Baraka Francis Nampellah · Dar es Salaam
baraka@dev ~ portfolio
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Baraka Nampellah — Full-Stack Software Engineer
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Scalable backends · Mobile apps · AI-ready systems
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["TypeScript","NestJS","Django","React","Flutter","Postgres","Docker","AWS"]
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Shipping microservices, Flutter & React Native apps, and web platforms end to end — currently building livestock-tracking and retail systems while going deeper on automation and agentic AI.

2+
years experience
6
microservices
200+
profiles synced
Teams I've built with
Afya Ya MnyamaSmartINNOBeginnerTechAmani LandFreelance
01 / toolbox

A modern, full-stack toolkit

Type-safe from database to UI — the same tools I reach for across mobile, web, and backend systems.

NestJS (TypeScript)advanced
Django RESTadvanced
Express.jsadvanced
RBAC & Authadvanced
React.jsexpert
Next.jsadvanced
Tailwind CSSadvanced
Redux / Contextadvanced
Flutteradvanced
React Nativeadvanced
Responsive UIadvanced
App deliveryproficient
PostgreSQLadvanced
MySQLproficient
Django ORMadvanced
Query tuningproficient
AWS (EC2)proficient
Dockeradvanced
CI/CDadvanced
Git & Postmanexpert
Agentic AIfoundations
Hyperledger Fabricproficient
Three.jsproficient
Workflow automationproficient
02 / selected work

Featured projects

Mobile

Mnyama Check

lead mobile

Flutter app for livestock health tracking — subscriptions, notifications, and a refreshed UI for field use.

Problem
Animal health tracked on paper.
Outcome
200+ profiles synced
FlutterRESTNotifications
MobileAI

Mnyama Collector

developer

Companion app for field teams to collect and log animal disease data, structured for AI model training.

Problem
No structured data for AI.
Outcome
AI-ready datasets
FlutterRESTData capture
Full-Stack

Agrovet POS

developer

In-app inventory + point-of-sale system handling stock, sales, and payment flows for agrovet outlets.

Problem
Sales tracked manually.
Outcome
Piloting 5 outlets
FlutterRESTPayments
Full-Stack

SmartINNO Platform

engineer · SM

Six backend microservices, an internal video-conferencing service, and a React metrics dashboard for leadership.

Problem
Fragmented internal ops.
Outcome
15+ secured endpoints
NestJSDjangoPostgreSQLReact
Full-StackAI

Security Scan Platform

full-stack

Web app integrating OWASP-based scanning tools so clients can scan targets and surface vulnerabilities.

Problem
Clients lacked vuln visibility.
Outcome
10+ vuln classes
ReactNodeOWASP
Frontend

3D Catalog (Three.js)

frontend

Scan a QR code to load an interactive 3D view of an item — a web experience for a virtual catalog.

Problem
Static product catalogs.
Outcome
50+ item catalog
Three.jsReactWebGL
03 / journey

Experience timeline

AM

Full-Stack Mobile Developer

Afya Ya Mnyama Digital
Mar 2026 — Present
  • Maintained & upgraded the Mnyama Check Flutter app — subscriptions, notifications, and a refreshed UI.
  • Built Mnyama Collector, a field app capturing animal disease data for AI training.
  • Added an in-app agrovet management + POS system, now piloting across 5 outlets.
  • Integrated REST APIs syncing 200+ animal health profiles in real time.
FlutterNestJSRESTPostgreSQL
SI

Software Engineer

SmartINNO Engineering
2025
  • Developed 6 backend microservices using NestJS (TypeScript) and Django.
  • Acted as Scrum Master for a team of 6, running agile ceremonies and backlog grooming.
  • Built an internal video-conferencing service and a React leadership dashboard.
  • Wrote Hyperledger Fabric chaincode and enforced RBAC across 15+ endpoints.
NestJSDjangoPostgreSQLHyperledgerReact
BT

Frontend Engineer

BeginnerTech (Japan, Remote)
2024 — Feb 2026
  • Built and maintained reusable, responsive React.js components.
  • Integrated RESTful APIs and handled client-side data flow.
  • Collaborated across time zones with a Japanese team in a remote setup.
ReactRESTTailwind
FR

