Hello!
I'm a Senior Android Engineer, multiplatform builder, clean architecture advocate & human-loving introvert
End-to-end Android development — from architecture design and UI implementation to CI/CD pipelines, Play Store deployment, and production monitoring. Shipping since 2018.
Production Android apps in Kotlin with Jetpack Compose, Material 3, and reactive state management via Coroutines & Flow. Currently building with Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) and Compose Multiplatform for shared business logic across Android and iOS.
SEE WORKClean Architecture with MVVM/MVI, repository patterns, and SOLID principles. Dependency injection with Hilt and Koin. Offline-first data persistence with Room, intelligent caching, and sync strategies for low-bandwidth environments.
SEE WORKSecure payment integrations with NFC, BLE, and POS terminals. Automated CI/CD with GitHub Actions for multi-channel deployment (Play Store, Huawei AppGallery, Sunmi Store). Observability with Datadog, Firebase Crashlytics, and Mixpanel.
SEE WORKiKhokha · South Africa
Led Android payment app and SDK development serving 80,000+ merchants. Engineered NFC, BLE, and POS terminal integrations. Drove 60% transaction volume increase through Jetpack Compose features.
Engie Energy Access · East & West Africa
Built MySolGo and MySolFix apps supporting 150,000+ solar energy customers. Optimized for low-bandwidth regions with offline-first architecture and intelligent caching.
Adanian Labs Africa
Delivered 4 MVP Android apps for fintech and agritech startups including Paylend and Mamlaka, driving $200K+ in seed funding. Built offline-first delivery tracking with background location services.
Blue Ecoponicx
Built core Android app components and IoT monitoring dashboards for 500+ hydroponic devices. Worked with device telemetry and real-time data in constrained environments.
Things I've built and am currently working on
Every time you send money, pay a bill, or withdraw cash on M-Pesa, Airtel Money, or your bank — you pay a fee. Most people never add it up. Thamani reads your financial SMS messages and breaks down exactly what each transaction cost you: the fee, the percentage, and which provider is charging you the most. 100% on-device, zero cloud sync.
No sign-up, no tracking, no third-party services. A carefully crafted reading interface that feels calm and enjoyable. Custom themes, fonts, spacing, bookmarks, notes, and progress tracking. Works 100% offline — your books never leave your device.
A smart price comparison platform that aggregates product prices across multiple online retailers and uses Python-powered machine learning to predict price trends. Helps users find the best deals, track price history, and get notified when prices drop.
Building a Kotlin Multiplatform library for shared business logic across Android and iOS — networking, data persistence, and domain models in one codebase with Compose Multiplatform UI.
Expanding into native iOS development with Swift and SwiftUI. Building complementary iOS counterparts to existing Android apps and exploring platform-specific patterns and APIs.
I'm always interested in challenging Android projects and new opportunities to create impactful mobile experiences.