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James N

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Software Engineer Preferred Title
$37.50 /hr $ 60.0K /yr Hourly Rate and Yearly Salary
Overview Vetting Experiences LD Experiences Qualifications Reviews
Overview
Basic Summary
LD Talent History
  • Worksession Approval 100.0%
  • Average Response Time 5.8 hours
  • Average Count of Messages/Day 1.5
  • Project Completion Rate 2/4
  • Interview Acceptance Rate 4/6
  • Timezone Overlap 11h PST, 55h UTC
  • Earned Hours 54.00
Vetting Summary
  • Code Quality 60%
  • Soft Skill Attributes 60%
  • Expertise 2/3
  • Coding Challenges 60%
  • No. of Lifelong Learning Projects 2
  • No. of Coding Challenges Completed 2
    • More details
Interview Scores (4.3/5)
  • Software Engineering Process 4.0/5
  • Technical Breadth 5.0/5
  • Algorithmic Thinking 4.0/5
  • Technical Strength 4.0/5
  • Teamwork 4.0/5
  • Intellectual Merit 5.0/5
Talent's Devices
  • Desktop Mac
  • Phone Android
  • Tablet Android Tablet
General
  • Member Since Dec 30, 2020
  • Profile Last Updated Sep 22, 2022
  • Last Activity Sept. 22, 2022, 5:33 p.m. UTC
  • Location Kenya
Profile Summary
Problem solver, a team player, goal-oriented with great acumen, and skillset in Software Engineering with a background working effectively in dynamic environments. Focused on achieving project objectives with speed and accuracy. My experience has equipped me with rich knowledge in system architecture, design, development, and testing.
Skills
Total Experience: 5 years

  • React (4E, 4Y)

    4 experiences, across 4 years

  • Django (2E, 4Y)

    2 experiences, across 4 years

  • AWS (2E, 3Y)

    2 experiences, across 3 years

  • Postgres (1E, 3Y)

    1 experience, across 3 years

  • GraphQL (2E, 3Y)

    2 experiences, across 3 years

  • Sass (1E, 2Y)

    1 experience, across 2 years

  • Storybook (1E, 2Y)

    1 experience, across 2 years

  • Nodejs (2E, 1Y)

    2 experiences, 1 year

  • Vue.js (1E, < 1Y)

    1 experience, less than a year

  • Shopify (1E, < 1Y)

    1 experience, less than a year

  • JavaScript (1E, < 1Y)

    1 experience, less than a year

  • Python (1E, < 1Y)

