Anita Kahenya

Co founder Afrikanest

Nairobi County, Kenya

About

I’m a curious and detail-oriented software developer with strong experience in QA, DevOps, and cloud monitoring. I thrive at the intersection of technical depth and human connection from building reliable systems and streamlining processes to mentoring the next generation of developers. As a community leader and mentor, I enjoy turning complex ideas into engaging, practical learning experiences, and I bring creativity, structure, and playfulness into every project I work on. My focus is on quality, collaboration, and continuous improvement, whether in code, people, or systems.

Experience

  • Lead QA/ SRE Engineer at Jacaranda Health
    Oct 2024 - Present · 1 yr 10 mos

    - Monitor and ensure optimal platform uptime across the different countries of operation - Support QA efforts by promoting engineering standards and best practices within the team - Develop scripts and tools for regular service uptime checks - Manage microservices, APIs and third-party integrations - Lead maintenance efforts through regular system testing, code evaluation and improvements - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to monitor new features and evaluate requirements - Identify potential failure points

  • Co-Founder at Afrikanest
    Mar 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 5 mos

    Afrikanest is aimed at making the house hunting experience for most Kenyans to be seamless and stress-free while helping managers and real estate agencies work in managing properties efficiently and timelessly.

  • Technical Mentor at Moringa School
    Jun 2022 - Mar 2026 · 3 yrs 10 mos

    Working as a mentor teaching students how to code from zero to HERO. Languages taught are JavaScript, Ruby, and frameworks like React and Ruby. Also included in the course are soft skills to help develop programmers as a whole.

  • Startup Mentor at Futurize
    Sep 2024 - Dec 2024 · 4 mos

  • Back End Engineer at SOKO
    Oct 2021 - Mar 2024 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    Currently working to optimize current technology using Django and Angular