Kevin Siundu

Senior iOS engineer and technology founder with 8+ years delivering banking, telecom, payment, and consumer products. Skilled in Swift, mobile architecture, team leadership, release delivery, and production support; now also building mobile games and AI-agent products through Techna and NovaLumina.

Portfolio: https://siundu254.github.io/Portfolio/

Senior iOS Engineer | Contractor at Safaricom Kenya (Present)

Contractor continuing iOS delivery following full-time employment from April to December 2024.

• Led design, development, and optimization of high-performance iOS experiences for Safaricom customers.
• Partnered with cross-functional teams on customer-facing telecom, mobile banking, real-time payment, and location-based features.
• Architected scalable Swift and Objective-C applications with attention to reliability, performance, and engineering standards.
• Implemented automated tests, continuous integration, and code reviews to improve stability and reduce maintenance.
• Promoted Agile practices and continuous workflow improvement; provided on-call support for critical production issues.

iOS Team Lead at Equity Bank Kenya (2023-12 – 2024-04)

• Owned the iOS workstream for a new banking application under development.
• Ensured the team had the information and resources needed to maintain steady delivery; coordinated biweekly iOS knowledge-sharing meetings.
• Reviewed pull requests and maintained code quality across the team.
• Coordinated testing with QA and Security and established CI/CD setup and deployment workflows.

Senior iOS Engineer at Teya (2022-08 – 2023-08)

• Built mobile applications for iOS and Android and hybrid applications with Flutter.
• Maintained retailer payment apps through regular releases, bug fixes, and performance, stability, and security improvements.
• Developed payment solutions and integrations focused on secure, efficient operation with existing services.
• Worked with stakeholders to clarify requirements and deliver solutions; participated in stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
• Helped prioritize team work, allocate resources, and meet milestones; reviewed pull requests and coached consistent engineering practices.

Senior iOS Engineer at Equity Bank Kenya (2019-11 – 2022-08)

• Planned and assigned iOS work against business priorities and helped lead Equity Mobile delivery for accounts, bill payments, airtime, and money transfers.
• Researched complex technical topics and organized team discussions to resolve challenges.
• Prepared test and production builds with release notes to support QA; reviewed pull requests and maintained code quality.
• Provided post-launch support, investigating issues and delivering timely fixes.

Software Engineer at Eclectics International Kenya (2018-05 – 2019-06)

• Designed and implemented mobile banking systems for clients across Africa and integrated services with banks and telecommunications providers.
• Contributed to functional and business requirements and designed, normalized, and upgraded legacy databases.
• Supported customer-server deployments after go-live and trained employees on products and new systems.

Certification – Moringa School (2018-05 – 2018-11)