliver features that increased merchant retention by 25%.
  • Architected and maintained backend systems serving 10,000+ small businesses across South Africa.
  • Reduced payment processing failures by 30% through automation and system optimization.
Python
Scala
TypeScript
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Python
Scala
TypeScript
Docker
Kotlin
JavaScript
AWS
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Engineering Lead
I&M Bank Kenya
2020-01-01-2021-04-01
  • Established code review processes and mentorship programs, resulting in 40% improvement in code quality metrics.
  • Work han...
  • Established code review processes and mentorship programs, resulting in 40% improvement in code quality metrics.
  • Work hand in hand with product team to translate business requirements into technical requirements.
  • Architected cloud-native solutions that improved digital platform uptime from 95% to 99.5%.
  • Built and led a team of 10+ engineers delivering digital banking solutions for 500K+ customers.
  • Implemented automated CI/CD pipelines, reducing deployment time from 4 hours to 30 minutes.
Python
TypeScript
Google Cloud Platform
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Python
TypeScript
Google Cloud Platform
Kotlin
JavaScript
Kubernetes
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PROJECTS
2025
An automotive market place for dealers, private sellers and buyers providing a trusted environment for the trading of vehicles. I worked...
An automotive market place for dealers, private sellers and buyers providing a trusted environment for the trading of vehicles. I worked primarily on the bidding engine, lead generation, notification system, payment gateway and feedback system providing a wholistic experience for users to be able to sell cars, bid on cars and receive realtime notifications for bids placed while providing a trusted and safe environment for them to be able to purchase these vehicles.
Python
Node.js
TypeScript
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Python
Node.js
TypeScript
JavaScript
Golang
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Acal ConsultingView Project
2024
A redesign of the Acal Consulting website providing a seamless and better experience for users of the website.
A redesign of the Acal Consulting website providing a seamless and better experience for users of the website.
TypeScript
React
TypeScript
React