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✦ Software Engineer ✦

Kelly
Mushonga 

Building thoughtful, scalable solutions for real-world impact ˘ᵕ˘

☕ Java & Spring Boot 🌿 Full-Stack 🎀 Clean Architecture ✨ Open Source
Meet me ↓
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About me

the person
behind the code

Hi! I'm a software engineer who loves writing code that feels as good as it works. I care deeply about clean systems, thoughtful design, and building things that make people's lives a little easier. Outside of work, you'll find me surrounded by plants, a warm drink, and way too many browser tabs.

5+ Years exp.
30+ Projects
Curiosity

Work

things I've
built with love

🌿 Full-Stack

Project Alpha

A scalable SaaS platform that streamlines team workflows with real-time collaboration and smart task management.

JavaSpring BootReactPostgreSQL
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🎀 API

Project Beta

High-performance REST API serving 100k+ daily requests with sub-50ms response times and intelligent caching.

JavaMicroservicesRedisDocker
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🌸 Mobile

Project Gamma

Cross-platform mobile app with offline-first architecture and intuitive UX for field operations teams.

React NativeNode.jsMongoDB
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Data

Project Delta

Real-time data ingestion pipeline processing millions of events per hour with fault-tolerant streaming.

KafkaSparkJavaAWS
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🍃 CLI

Project Epsilon

Developer productivity tool automating repetitive tasks with GitHub, Jira, and Slack integrations.

JavaShellGitHub API
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🌷 Open Source

Project Zeta

Open-source Java library for simplified dependency injection in microservices. 2k+ GitHub stars.

JavaMavenJUnit
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Skills

my little
toolkit

☕ Java Ecosystem

Java / Spring Boot95%
Microservices88%
JUnit / Mockito90%
Maven / Gradle85%

🗄️ Databases & Cloud

PostgreSQL / MySQL87%
AWS (EC2, S3, RDS)80%
Redis / Kafka78%
Docker / Kubernetes82%

🎨 Frontend

React / TypeScript84%
HTML / CSS / JS90%
REST / GraphQL88%

🔧 Practices & Tools

Git / GitHub96%
CI/CD Pipelines83%
Agile / Scrum92%

Kind words

what people
are saying

An absolute pleasure to work with. Their Java expertise transformed our backend — load times dropped by 60%. They don't just write code, they architect solutions that genuinely hold up under pressure.

JD
Jane DoeCTO · TechCorp Inc.

A rare combination of technical depth and communication skills. They made complex microservice decisions feel approachable while delivering results that surprised the whole team.

MS
Mark SmithEngineering Lead · StartupXYZ

Resume

the story
so far

🌿 Experience

2022 – Present

Senior Software Engineer

BigTech Company

Led distributed systems serving 5M+ users. Reduced infrastructure costs by 35% through targeted optimization.

2020 – 2022

Software Engineer II

Mid-Stage Startup

Shipped 3 major releases driving 2× user growth. Built core features from the ground up.

2018 – 2020

Junior Developer

Agency Name

Developed client-facing apps and internal tooling. Mentored 2 junior developers.

🎀 Education

2025 – 2027

B.S. Computer Science

University of Maryland

Graduated Magna Cum Laude. Focus on distributed systems and algorithms.

2023

AWS Certified Solutions Architect

Amazon Web Services

Professional-level certification in cloud architecture and best practices.

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Contact

let's make
something together

Whether you have a project in mind, a role to fill, or just want to say hi — I'd love to hear from you ˘ᵕ˘

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