Collins Abitekaniza

Collins Abitekaniza

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Senior full-stack developer, active opensource contributor
Senior full-stack developer, active opensource contributor

I’m a full-stack software engineer with 10+ years of experience specializing in web, cloud security, distributed systems, and DevOps. Proven track record of building secure, scalable applications across AWS, Azure, and GCP. Active contributor to opensource projects..

English
Nairobi (+03:00)
Joined February 2019
EXPERTISE
10 years experience
Despite some of its short-comings, I love working with python mainly because of its ease of use both as a scripting language and to build...
Despite some of its short-comings, I love working with python mainly because of its ease of use both as a scripting language and to build more complex applications at the same time. For the past 3+ years, I've mostly used the python language in building web applications, computer vision, web scraping, and automating repetitive tasks and work-flow (scripting).
7 years experience
Given a chance, I'm more likely choose typescript over any other alternative to writing javascript. Given the maturity of the language, t...
Given a chance, I'm more likely choose typescript over any other alternative to writing javascript. Given the maturity of the language, typescript provides a set of features that enforce clean and organized code i.e static typing, interfaces, generics, etc. Typescript is also easier to integrate with an already existing codebase given the fact that every given piece of javascript code is almost always valid typescript code. Recently, I've started contributing to the Typescript programming language mostly to improve my familiarity with the technology and give back to the community at the same time.
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4 years experience
Also an active contributor to the Rust programming language and Cargo (The rust package manager). With things like memory safety kept in ...
Also an active contributor to the Rust programming language and Cargo (The rust package manager). With things like memory safety kept in mind, rust allows creating efficient and secure applications without compromising on the performance. Working with rust has also taught some important concepts in system programming especially around memory management and these can also be carried over to other system level languages.
4 years experience
I use docker almost on a daily for development and packaging my applications. Active opensource contributor to the docker ecosystem/tool...
I use docker almost on a daily for development and packaging my applications. Active opensource contributor to the docker ecosystem/tooling (Compose, Kitematic, ...)
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5 years experience
3 years experience
4 years experience

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SOCIAL PRESENCE
GitHub
precommit-hook
Automatically check your python code on every commit. :mag: :heavy_check_mark:
Python
15
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python-n2w
:1234: Python library to transform numbers to words
Python
7
3
Stack Overflow
4548 Reputation
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EMPLOYMENTS
DevOps Engineer
SonicSVM
2025-04-01-Present

The Sonic SVM protocol marks a significant leap in tokenomics by launching the world’s first operational attention capital market. As ...

The Sonic SVM protocol marks a significant leap in tokenomics by launching the world’s first operational attention capital market. As a DevOps Engineer and a member of the SVM protocol team at Sonic, I contributed to several key infrastructure and operations initiatives:

  • Led the migration of validator nodes from AWS to bare metal servers, cutting operating costs by over 50%.
  • Strengthened our security posture by centralizing secret management, implementing VPN infrastructure, and improving access controls.
  • Introduced Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Ansible, reducing deployment time by 70%.
  • Defined and implemented DevOps best practices, including CI/CD pipelines, to streamline engineering workflows and improved development velocity.
Ansible
Rust
Kubernetes
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Ansible
Rust
Kubernetes
Web3
Solana
Distributed Systems Engineering
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Founder
Scratchboard.io
2024-12-01-Present

I'm helping embedded systems engineers bring professional-grade circuit design and simulation to the browser, making it easier th...

I'm helping embedded systems engineers bring professional-grade circuit design and simulation to the browser, making it easier than ever to create, test, and collaborate on electronic projects.

Python
Angular
Embedded Systems
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Python
Angular
Embedded Systems
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Senior Software Developer
Crosslake Technologies
2022-11-01-2025-01-01

Sr. software developer on the VantagePoint cloud security platform, focusing on infrastructure security and compliance:

  • Arc...

Sr. software developer on the VantagePoint cloud security platform, focusing on infrastructure security and compliance:

  • Architected and implemented automated cloud security scanning tools across AWS, Azure, and GCP
  • Led migration to containerized microservices architecture using Kubernetes
  • Implemented infrastructure as code using Terraform, reducing deployment time by 70%
  • Established DevOps bes
Python
Azure
Google Cloud Platform
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Python
Azure
Google Cloud Platform
Terraform
Linux Server Administration
Security software
AWS
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PROJECTS
Scratchboard.io - Helping hardware engineers simulate embedded systems before touching real componentsView Project
2024
Scratchboard.io brings professional-grade circuit design and simulation to your browser, making it easier than ever to create, test, and ...
Scratchboard.io brings professional-grade circuit design and simulation to your browser, making it easier than ever to create, test, and collaborate on electronic projects. Whether you're a student learning the basics or an engineer building complex systems, we provide the tools you need to bring your ideas to life.
Python
Angular
PostgreSQL
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Python
Angular
PostgreSQL
Rust
Embedded Systems
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