Summary
David Cobbina is a software engineer and founder with a decade of experience building web and mobile products and leading engineering teams across fintech, energy, insurance, and healthcare. As Co-Founder & Head of Data Insights at RapideTaxi and CEO of Explorease, he blends hands-on development (Python, React, Flutter, Node, Kotlin) with product and data-driven strategy to turn analytics into growth and operational improvements. He has architected cloud-enabled mobile and SaaS platforms for clients in Switzerland and Ghana, and led front-end and mobile initiatives that improved delivery velocity and reduced defects. A recognized contributor to the Flutter community—acknowledged by Google in 2021—he open-sources packages and reusable libraries that speed cross-team development. Trained at Carnegie Mellon (MS in Information Technology) and comfortable across AWS/GCP and DevOps toolchains, he uniquely bridges engineering, product, and business outcomes. Based in Kigali, he brings entrepreneurial grit and a proven track record of shipping production-grade systems in resource-constrained environments.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Information Technology, Master of Science - MS, Information Technology at Carnegie Mellon University
Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Engineering at Kwame Nkrumah' University of Science and Technology, Kumasi
twi, English