Freelance & Independent

Independent Engagements
2025
  • Resolved ~8 critical AWS production issues and configured Docker/AWS deploys.
  • Sole React Native developer on a multi-vendor marketplace app.
  • Built an OWASP security-scanning platform detecting 10+ vulnerability classes.
  • Created a Three.js QR-to-3D experience for a 50+ item virtual catalog.
React NativeAWSDockerThree.js
Education & Certifications

BEng, Computer Engineering

2020–24
Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology

Final-year project: a blockchain-based system with core chain logic, data-integrity verification, and a frontend client.

Ordinary Diploma, Telecom & Electronics

2017–20
Arusha Technical College

Coursework and practical training in electronics and foundational telecommunications.

04 / credentials

Certifications

Verified coursework and credentials. Each links to the issuer and includes a downloadable certificate.

AI

AI Agents Fundamentals

2025
Frontend Masters — Scott Moss

Core concepts and hands-on development of agentic AI applications: tools, planning, and the agent loop.

ID: FM-AIAGENTS-2025
BE

Backend System Design

2025
Frontend Masters — Jem Young (Netflix)

Distributed system design, scalability, storage strategies, and the architectural tradeoffs behind large systems.

ID: FM-BACKEND-2025
CE

BEng, Computer Engineering

2024
Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology

Four-year engineering degree; final-year project built a blockchain-based data-integrity system end to end.

ID: DIT-BENG-CPE-2024
TE

Diploma, Telecom & Electronics

2020
Arusha Technical College

Foundational training in electronics and telecommunications, with practical lab and field work.

ID: ATC-OD-TCE-2020
05 / strengths

Where I'm strongest

90
Backend
NestJS · Django · APIs
88
Mobile
Flutter · React Native
90
Frontend
React · Next.js
84
DevOps
Docker · AWS · CI/CD
API & microservices90%
Mobile development88%
Database modeling85%
RBAC & security85%
Cloud & DevOps82%
UI / UX craft84%
06 / automation & ai

Systems that do real work

From microservices and data pipelines to blockchain logic and 3D experiences — a growing focus on automation and agentic AI.

Agentic AI (foundations)

Building toward agent workflows that plan and call tools — backed by formal AI-agents training.

CertAI Agents Fundamentals

AI training data

Mnyama Collector structures real field disease data into clean datasets ready for model training.

200+profiles captured

Workflow automation

Automating data sync and operational flows so teams stop doing repetitive manual work.

Real-timehealth-data sync

REST & API integration

Connecting services with well-designed REST APIs, auth, and role-based access control.

15+secured endpoints

Blockchain logic

Hyperledger Fabric chaincode handling transaction validation on a permissioned network.

PermissionedFabric network

3D & visualization

Interactive Three.js experiences — QR-triggered 3D product views for virtual catalogs.

50+items visualized
07 / references

What colleagues say

Baraka shipped reliable microservices and kept our sprints on track as Scrum Master. Dependable, organized, and technically sharp.
FM
Florence Mushi
Manager, SmartINNO
A great engineer to build alongside — clean APIs, solid mobile work, and genuinely easy to collaborate with.
DM
Donald Mwakatoga
Full-Stack Dev, Amani Land
Strong fundamentals and a fast learner. He delivers quality work under real-world constraints.
GS
Godfrey Sunday
Telecom Engineer, TTCL
08 / open source

GitHub activity

@Francisnampellah
Contributions across the last yearlessmore
900+
Contributions
30+
Repositories
6
Microservices
4
Languages
Most used languages
TypeScript40%
Dart24%
Python18%
JavaScript18%
Recent commits
feat: subscription + notifications for Mnyama Check
mnyama-check · 2d ago
feat: video-conferencing microservice
smartinno-core · 1w ago
fix: OWASP scan result parsing
security-scan · 2w ago
09 / writing

From the blog

10 / contact

Let's build something exceptional.

Have a role, a project, or an idea? I reply within a day. Open to full-time, contract, and freelance work.

Available for new projects