About

Hi, I'm Denis 👋🏾

A generalist fullstack engineer based in Kenya. I like to think of myself as a "jack of many trades and master of some".

My tech journey started as a Mechatronic Engineering undergrad student. After I finished, I realized software was eating the world and switched to programming in 2019. Looking back, it felt like a natural move.

I've worked at companies building software for:

• Property management
• Fintech
• Human resource management

This year (2024), I took a break from formal employment. I decided to spend one year "wandering" — outside of conventional employment. I'd still be building myself professionally, but not necessarily in very formal employment. The goal was to figure out "What I'll be do with my career, long term." Not just going with flow, but being intentional about it.

So this is a period of living scrappy-ish, freelancing and working on projects.

What pushed this change? I realized I was mostly working for money, was unfulfilled and not challenged enough in ways I'd wanted. I was afraid of settling into a comfortable routine. I also wanted to give myself a chance to really play with AI, because as it seeps into everything, I believe the future belongs to people who innovate with it, not just use it.

This blog is an open journal—sharing the messy journey of me wandering and hopefully, figuring something out. No fluff, just honest experiences about what I tried, what worked and what didn't. I'm curious to see how my narrative will change.