Stanley Ndagi

Stanley Ndagi

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5.0
(4 reviews)
US$20.00
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ABOUT ME
Software Engineer and Digerati (experienced in remote work)
Software Engineer and Digerati (experienced in remote work)

Hello 👋. I am Stanley. I describe myself as a Digerati (a portmanteau of Digital + literati) meaning literate in the digital space.

I work as an independent consultant in both software engineering and technical writing. I am well versed in working in the Scrum - Agile approach. I mainly work remotely and my experience includes working within cross-cultural, multinational teams across industries like fintech, agriculture and education.

As a software engineer, Python is my main tool. I'm comfortable with Javascript and have DevOps experience. My engineering philosophy leans on Coding is like plastic, there's already much of it in the world meaning that:

  • I seek out non-technical solutions in addition to technical ones
  • I strive to reuse and repurpose code not reinventing the wheel

In technical writing, I employ the Docs-as-Code approach. I also get involved in deploying and maintaining publishing environments. I am keen on sharing my technical knowledge and supporting the developer experience of individuals and institutions I work with.

Generally, I am a tinkerer and I believe in having fun and lifelong learning. I am also a proponent of Opensource software (OSS), and I maintain and contribute to OSS projects whenever I can.

My mantra is "invoke the builder within and serve" (which is a continuous process of honing my skills as I build valuable experiences and remembering to serve others by sharing knowledge and breaking barriers of entry).

Swahili, English
Nairobi (+03:00)
Joined February 2016
EXPERTISE
6 years experience | 1 endorsement
I have built Command Line Applications and Web Applications using Python, Flask and Django. I have built APIs and also consumed APIs usin...
I have built Command Line Applications and Web Applications using Python, Flask and Django. I have built APIs and also consumed APIs using Python. When it comes to teaching logic and introducing programming to newbies, Python is my defacto language and I help my mentees gain understanding pretty quickly.
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3 years experience
I have used Docker, Docker in the cloud - GCP, Azure, Digital Ocean to deploy apps and so have a good grasp on matters DevOps as far as t...
I have used Docker, Docker in the cloud - GCP, Azure, Digital Ocean to deploy apps and so have a good grasp on matters DevOps as far as this is concerned.
6 years experience
I have built applications using the aforementioned frameworks: VueJS, React, AngularJS1 and NodeJS. In my portfolio is a Visual Studio Co...
I have built applications using the aforementioned frameworks: VueJS, React, AngularJS1 and NodeJS. In my portfolio is a Visual Studio Code extension built in Typescript.
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5 years experience
I use Wordpress for rapid bootstrapping of websites and portfolios. It's my go to CMS (Content Management Systems) because of its popular...
I use Wordpress for rapid bootstrapping of websites and portfolios. It's my go to CMS (Content Management Systems) because of its popularity, ease of use and client's preference overall.
7 years experience
I have been building websites on Wordpress (among other CMSs), Bootstrap and Semantic UI on pet projects as well as clients. I have serve...
I have been building websites on Wordpress (among other CMSs), Bootstrap and Semantic UI on pet projects as well as clients. I have served in the role of consultant on WordPress themes and hosting. I emphasize on best practices: Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment and Unit testing
2 years experience
I have worked in projects that entailed scraping data and parsing it to be analysis ready. This is the heavy-lifting bit of Data Science...
I have worked in projects that entailed scraping data and parsing it to be analysis ready. This is the heavy-lifting bit of Data Science and over time I'm mastering the data nuances. Particularly the annoying unstructured data sets.
ScrapyGoogle sheets apiGoogle cloud sql
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ScrapyGoogle sheets apiGoogle cloud sqlGoogle Cloud PlatformGoogle custom search api
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4 years experience

REVIEWS FROM CLIENTS

5.0
(4 reviews)
Douglas Code
Douglas Code
January 2019
Stanley was friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful.
taryn
taryn
December 2017
Stanley solved my problem in short order and was a pleasure to work with. He knew exactly what he was doing and took the time to explain what he was doing and answer all of my questions. Highly recommended.
suadvugd
suadvugd
October 2017
Had a live session with Stanley, and can really recommend it! Highly knowledgeable about Python and programming in general, and a really nice guy! 10 out 10!
SOCIAL PRESENCE
GitHub
vue-django
@Django integrated with a full-featured @Webpack + (@vuejs / vue-loader) setup with hot reload, linting, testing & css extraction.
JavaScript
464
83
vuedjango
Accompanying repository for the *Build an App with VueJS and Django Part One* blog post on @scotch-io
Python
24
8
Stack Overflow
679 Reputation
0
6
8
EMPLOYMENTS
Software Engineer
Musicbuk
2020-09-01-2022-06-01
Supporting Musicbuk's technical front in its mission to democratise access to quality music education. I was the main engineering talent...
Supporting Musicbuk's technical front in its mission to democratise access to quality music education. I was the main engineering talent for Musicbuk for more than 1 year. As a full-stack engineer, I maintained the NodeJS serverless backend and the VueJS frontend. The applications comprised features including; Google Calendar integration, Firebase functions, Timezone management and Video conferencing.
Node.js
Google Analytics
Firebase
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Node.js
Google Analytics
Firebase
Facebook advertising
Google Tag Manager
Google Cloud Platform
Vuex
Vue.js
Pinia
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Software Engineer | Platform and Machine Learning (Remote)
Bellwethr
2019-05-01-2019-11-01
Due to my FullStack experience, I worked on a greenfield project that involved ETL process from SOAP and REST APIs and Data dumps, throug...
Due to my FullStack experience, I worked on a greenfield project that involved ETL process from SOAP and REST APIs and Data dumps, through AWS into a Data Lake supporting the main offerings of the business I did a good deal of DevOps, added best practices of CI/CD, improved local development and shipping incorporating Docker and Code Deploy on AWS Collaborated on Database Design and System factoring in our Machine Learning models.
Django
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Django
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Software Engineer (Remote)
Farmlogs
2018-08-01-2019-01-01
Extended FarmLogs GraphQL API among two other Backend engineers Built internal ETL tools supporting user management and syncing data from...
Extended FarmLogs GraphQL API among two other Backend engineers Built internal ETL tools supporting user management and syncing data from several crop-trading external APIs Launched a new product AutoHedge that involved decoupling and extending some functionality across the API to serve the current product and the new one that could be used separately or as an additional feature.
Python
Flask
ETL
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Python
Flask
ETL
GraphQL
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PROJECTS
CityWatch - F8 Hackathon Team ProjectView Project
Facebook
2019
TypeScript
React
TypeScript
React