Alfred Wemali

Full-Stack Software Engineer and Technical Lead

Freelance Web Designer • Temps plein

Oct 2023 - Present • 3 yrs

Lead Web Developer | Oct 2023 – Present Lead the development and maintenance of enterprise web applications, providing technical leadership across architecture, development, deployment, infrastructure management, and support operations. Key Contributions ● Lead a multidisciplinary development team delivering secure, scalable, and maintainable web applications using Laravel, PHP, Vue.js, React.js, SQL, Flutter, and modern cloud technologies. ● Gather business requirements from stakeholders and translate them into practical technical solutions aligned with organizational objectives. ● Design system architecture, APIs, database structures, and integration strategies while ensuring performance, security, scalability, and maintainability. ● Lead development of major membership management platforms for The Law Society of Kenya, Kenya Institute of Supplies Management, and Institute of Engineers of Kenya. ● Spearhead development of Employee Self-Service solutions for multiple organizations, including modules currently deployed and in production for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). ● Implement deployment automation using Laravel Forge, reducing deployment effort, improving release consistency, and minimizing operational risk. Key Achievements ● Successfully delivered multiple enterprise platforms supporting thousands of users across membership organizations and NGOs. ● Improved deployment efficiency through automation and standardized release processes. ● Enhanced maintainability and reliability through improved coding standards and architecture practices. ● Successfully implemented and customized Open edX platforms, enabling organizations to deliver scalable digital learning experiences while maintaining performance, security, and usability standards. ● Successfully delivered and maintained payment integrations supporting membership organizations, employee self-service platforms, and enterprise systems, improving payment automation and transaction reliability

Product Manager & Full-Stack Web Developer | Aug 2023 – Present

CodeBreeze LTD • Temps partiel

Jul 2023 - Present • 3 yrs 3 mos

Lead the full product lifecycle from requirements gathering, solution design, sprint planning, development, testing, deployment, and post-release support. Key Contributions ● Collaborate closely with clients, stakeholders, designers, and development teams to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions. ● Design and develop secure, responsive, and pixel-perfect web applications using Laravel, PHP, Vue.js, React.js, SQL, and modern frontend technologies. ● Engineer UI/UX systems from Figma designs, ensuring responsive and accessible user experiences across desktop, tablet, and mobile devices. ● Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and backend services supporting business-critical workflows and third-party integrations. ● Design, optimize, and maintain database architectures, improving read/write performance by 60% under production workloads. ● Perform ongoing application maintenance, troubleshooting, bug resolution, and production support to ensure reliability and stability. ● Implement testing, documentation, monitoring, and quality assurance practices that reduced maintenance overhead by 35%. ● Support deployments and change implementation in collaboration with infrastructure and DevOps teams. ● Contribute to architectural decision-making, technology selection, and process improvements. Key Achievements ● Improved database performance by 60% through query optimization and architecture redesign. ● Reduced maintenance overhead by 35% through testing, monitoring, and documentation improvements. ● Reduced feature revision cycles by 30% through enhanced stakeholder communication and requirements clarification. ● Accelerated product delivery through effective sprint planning and cross-functional team coordination

Software Engineer | Sept 2019 – Sept 2023

SYNTAX LTD • Temps plein

Sep 2019 - Sep 2023 • 4 yrs

Key Contributions ● Developed responsive and pixel-perfect web applications from Figma and design specifications using Vue.js, React.js, Next.js, and Nuxt.js. ● Built and maintained Laravel, PHP, October CMS, Winter CMS, and WordPress solutions. ● Collaborated with stakeholders and project teams to gather requirements and convert business needs into scalable software solutions. ● Designed and optimized database structures and queries to improve application performance. ● Implemented APIs and third-party integrations while maintaining security and reliability standards. ● Wrote automated tests, feature tests, and unit tests to improve software quality and reduce production defects. ● Supported production systems through troubleshooting, maintenance, incident resolution, and continuous improvement initiatives. ● Automated business workflows through integrations with JIRA, Slack, Bitbucket, and GitHub APIs. ● Worked with Python technologies while contributing to ClosingBench, implementing backend functionality, integrations, data processing workflows, and performance improvements within the platform ecosystem. ● Played a key role in the development and ongoing maintenance of the STAK wealth management ecosystem, consisting of: STAK CMS – built using October CMS and PHP to manage content, marketing, customer engagement, and platform administration. STAK Investment Platform – built using Laravel, Vue.js, and SQL technologies to support investment management, customer onboarding, account management, and financial operations. ● Developed custom October CMS plugins, backend modules, and Twig-based frontend templates to support evolving business and content management requirements Key Achievements ● Delivered multiple October CMS and Laravel solutions supporting ongoing business operations. ● Reduced maintenance overhead through code refactoring and adherence to development best practices. ● Improved delivery efficiency through workflow automation and process optimization.