hey, I'm Francis
Software engineer solving problems with a product-oriented mindset. Currently I lead engineering decisions at Dev-Afrique Advisors as an Engineering Consultant.
I developed an interest in computers relatively early playing around with an old zinox computer, and the phrase "You can just do things.", perfectly captures my passion and mindset towards computers.
Professionally, I started with PHP, Mysql and jQuery, well I dont have a Lambo 😀. Since then, I've worked with various technologies - mostly React, Node.js, TypeScript these days. I pick whatever tool fits the problem.
I enjoy understanding how things work and I'm excited about developer tools, research, experimentation. To deepen my knowledge of systems and network programming, I have dedicated time this year to building several foundational technologies from scratch. Among these projects are a BitTorrent downloader, an HTTP server, and a DNS server implemented in Go.
I have an Electronic Engineering Background with foundations in micro-processor design, and applied research. and Yes I have played around with microcontrollers.
Outside of work: football, driving, taking pictures of sunsets and flowers, and occasionally lifting up heavy things in the gym, only to put them down again.
tl;dr
- • Currently leading engineering decisions at Dev-Afrique Advisors as an Engineering Consultant
- • Multiple years of experience as a full stack engineer building scalable applications and tools @Spherity, Engage, Mobnia
- • Foundation in micro-processor design, and applied research, BEng. Electronic Engineering
- • Excited about improving developer tooling, experience and productivity within teams
- • Open-source (SDKs, and plugins) for APIs and Self-Sovereign Identity(DIDComm)