I’m a developer who specializes in building scalable backend and full-stack systems for cloud, fintech and data-driven products, with a strong focus on performance, reliability, and clean architecture. I have experience working across Python, Go, and modern web technologies, designing APIs, data models and distributed systems that are used in production by real users. What differentiates me is my ability to take ownership end-to-end, from understanding the business problem, to implementing robust solutions, to operating and improving them over time. I’ve worked in startup and product-led environments where speed, clarity, and thoughtful engineering matter and I’m especially comfortable in cloud, fintech and ML-adjacent domains where systems must scale and evolve quickly. --- **Employment and project experience** **Senior Software Engineer Team Lead, Mindrift** _October 2025 – Now_ **Senior Software Engineer, Reunion Marketing** _March 2022 – December 2024_ **Software Engineer, Paymentology** _August 2021 – January 2024_

Christian Lurhakwa

I’m a developer who specializes in building scalable backend and full-stack systems for cloud, fintech and data-driven products, with a strong focus on performance, reliability, and clean architecture. I have experience working across Python, Go, and modern web technologies, designing APIs, data models and distributed systems that are used in production by real users. What differentiates me is my ability to take ownership end-to-end, from understanding the business problem, to implementing robust solutions, to operating and improving them over time. I’ve worked in startup and product-led environments where speed, clarity, and thoughtful engineering matter and I’m especially comfortable in cloud, fintech and ML-adjacent domains where systems must scale and evolve quickly. --- **Employment and project experience** **Senior Software Engineer Team Lead, Mindrift** _October 2025 – Now_ **Senior Software Engineer, Reunion Marketing** _March 2022 – December 2024_ **Software Engineer, Paymentology** _August 2021 – January 2024_

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I’m a developer who specializes in building scalable backend and full-stack systems for cloud, fintech and data-driven products, with a strong focus on performance, reliability, and clean architecture. I have experience working across Python, Go, and modern web technologies, designing APIs, data models and distributed systems that are used in production by real users. What differentiates me is my ability to take ownership end-to-end, from understanding the business problem, to implementing robust solutions, to operating and improving them over time. I’ve worked in startup and product-led environments where speed, clarity, and thoughtful engineering matter and I’m especially comfortable in cloud, fintech and ML-adjacent domains where systems must scale and evolve quickly.


Employment and project experience

Senior Software Engineer Team Lead, Mindrift
October 2025 – Now

Senior Software Engineer, Reunion Marketing
March 2022 – December 2024

Software Engineer, Paymentology
August 2021 – January 2024

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Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer at Trail Analytics
July 2, 2018 - March 21, 2022
• Engineered scalable web and mobile applications for diverse industries using a modern tech stack, including Laravel, Django, Vue.js, React.js, Kotlin, Swift, and Flutter. • Spearheaded mentorship programs for junior and mid-level developers, driving skill enhancement and delivering high-quality applications. • Orchestrated seamless continuous integration and deployment pipelines using AWS, Jenkins, and Docker, ensuring production stability. • Optimized a financial credit bureau system, integrating Apache Kafka, and Apache NiFi to process over 1,000,000 records daily, enhancing operational efficiency for financial institutions in Uganda.

Education

Advanced Diploma in Software Engineering at APTECH Computer Education
February 8, 2016 - November 21, 2019
I graduated TOP of my class with CGPA of 4.87

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Industry Experience

Financial Services, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Non-Profit Organization

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