Stephen Gumba
Back End Developer at Peoplebox
Nyeri, Nyeri, Kenya
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Top SchoolStephen Gumba is a pragmatic back end developer with 8 years of experience building APIs and integrating product features to improve user experience, currently enhancing Peoplebox’s core platform with Slack integrations and data-driven tooling. Based in Nyeri, Kenya, he blends hands-on API development and troubleshooting with customer-facing problem solving, regularly resolving issues that keep product reliability high. His background includes refactoring legacy Rails JSON serializers and introducing RSpec testing practices for Flow, as well as early ICT work that reduced operational delays in Kenyan courts—evidence of his focus on practical, measurable impact. Known for a steady, deliver-first mindset summed up as “eat, sleep, code, repeat,” he pairs backend craftsmanship with a knack for translating customer data needs into actionable features.
8 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science - BS, Business Information Technology (BBIT), Bachelor of Science - BS, Business Information Technology (BBIT) at DEDAN KIMATHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (DeKUT)
English
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Github Skills (21)
rails-api6
openweathermap3
ruby2
twitter2
css1
responsive-design1
responsive1
java1
redux1
javascript1
nextjs1
bootstrap1
html1
social-media1
bootstrap-css1
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
bafiam/vetplus-backend
Aug 2020 - Jul 2023
This is an appointment booking application powered by Rails Api that provides the main functions you would expect from a booking system such as an admin system, a user/patient system and a doctor/vet system.
Contributions:2 PRs, 9 pushes, 3 branches in 3 years
rails-api
bafiam/iRepoter-api
Nov 2018 - Jul 2020
Contributions:69 PRs, 61 pushes, 40 branches in 1 year 8 months
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