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Samuel Uzima
From Kenya 04:40 PM (GMT+03:00)
$30/hr or $48,000/yr
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Senior Laravel Engineer

Software Engineer
Available for hire
Years of experience
5+ years
Experience level
Senior
Available from
30 Jun 2026
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I’m a backend systems engineer specializing in fintech infrastructure, transactional systems, and scalable SaaS architecture.

Most of my work sits in high-reliability environments where correctness, uptime, auditability, and operational safety are non-negotiable — particularly around payments, financial processing, and multi-tenant platforms.

Currently, I’m the founding engineer at Vabu, where I architect and operate VabuOS: a multi-tenant platform spanning ticketing, commerce, streaming, and payments under a unified API. The platform was originally incubated within GetPayd Technologies before spinning out into an independent company, where I later led the full platform rewrite based on production scaling and operational learnings.

In parallel, I work with Africa’s Pocket, a regulated Kenyan investment platform, where I re-architected the backend and oversee core financial infrastructure. The work includes transactional processing, payment integrations, reconciliation systems, internal operational tooling, and maintaining reliability for systems users trust with real money.

Across my work, I’ve designed and operated: - Multi-tenant SaaS infrastructure - Payment orchestration and reconciliation pipelines - ACID-compliant transactional systems - Event-driven architectures using Redis and queues - High-concurrency backend workloads with Swoole - Zero-downtime deployment pipelines using Docker Swarm and CI/CD

Before this, I led backend engineering at EasyHouse Africa and contributed to systems at Kabarak University Innovation Hub, including a university timetabling engine and operational support for the student election platform infrastructure. I’m most effective in environments where the technical problems are difficult, the operational stakes are high, and engineering ownership matters.

Core stack: Laravel • PHP • PostgreSQL • MySQL • Redis • Docker • AWS/GCP • REST APIs • Vue.js • CI/CD

Open to backend systems, platform engineering, and infrastructure-focused opportunities across fintech, SaaS, and creator platforms.

Skills

Laravel Vue.js REST PostgreSQL MySQL Digital Ocean Cloudflare Git Webflow PHP

Languages

English

Employment History

Full Stack Engineer at Reduzer Technologies Current 2025 - Now
Worked across backend systems, APIs, and frontend product delivery for internal and customer-facing platforms, contributing to the design, implementation, and maintenance of scalable web applications. Responsibilities included backend API development, database design, operational tooling, frontend integration, and production support across Laravel and Vue.js-based systems. Contributed to feature delivery across fast-moving product environments while balancing performance, maintainability, and deployment reliability. Key areas of work included: * REST API development and third-party integrations * Relational database design and optimization * Frontend implementation using Vue.js * Background job processing and asynchronous workflows * Production debugging, deployments, and system maintenance This role strengthened practical experience in full-stack product engineering, cross-functional collaboration, and shipping production software under real operational constraints.
Ecosystems Engineer at GetPayd Technologies 2024 - 2026
Worked on ecosystem-wide financial and operational infrastructure powering payment, commerce, and platform integrations across multiple internal products and partner systems. Contributed to backend architecture, payment workflows, platform integrations, and operational tooling within high-availability fintech environments. Participated in the incubation and technical evolution of products that later scaled into standalone platforms, including the early infrastructure behind Vabu. Key responsibilities included: * Payment API integrations and callback handling * Backend service architecture and transactional workflows * Internal tooling and operational platform support * Multi-system integration and interoperability * Event-driven processing using queues and Redis Collaborated across engineering and product teams to deliver scalable backend functionality supporting fintech and creator-economy products under active production usage.
Founding Engineer at Vabu Group Current 2024 - Now
Founding engineer responsible for the architecture, development, and operational reliability of VabuOS — a multi-tenant platform spanning ticketing, commerce, streaming, and payments across Kenya and the region. Led the platform from early incubation through production scale, designing backend infrastructure capable of supporting multiple operator brands, creator communities, and event workflows under a unified architecture. Core responsibilities included: * Architecting multi-tenant SaaS infrastructure on Laravel * Designing payment orchestration and reconciliation systems * Building event-driven backend workflows using Redis and queues * Managing zero-downtime Docker Swarm deployments and CI/CD pipelines * Leading the platform rewrite following Vabu’s spin-out from GetPayd Technologies Worked across the full lifecycle of the platform — from infrastructure and backend systems to operational tooling, scaling strategy, and production reliability. The platform currently supports thousands of accounts across ticketing, payments, commerce, and streaming workflows.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science at Kabarak University 2021 - 2025
Certificate in Software Development at Zalego Academy 2018 - 2019
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