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I build systems
& grow communities.

Backend Engineer with 3+ years shipping production systems in Java and Spring Boot. Strong in microservices, event-driven architecture, and secure API design. Software Engineer & Instructor at Amigoscode. Kimi Engineering Ambassador. Co-founder, Kenya JUG.

"Learn today, teach tomorrow."

Java Kotlin Spring Boot Kafka AWS Docker PostgreSQL CI/CD

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Ian Dancan Mongare speaking at Kenya JUG

500+ Community Members

100+ Developers Mentored

15+ Sessions Led

Kimi Engineering Ambassador

What I Do

Build

Production Spring Boot microservices and event-driven systems with Kafka and RabbitMQ. Distributed architecture and secure API design on AWS and Azure.

Teach

Designing Spring Boot and Spring AI course content at Amigoscode grounded in production patterns — system design, microservices, and event-driven messaging.

Lead

Co-founded Kenya Java User Group (500+ members). Organized Kenya's first physical Java meetup. Microsoft Student Ambassador — 15+ sessions, 50+ developers mentored.