    1 experience, less than a year
Weekly Availability
Timezone Overlap with 06 - 21 per Week: 11h PST, 55h UTC
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UTC
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PST
02 - 09
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Vetting
  • Interview Data
  • Agile Development Process
  • Productivity and Responsiveness
  • Teamwork
  • Software Engineering
  • Logical Thinking
  • Technical Strength
  • Intellectual Merit
  • English Communication
  • Documentation
  • System Design
  • Coding Challenges
    60%
  • Algorithms Score
    60%
  • General Score
    60%
  • Easy Algorithm
  • Correctness
    60%
  • Performance
    60%
  • Medium Algorithm
  • Correctness
    60%
  • Performance
    60%
  • Hard Algorithm
  • Correctness
    60%
  • Performance
    60%
  • Expertise
    2/3
  • Design Patterns and Architectures
    2/3
  • Debugging
    2/3
  • Stack Traces
    2/3
  • Testing
    2/3
  • System Administration
    2/3
  • Soft Skill Attributes
    60%
  • Entrepreneurial
    60%
  • Whole Brained
    60%
  • Divergent Thinking / Creativity
    60%
  • Design Ability
    60%
  • Empathy
    60%
  • Project Management Ability
    60%
  • Security
    60%
  • Code Quality
    60%
  • Complex Logic
    60%
  • Models
    60%
  • Controllers
    60%
  • Templates
    60%
  • APIs
    60%
  • Training/Testing Data Models
    60%
  • Code Readability
    60%
  • Ongoing Evaluation
  • Number of Lifelong Learning Project
    2
  • Number of Coding Challenge Completed
    3
  • Lifelong Learning Project 1
  • Lifelong Learning Project 1
  • Coding Challenges 1
  • Coding Challenges 2
  • Coding Challenges 3
Experience
Front End Developer
Employment
May 2021 - Present
Pareto Company
Technology Industry
Project: Software Engineer
  • Sass
  • Storybook
  • GraphQL
  • React
  • I have developed and tested design systems with modular and reusable UI components for different Pareto products; used Storybook, Relay, React, Graphql, and Sass.
  • I have developed and shipped a customer dashboard, a workforce management system for the internal ops team, a feedback collection platform, and the company’s website.
  • I have taken part in coming up with engineering SOPS, engineering specification documents, and API references for the different systems, frontend, and backend products that we have shipped.
Software Engineer
Employment
Sep 2019 - Present
Kakbima Limited Company
Finance Industry
Project: Kakbima Platform
  • React
  • GraphQL
  • AWS
  • Postgres
  • Django
  • I took part in designing and developing a back-end micro-service for an insurance Saas platform currently being used by 2 major insurance companies and over 300 agents and brokers.
  • The platform aims at managing policies, claims, quotes, and other insurance services and consolidating this information at a central point for every customer and producer.
  • I used Django, Ariadne, Postgres, and Apollo Federation in building some of the back-end GraphQL API features.
  • Hosted the services to AWS EC2 and set up an AWS S3 for storing files.
  • I led the front-end team in consuming the API with React and Apollo Client.
Website Links
  • https://accounts.kakbima.com/
Full Stack Developer
Employment
May 2019 - Aug 2019
Legibra Company
Ecommerce Industry
Project: Eyemagine
  • Shopify
  • JavaScript
  • I designed and built an e-commerce application for selling eyeglasses using Vanilla JavaScript and Liquid for the user interface and Shopify to set up an online store.
  • Integrated a virtual try-on feature before a purchase is made. This significantly reduced returns of ordered eyeglasses.
Website Links
  • https://eyemagine-glasses.myshopify.com/
Full Stack Developer
Employment
Feb 2019 - Apr 2019
SoftSearch Limited Company
Transportation Industry
Project: Shipper
  • React
  • Python
  • Django
  • This is a Freight tracking application from when goods are assigned a shipper by a manufacturer to the specified destination. Payment of the goods and transport is done when the customer is satisfied.
  • I took part in the design phase and later developed some features of the Rest API using Python, Django, and Django Rest Framework.
  • I consumed the whole of the authentication flow using React, and Redux for store management and ant design.
Full Stack Developer
Employment
Oct 2018 - Jan 2019
SoftSearch Limited Company
Consumer Goods Industry
Project: E-warranty
  • Nodejs
  • Vue.js
  • E-warranty is a Saas platform that automates warranty claims and management for different customers from different e-commerce shops and individual vendors.
  • I led a 3-member team in designing and developing the application. As the lead, I created descriptive user stories for different features on Jira and assigned them to specific developers in the team.
  • I used NodeJs and Africa's talking, a unified API platform providing the USSD functionality to facilitate the communication between the web-based back-end API and the USSD platform.
  • I used Vue.js and Vuex to consume the Rest API and provide an interface for users who would prefer a web platform to a USSD service.
  • The web platform keeps records entered through the USSD service and vice-versa.
LD Experience
Client Projects
Developer
Contract
Mar 2021 - May 2021
Lura LLC Client's Company/Project
Arts and Entertainment Industry
Project: LuraLLC
  • React
  • Nodejs
  • AWS
  • I used React to build the front-end application and connect together all the individual parts of the fabric-selling platform.
  • I used Nodejs to build some parts of the back-end API that powers the platform and deployed it to AWS.
He has been very proactive about pointing out what we need to do and delivering in a timely manner.
Review given by the client for this project.
Coding Challenges
Skill:
  • React
  • Django
  • AWS
  • Postgres
  • GraphQL
  • Sass
  • Storybook
Basic
Sep 2020 - Jan 2022
Basic
Sep 2020 - Jan 2022
Basic
Sep 2020 - Jan 2022
Video Projects
How to implement django-tenant-schemas with a fixed URL
Sep 2020 - Jan 2022
Frontend Developer
Technology
  • React
  • Django
  • AWS
  • Postgres
  • GraphQL
  • Sass
  • Storybook
  • Led user research for a new construction site documentation tool.
  • Hosted workshops to synthesize user insights into design requirements.
  • Designed 3D concepts and built prototypes to investigate new tool form factors.
  • Researched existing digital solutions and prioritized key features for app release.
Website Links
  • https://blog.learningdollars.com/2020/08/02/how-to-implement-django-tenant-schemas-with-a-fixed-url/
  • https://agile-headland-01373.herokuapp.com/
Github Links
  • https://github.com/MainaKamau92/rickandmortycharacters
  • https://github.com/learningdollars/mainak-django-tenant-schemas
LD Ventures
Thea
Sep 2020 - Jan 2022
Frontend Developer
Technology
  • React
  • Django
  • AWS
  • Postgres
  • GraphQL
  • Sass
  • Storybook
  • I used the Django Rest Framework to create a multi tenant API with the aid of the django-tenant-schemas package.
  • I used the Postgres Database as the persistence layer and specifically the PostgreSQL Schemas to ensure that all tenants using the API had their data.
  • I used the REST architecture in designing my API.
  • Researched existing digital solutions and prioritized key features for app release.
Website Links
  • https://blog.learningdollars.com/2020/08/02/how-to-implement-django-tenant-schemas-with-a-fixed-url/
  • https://agile-headland-01373.herokuapp.com/
Github Links
  • https://github.com/MainaKamau92/rickandmortycharacters
  • https://github.com/learningdollars/mainak-django-tenant-schemas
Qualifications
Education
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Sep 2017 - Apr 2021
B.Sc (Mathematics and Computer Science)
Courses
MIT 6.046J Design and Analysis of Algorithms, Spring 2015
Apr 2020 - Aug 2020
MIT OpenCourseWare
  • Service Design
Reviews
Client Project Reviews
LuraLLC
He has been very proactive about pointing out what we need to do and delivering in a timely manner.
LD Talent
Very impressed by his dedication to the project through tough and easy parts.
Interview Reviews
dynamicinsight
Coding challenge was not up to our expected standards
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