name: Billy Okeyo
location: Nairobi, Kenya 🇰🇪
roles:
- Software Engineer
- Full-Stack Developer
- Cloud & DevOps Engineer
- Technical Mentor
experience: "5+ years"
domains:
- Finance
- Education
- HealthTech
- Cloud Infrastructure
- Automation
currently_focused_on:
- Full-stack systems
- Cloud-native applications
- CI/CD automation
- Kubernetes deployments
- Platform engineering
- Developer mentorship
motto: "Build. Automate. Scale. Repeat."$ whoami
Billy Okeyo
$ role
Software Engineer | Full-Stack Developer | DevOps Engineer
$ currently
Building financial systems
Creating scalable web platforms
Automating deployment workflows
Deploying containerized applications
Mentoring upcoming developers
$ mission
To build reliable, secure, and scalable software that solves real-world problems.
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CDN / Load Balancer
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Kubernetes Cluster
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Backend APIs Worker Services
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PostgreSQL / SQL Server Redis / Queues
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Monitoring + Logging
Prometheus • Grafana • CI/CD
Innova Limited
Software Engineer | 2021 - Present
• Financial systems
• C# / ASP.NET
• Angular
• Docker / TeamCity
• Workflow automation
Uamuzi
DevOps Engineer | 2023
• CI/CD pipelines
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Release automation
Zalego Academy
Web Developer | 2021
• Laravel e-commerce platform
• Secure payment integration
• UI improvements
Guru Analytic
Software Developer | 2019 - 2021
• Django
• Laravel
• MySQL
• Client software solutions
| Project | Stack | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 🎓 Masomo Academy | Django • REST API • PostgreSQL • Flutter | Remote learning LMS for assignments, Q&A, and teacher-student interaction |
| 👁️ Eyero | Flutter • TensorFlow | Offline cataract detection app for remote health screening |
| ⚙️ Code Generator CLI | Django • C# • Angular | CLI tool that generates CRUD systems from database schema input |
| 🧑🏾💼 HR & Payroll System | Django • Angular | Modular SaaS HRMS for recruitment, performance, and payroll |
Readable code > clever code
Automation > repetition
Monitoring > guessing
Security > afterthoughts
Documentation > confusion
Consistency > perfection
- Event-Driven Architecture Explained: Building Systems That React to Events
- CQRS Explained: Separating Reads and Writes for Scalable Systems
- Saga Pattern Explained: Managing Distributed Transactions Across Microservices
- The Outbox Pattern Explained: Publishing Events Without Losing Data
- Distributed Locks Explained: Technologies That Implement Distributed Locks
Google Cloud Certification
Udacity Cloud DevOps Nanodegree
Responsive Web Design
Google Developer Student Clubs Lead
Technical Mentor
Open Source Enthusiast
Community Builder
