I am a software engineer with 3+ years of experience building and maintaining production-grade systems in microfinance and enterprise environments. I have hands-on experience with full-stack development using Node.js, Java, React, and RESTful APIs, with strong database integration across PostgreSQL, SQL, and MongoDB. I have delivered ERP modules, automated loan processing workflows, and real-time financial reporting systems for high-transaction platforms. I also bring experience with cloud deployments, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices to support reliable system performance and uptime. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to architect scalable solutions and improve user experiences, as evidenced by improving loan processing times, reducing paperwork, and delivering real-time analytics dashboards.

Max Mahinda Mwangi

I am a software engineer with 3+ years of experience building and maintaining production-grade systems in microfinance and enterprise environments. I have hands-on experience with full-stack development using Node.js, Java, React, and RESTful APIs, with strong database integration across PostgreSQL, SQL, and MongoDB. I have delivered ERP modules, automated loan processing workflows, and real-time financial reporting systems for high-transaction platforms. I also bring experience with cloud deployments, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices to support reliable system performance and uptime. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to architect scalable solutions and improve user experiences, as evidenced by improving loan processing times, reducing paperwork, and delivering real-time analytics dashboards.

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I am a software engineer with 3+ years of experience building and maintaining production-grade systems in microfinance and enterprise environments. I have hands-on experience with full-stack development using Node.js, Java, React, and RESTful APIs, with strong database integration across PostgreSQL, SQL, and MongoDB. I have delivered ERP modules, automated loan processing workflows, and real-time financial reporting systems for high-transaction platforms.

I also bring experience with cloud deployments, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices to support reliable system performance and uptime. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to architect scalable solutions and improve user experiences, as evidenced by improving loan processing times, reducing paperwork, and delivering real-time analytics dashboards.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Full Stack Software Engineer at Mogo Auto Limited
September 1, 2024 - September 1, 2025
Developed and maintained responsive web interfaces using React.js, Vue.js, and modern CSS to enhance vehicle financing workflows and drive adoption across regional branches. Architected and delivered a full-cycle digital loan processing platform using React, Node.js, and PostgreSQL, reducing end-to-end vehicle loan approval times by 45% and cutting manual paperwork by 70%. Integrated real-time mobile-money and banking reconciliation APIs with Node.js and Express, enabling automated tracking of lease repayments and reducing payment delays by 40%. Built a centralized loan-performance analytics dashboard with React, D3.js, and Chart.js for real-time portfolio visibility, reducing asset-tracking blind spots by 55%. Refactored frontend architecture with Redis caching and reusable components to lower UI load times by 30%. Developed backend services using Java (Spring Boot) and Mockito ensuring accurate interest rate calculations and secure transactions. Deployed AWS infrastructure (EC2, RDS,
Junior Full Stack Software Engineer at DEHMANS
February 1, 2019 - November 1, 2021
Developed an end-to-end Agri-Asset marketplace using React and Express, enabling farmers to finance tools and list produce for sale, increasing digital transaction volume by 35% within the first quarter. Architected a real-time loan application portal with React and Express, allowing farmers to apply for tractor and equipment financing directly from the field and reducing loan processing cycles from 5 days to 24 hours. Engineered an automated produce-to-repayment reconciliation engine using Express and PostgreSQL, matching produce sale proceeds against asset loan balances and reducing manual bookkeeping errors by 60%. Built a high-performance inventory and asset dashboard using React and Redux, delivering real-time visibility into farm tools and market produce availability and improving asset turnover by 25%. Integrated secure payment gateways and SMS notification services via Express, enabling instant confirmation of produce sales and loan installments and increasing user trust and pl

Education

Bachelors in Software Engineering at Moringa School
September 1, 2017 - December 1, 2021
Diploma in Civil Engineering at Moringa School
January 1, 2017 - November 1, 2019

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Software & Internet, Financial Services

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