Pascal's Resume

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Professional Experience

  1. DMARK Mobile Company📍 Onsite, Kampala, Uganda

    Software Engineer🗓️ August 2025 – Present


    • Architected and operated a fault-tolerant mobile banking transaction system integrating with MTN Uganda and Airtel Uganda, supporting 30+ SACCOs and 75,000+ monthly transactions.
    • Engineered a high-throughput bulk payment processing system enabling automated mobile money payouts, processing 15,000+ monthly transactions with fault-tolerant retry mechanisms.
    • Developed internal observability infrastructure to monitor API traffic, server resources, and SMS gateway health, improving system reliability and operational visibility.

  2. Dissimilar Media📍 Remote, Nairobi, Kenya

    Full-Stack Software Engineer🗓️ May 2024 – Present


    • Drove 73.6% startup growth by architecting Monetize 54, an African-focused digital services marketplace serving 500+ users.
    • Integrated PayPal payment gateway with fraud detection, achieving 20% increase in successful transactions and 99.8% uptime.
    • Built real-time messaging and notifications system using WebSockets, supporting 200+ concurrent connections (inspiration for ChatAPI open-source project).
    • Implemented intelligent recommendation engine and full-text search via Typesense, increasing platform engagement by 25%.
    • Optimized cloud infrastructure by 30% through Docker containerization and strategic cloud migration.

  3. Mara Scientific📍 Onsite, Kampala, Uganda

    Project Lead & Full-Stack Developer🗓️ June 2021 – May 2024


    • Promoted to Project Lead for Mpeke HMIS after 2+ years as developer, leading a team of 6 developers.
    • Accelerated feature delivery by 38% and reduced production bugs by 30% through Agile implementation and code quality standards.
    • Developed 10+ healthcare modules using Flask, including patient management and inventory systems.
    • Architected hybrid cloud/offline solution for remote clinics, improving system accessibility by 40%.
    • Mentored 3 junior developers and established CI/CD pipeline reducing deployment time from 2 hours to 15 minutes.

Education

  1. Ndejje University📍 Kampala, Uganda

    Bachelor of Information Technology🗓️ 2020 — 2023


    • Weekend program while working full-time as a software developer.
    • Coursework included: C++ and PHP, Database and System Administration, Operating Systems, Project Management, Communication Skills, Research Methods.

  2. Microverse Inc📍 Remote, San Francisco, CA

    Full-Stack Software Development Program🗓️ 2020


    • Dedicated over 1,500 hours to mastering full-stack web development remotely, collaborating with a global community of software developers.
    • Peer-to-peer code reviews with over 50 different students, improving code quality and collaborative learning.
    • Developed 5+ production-ready applications applying real-world engineering practices.

  3. edX / Harvard📍 Remote

    CS50's Introduction to Computer Science🗓️ 2022


    • Completed Harvard's renowned CS course covering algorithms, data structures, web development, and software engineering principles.

Certifications & Achievements

  1. DMARK Mobile Company📍 Kampala, Uganda

    Head Hunted — Senior Engineering Role🗓️ 2025


    • Head hunted to join one of the leading fintech companies in Uganda, validating expertise in backend systems and financial infrastructure.

  2. Dissimilar Media📍 Remote

    73.6% Startup Growth🗓️ 2024


    • Drove 73.6% startup growth through strategic platform development, PayPal integration, and performance optimization of Monetize 54.

  3. Mara Scientific📍 Kampala, Uganda

    Promoted to Project Lead🗓️ 2023


    • Early leadership recognition — promoted to Project Lead after 2 years as developer, managing a cross-functional team of 6 engineers on Mpeke HMIS.