David Kimanthi

David Kimanthi

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Senior Data Engineer
Senior Data Engineer

Results-driven Software and Data Engineer with 5+ years of experience building scalable backend systems and cloud applications. Proficient in Python, SQL, and AWS with strong focus on code quality, testing, and CI/CD practices. Proven track record developing APIs, microservices, and data systems using modern tools and technologies. AWS Certified with experience in system design, data pipelines, and production reliability.

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Joined October 2024
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EMPLOYMENTS
Data Engineer III
IDinsight LTD
2022-07-01-Present
  • Design and implement data pipelines using AWS cloud technologies.
  • Built a data system to extract, load, transform, and vi...
  • Design and implement data pipelines using AWS cloud technologies.
  • Built a data system to extract, load, transform, and visualize data for a Kenyan social organization using AWS, Airbyte, DBT, Python, Terraform, and PowerBI
  • Being the technical lead on data engineering projects
  • Working with clients to understand their needs and implement data solutions
  • Providing mentorship and guidance to junior team members.
  • Write and review technical documentation.
Python
SQL
Software Development
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Python
SQL
Software Development
Apache Spark
Terraform
Data modeling
Data warehouse
Data Pipelines
DBT
AWS
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Data Engineer
Hence Technologies
2021-08-01-2022-07-01
  • Design and implement data ontologies in reflection of the customer product using Databricks, Pyspark, and SQL
  • Carry out d...
  • Design and implement data ontologies in reflection of the customer product using Databricks, Pyspark, and SQL
  • Carry out data modeling to support product dashboard and custom queries
  • Work with the product development team to build data pipelines and objects that realize the best customer experience.
  • Create data pipelines to extract and transform legal data to support the product dashboard
Python
SQL
NLP
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Python
SQL
NLP
JavaScript
Apache Spark
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Software Engineer in Test
Safaricom PLC
2019-07-01-2020-08-01
  • Made it easier to deliver test results by creating a reporting dashboard using ReactJs and Python.
  • Reduced test automatio...
  • Made it easier to deliver test results by creating a reporting dashboard using ReactJs and Python.
  • Reduced test automation efforts by 50% by creating a test automation framework for SOAP and REST APIs using pytest.
  • Integrated python API automation framework with Jenkins pipelines for daily runs and reporting to test micro-service availability.
Python
SQL
React
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Python
SQL
React
pytest
JavaScript
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PROJECTS
Apache Spark and Web Scraping
2021
Used Python, Beautiful soup, and Django to web scrape data from the web Used Apache Spark in Palantir Foundry to clean, transform, and lo...
Used Python, Beautiful soup, and Django to web scrape data from the web Used Apache Spark in Palantir Foundry to clean, transform, and load the scraped data into data objects Designed data ontologies to represent real-world business components
Python
Django
Apache Spark
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Python
Django
Apache Spark
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A Data Warehouse Project on AWS
2023
Created a data warehouse on AWS RDS using dimensional modeling and receiving operational data from several sources Used Airbyte to perfor...
Created a data warehouse on AWS RDS using dimensional modeling and receiving operational data from several sources Used Airbyte to perform data extraction and loading while using Data Build Tool(DBT) to apply SQL transformation for various marts Used Terraform scripts for Infrastructure as Code(IaC) for all the AWS infrastructure The final cleaned data was loaded into data marts that supported PowerBI dashboards
PostgreSQL
ETL
Data modeling
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PostgreSQL
ETL
Data modeling
Data warehouse
Apache Airflow
DBT
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