Results-driven Software Developer with 7 years of experience delivering scalable web applications and backend systems using React, Django, Flask, and FastAPI. Skilled in building cloud solutions, task automation, developing RESTful and GraphQL APIs, and deploying with CI/CD pipelines and Docker. Strong background in relational and NoSQL databases, secure system architecture, and performance optimization. Experienced in developing machine learning models and integrating generative AI solutions into production systems to enhance functionality and user experience. Adept at translating complex requirements into elegant, user-focused solutions that drive business value. Thrives in Agile teams, with proven skills in collaboration, communication, and cross-functional delivery. Passionate about continuous learning and building impactful, production-ready software.…

KUDAKWASHE NDOKANGA

Results-driven Software Developer with 7 years of experience delivering scalable web applications and backend systems using React, Django, Flask, and FastAPI. Skilled in building cloud solutions, task automation, developing RESTful and GraphQL APIs, and deploying with CI/CD pipelines and Docker. Strong background in relational and NoSQL databases, secure system architecture, and performance optimization. Experienced in developing machine learning models and integrating generative AI solutions into production systems to enhance functionality and user experience. Adept at translating complex requirements into elegant, user-focused solutions that drive business value. Thrives in Agile teams, with proven skills in collaboration, communication, and cross-functional delivery. Passionate about continuous learning and building impactful, production-ready software.…

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Results-driven Software Developer with 7 years of experience delivering scalable web applications and backend systems using React, Django, Flask, and FastAPI. Skilled in building cloud solutions, task automation, developing RESTful and GraphQL APIs, and deploying with CI/CD pipelines and Docker.

Strong background in relational and NoSQL databases, secure system architecture, and performance optimization. Experienced in developing machine learning models and integrating generative AI solutions into production systems to enhance functionality and user experience. Adept at translating complex requirements into elegant, user-focused solutions that drive business value.

Thrives in Agile teams, with proven skills in collaboration, communication, and cross-functional delivery. Passionate about continuous learning and building impactful, production-ready software.

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Skills

Experience Level

Python
Expert
Django
Expert
GitHub
Expert
AWS
Expert
PostgreSQL
Expert
MySQL
Expert
SQLite
Expert
JavaScript
Expert
HTML5
Expert
DynamoDB
Expert
Docker
Intermediate
Keras
Intermediate
MongoDB
Intermediate
React JS
Intermediate
TensorFlow
Intermediate
Jira
Intermediate
Kubernetes
Intermediate
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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Systems Developer at FedEx
January 8, 2024 - May 24, 2024
-Architected and delivered custom system solutions tailored to client requirements, modernizing legacy workflows and boosting operational efficiency. -Integrated and maintained RESTful APIs across business systems, streamlining data exchange and reducing manual input by 30%. -Designed and optimized relational databases (MySQL), enhancing scalability, performance, and data consistency. -Led version control and deployment processes using Git and CI/CD practices, minimizing production errors through automated testing and proactive debugging.
Senior Data Analyst at KPMG
January 4, 2023 - Present
• Coordinate with stakeholders and leadership teams to define analytical requirements, priorities, and strategic insights. • Analyze large and complex datasets to generate actionable insights supporting business strategy and operation decisionmaking. • Design, develop, and maintain data pipelines, ETL processes, and automated reporting workflows. • Develop SQL queries, scripts, and analytical models to support reporting, forecasting, and performance analysis. • Build interactive dashboards and visualizations to monitor KPIs, trends, and business performance workflows. • Perform data cleaning, validation, and transformation to ensure high levels of data quality and integrity. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including finance, management, product, and operations to deliver data-driven solutions. • Support data governance, documentation, and compliance efforts by maintaining accurate and consistent datasets. • Mentor team members and juniors in data analysis, reporting standards, and process optimization to improve overall team performance
Software Developer at Freelance
February 1, 2019 - Present
• Develop and maintain scalable full-stack web applications with a strong focus on backend architecture, REST APIs, database design, authentication, and performance optimization using Python, Django, Flask, FastAPI, React, SQL and NoSQL technologies. • Build secure and maintainable backend systems, integrating third-party services and machine learning through frameworks like Tensorflow, automating workflows, and optimizing data processing pipelines for reliability and scalability. • Implement scalable database structures, query optimization, and backend processing solutions to support high-performance applications and growing datasets. • Manage code repositories using Git, supporting collaborative development, feature branching, issue resolution, and continuous integration workflows. • Manage application debugging, testing, optimization, and production support across multiple projects and environments. • Contribute to the complete software development lifecycle including system design, development, deployment, maintenance, and continuous improvement of applications.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business Studies and Computing Science at University of Zimbabwe
September 9, 2019 - June 23, 2023
Bachelor's Degree at University of Zimbabwe
January 11, 2030 - June 1, 2023

Qualifications

AWS Certified Developer - Associate
May 15, 2024 - May 15, 2027
AWS Certified Developer - Associate
January 11, 2030 - May 26, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Transportation & Logistics, Media & Entertainment, Retail, Education
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    Worked as a sole developer to create a machine learning model for identifying suspicious activity on networks. The model performed better than Graph CNNs with Accuracy, Precision, F1 and Recall as high as 90℅+.

    City Parking System

    Worked as a sole developer to create a web application for managing city parking with features including:

    • payment integration
    • user management
    • geolocation tracking