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hi, Philip here. 👋

Full-Stack Software Engineer based in kenya 🇰🇪

I build scalable backend systems, modern frontend interfaces, and deploy to the cloud.

Feel free to reach out for any inquiries at

philipmachar788@gmail.com

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Technologies

GoBackend language
PostgreSQLRelational DB
DockerContainerisation
AWSCloud platform
Nginxreverse proxy
Node.jsJS runtime
ReactJS library
MongoDBNoSQL DB
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    CrackMode

    Co-Founder

    • Grew a developer community from 0 to 600+ members by building a competitive LeetCode platform with a real-time leaderboard.
    • Led nightly algorithm sessions covering data structures and interview-style problem solving.
    • Mentored 50+ aspiring engineers on problem-solving strategies and technical interview preparation.
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    AbiliLife Kenya

    Software Engineer

    • Shipped 5+ production-ready full-stack features using React and Node.js supporting core product workflows.
    • Debugged production issues across the stack, tracing failures from UI state management to backend validation logic.
    • Refactored backend routes to reduce duplication and improve modularity, cutting review cycle time.
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    Songa Business

    Software Engineer

    • Built Go backend services and RESTful APIs handling authentication, CRUD operations, and business logic validation.
    • Improved API response consistency across 10+ frontend components by optimizing request handling.
    • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to streamline workflows and improve overall system performance.

featured projects

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Clario

Clario

Task management system written in Go and React with JWT-based authentication, PostgreSQL data modeling, AI-integrated workflows, and AWS deployment.

AWS
Docker
Go
Nginx
PostgreSQL
React
TailwindCSS
Hermes

Hermes

Distributed job queue system with automatic retries, worker health tracking, and dead-letter queue handling, deployed with Docker and AWS

AWS
Docker
Go
Nginx
RabbitMQ
React
gRPC

highlights

Hackathons I've won.

Africa's Talking - 2nd Place
🥈 2nd Place

Africa's Talking

Music Solutions Hackathon

Google - 1st Place
🥇 1st Place

Google

Build with AI Hackathon

National Tourism - 1st Place
🥇 1st Place

National Tourism

Innovation Hackathon