Josiah Mbao

Software Engineer with experience building backend services, cloud infrastructure, and systems software. Experienced with Python, Rust, Go, Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, PostgreSQL, and Redis. Built production applications, MLOps pipelines, and Linux observability tooling using eBPF.

Full Stack Software Engineering Intern at Weza Prosoft (2026-05 – 2026-08)

• Developed backend services for an event platform using FastAPI, SQLAlchemy, PostgreSQL, Redis, and Celery; contributed to React/TypeScript frontend
• Supported production deployment on DigitalOcean and Vercel, configuring environment variables, Redis TLS, and migration health checks
• Diagnosed and resolved production onboarding and deployment issues across application and infrastructure layers

MLOps Engineering Intern at LegaCAi (2025-07 – 2025-09)

• Supported model deployment, experimentation, backend integration, and internal engineering tooling for an AI startup

Cloud & DevOps Track Lead at Google Developer Student Club (2024-05 – Present)

• Led and mentored 180 students through hands-on training in Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Linux, and cloud infrastructure

Freelance Python & AI Developer at Fiverr (2023-04 – Present)

• Built automation, backend APIs, and AI applications for international clients with a 5.0-star rating and 100% on-time delivery

Full Stack Engineering Intern at Farmz2U (Techstars ’21) (2024-03 – 2024-04)

• Maintained Django REST APIs and worked with Docker, GitLab CI/CD, TDD, and collaborative code reviews

Bachelor of Engineering in Software Engineering – United States International University - Africa (2022-09 – 2026-09)