Genuslee Mapedze

Led the design and development of secure, high-performance digital platforms for the Old Mutual Group (including mobile and secure web portals) using React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, Spring Boot, and PostgreSQL. Engineered seamless integration with banking, insurance, and investment APIs via Spring Boot and microservices architecture, enabling scalable, SOA- and REST-based connectivity. Implemented secure authentication flows with JWT and API contracts via Swagger. Automated deployments and continuous delivery through GitHub Actions, Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform, resulting in robust CI/CD pipelines. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver responsive UI/UX, performance optimization, and reliable backend services, improving time-to-market and security posture across platforms.

Led the end-to-end development of Murimi247, an award-winning Uber-for-Farmers mobile and web platform for booking farming equipment and managing crops — named 2023 Best Innovation of the Year in Zimbabwe. Built with Flutter, Vue.js, TypeScript, and Spring Boot. Designed and implemented FAN Stock, a digital inventory management system that replaced manual, paper-based tracking — improving stock traceability and reducing operational losses by 40%, with multi-location deployment. Implemented Spring Boot REST APIs and integrated third-party agriculture and logistics APIs (SOA/REST) to support booking, data synchronization, and transaction processing. Automated daily reporting, equipment scheduling, crop monitoring, and stock updates using Spring Boot, Excel automation, and Node.js, improving reporting turnaround time by 70%.

Designed and developed Fan Analytics, a real-time fleet analytics dashboard that provided actionable insights to vehicle-tracking clients, leveraging interactive visualizations and live GPS data feeds. Collaborated on optimizing backend microservices, identifying performance bottlenecks, resolving bugs, improving API response times, and enhancing unit and integration test coverage. Contributed to API documentation, security hardening, onboarding, ensuring clear interface contracts.