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James Ngandu

Open Source Developer | Computer scientist | Security Researcher

Location Nairobi, Kenya Joined Joined on  Personal website https://mukuvi.tech github website twitter website

Education

University of Eldoret

Pronouns

Sir

Work

Infrastructure Engineer

Hacktoberfest 2026: four local AI tools and a playground for first-timers

Hacktoberfest 2026: four local AI tools and a playground for first-timers

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Payments were never the hard part: what we are building at FinoQ

Payments were never the hard part: what we are building at FinoQ

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The Hidden Engineering Challenges of Building Fintech Across Africa

The Hidden Engineering Challenges of Building Fintech Across Africa

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Requiem: a crash post-mortem that speaks as the program that died

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge: Ghost in the Machine Submission 👻🌼

Requiem: a crash post-mortem that speaks as the program that died

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Dozer: a folder tidier that works while you sleep

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 3: Slow and Steady Submission 🦥

Dozer: a folder tidier that works while you sleep

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Quiet Ledger: a receipt sorter that never uploads your receipts

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 2: Side Hustle 💸

Quiet Ledger: a receipt sorter that never uploads your receipts

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Field notes from running small services

Field notes from running small services

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Infrastructure was not where I started

Infrastructure was not where I started

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You probably do not need Kubernetes

You probably do not need Kubernetes

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My ALX journey: from Hello World in C to a load balancer and my own shell

My ALX journey: from Hello World in C to a load balancer and my own shell

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I built ARN.IO, a reading companion that keeps your place and your notes

I built ARN.IO, a reading companion that keeps your place and your notes

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I built a site where your first open source contribution is adding yourself to it

I built a site where your first open source contribution is adding yourself to it

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Touch Grass Birder: a bird call identifier that works with no signal

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 1: Touch Grass Submission 🌿

Touch Grass Birder: a bird call identifier that works with no signal

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