Austine Akhonya

Full-stack web developer with 3+ years building and shipping production applications across healthcare, e-commerce, property management, and identity-verification domains. Experienced delivering end-to-end web solutions — from database schema and REST API design to responsive, accessible UIs — using Next.js/React, Python (Django/Flask), PHP (WordPress, Laravel), and PostgreSQL. Skilled at integrating third-party services, maintaining complex multi-tenant web ecosystems, and adapting quickly to new frameworks and CMS platforms.

Experience working with NGO and humanitarian digital contexts; comfortable operating in mission-driven, cross-functional environments.

Front-end Developer at Usiku Games (2025-01 – Present)

• Build and ship production Next.js/React and Python-backed web applications for clients in healthcare and automotive sectors, owning the full stack from PostgreSQL schema to deployed, accessible UI.
• Develop and maintain complex multi-service web ecosystems, including REST API integrations with Twilio (SMS/phone verification), Veriff (KYC identity verification), and Google OAuth via NextAuth.js.
• Configure NGINX reverse proxies and manage Linux-based deployment environments; implement caching strategies and image optimization to meet performance targets on bandwidth-constrained networks.
• Build internal tooling and automation pipelines using n8n and the Anthropic Claude API, reducing manual content and notification work for clients.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to refine requirements, contribute to technical documentation, and maintain coding standards across shared codebases.

Freelance Full-Stack Developer at Self-employed (2024-01 – Present)

• Designed, built, and deployed Homevigne — a live e-commerce platform — on Next.js/TypeScript/PostgreSQL/Prisma, integrating Stripe, PayPal, and M-Pesa (Daraja API) behind a unified checkout abstraction.
• Built a multi-tenant property management SaaS using Next.js, PostgreSQL, and Prisma, implementing role-based authentication, normalized relational schema, and tenant-facing maintenance and payment flows.
• Developed WordPress-based client sites including custom theme development, plugin configuration, WooCommerce payment gateway integrations, and REST API extensions for headless consumption.
• Implemented October CMS (PHP/Laravel) for a client content platform, configuring custom components, backend forms, and integration with third-party APIs.
• Owned the complete product lifecycle for each engagement — schema design, API routes, CMS setup, authentication, payment integrations, responsive UI, deployment, and handover documentation.

B.Sc. in Applied Mathematics with Physics – Kenyatta University (2020-09 – 2024-07)