Antony Nyagah
Software Engineer — Open Source & Backend Infrastructure · Nairobi, Kenya
Open to backend / infrastructure engineering roles and open source collaboration — remote or Nairobi-based.
Experience
Backend Engineer
Human Quality Assessment Services (HuQAS)
- Modernized a legacy Python/Django codebase and re-architected the backend, improving system performance by 35% and report generation speed by 80%.
- Built the Nuxt 3 frontend (135+ components, 5 languages) for the EQA platform, and migrated the corporate site to Vue 3 + Strapi, replacing WordPress.
- Manage PostgreSQL/MySQL databases handling 2TB+ of data; implement ISO 13528 statistical standards for laboratory proficiency testing.
- Automated deployments with GitLab CI/CD and Docker behind a Traefik reverse proxy, cutting deployment time by 45%; deploy across AWS and GCP.
- Mentor a team of 4 developers on coding standards and review practices.
Co-Mentor (previously Outreachy Intern)
Fedora Project — Release Schedule Planner
- Selected from 100+ applicants for Outreachy; migrated the codebase from Flask to FastAPI, integrated Fedora's OIDC auth, and containerized it for OpenShift.
- 110+ commits over 15 months across scheduling models, templating, and CI/CD. Invited back as co-mentor for the next cohort.
Skills
Selected Projects
A couple of highlights — the full list (with live links and repos) is on the projects page.
Go web app for SMTP/domain email verification without sending mail. Multi-arch Docker, automated CI/CD.
Open source scheduling tool for the Fedora Project — see Open Source above.
A Go-based domain monitoring service with HTTP status checks and SSL certificate expiration alerts.
Writing
I write regularly about self-hosting, open source infrastructure, and AI agent tooling (MCP, agentic workflows) — practical, hands-on posts rather than tutorials. Read the full archive on the articles page.
Education
BSc, Computer Information Systems
Kenya Methodist University, Meru, Kenya
Certifications & Learning
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web Services
Currently pursuing CKAD (Certified Kubernetes Application Developer), deepening Go and Rust, and self-hosting the full stack I run — GitLab, Traefik, Docker, PostgreSQL, Redis, Umami.