~/moses-olara_
moses@kampala ~ portfolio

$ whoami

Moses Olara

Senior Frontend Engineer · Full Stack Developer · Co-Founder, Labwor Technologies

$ cat location.txt

Kampala, Uganda — building software deployed across 4 countries

$ cat stack.txt

React · TypeScript · React Native · Java · Spring Boot · Python · Node.js · Docker · AWS

$ echo $STATUS

Open to senior frontend & full-stack opportunities

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cat skills.json | jq '.'

{ Frontend }

React 18 React Native/Expo Next.js TypeScript HTML5/CSS3 Redux MUI Carbon Design Tailwind CSS

{ Backend }

Java 17/Spring Boot Node.js/Express Python/Django FastAPI REST APIs WebSocket/STOMP HL7-FHIR .NET/C#

{ Data & Infra }

PostgreSQL MongoDB Redis RabbitMQ Elasticsearch TimescaleDB ChromaDB MinIO

{ DevOps & Cloud }

Docker Kubernetes (K3s/K8s) AWS Terraform Ansible CI/CD Pipelines Prometheus Grafana

{ AI & ML }

LangChain Ollama LLMs RAG Systems Stable Diffusion Claude Code Celery Workers

{ Security & Forensics }

Autopsy/Sleuth Kit FTK Imager Belkasoft X JWT/OAuth MTN MoMo API Stripe
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ls -la ./projects --sort=date

openmrs-ozone

Hospital EMR implementations across Uganda, Burundi, Botswana, USA

React/TypeScript, Java/Spring Boot, OpenMRS 3.0, Docker/Ansible/Terraform, AWS

2023-now
uipe-voting

Real-time online voting system for Uganda Institution of Professional Engineers

Spring Boot 3.2 (Java 17), React 18/TypeScript/Vite, PostgreSQL 15, WebSocket/STOMP, JWT, Carbon Design, Recharts, Docker

2024
emmaus-chat

AI-powered RAG knowledge retrieval system (AUTOFORGE)

FastAPI (Python 3.11), React 18/TypeScript/Vite, PostgreSQL 16, Redis, Celery, LangChain, ChromaDB, Ollama, Stable Diffusion, Docker

2024
l-music

Music streaming platform for Northern Ugandan artists (9-service architecture)

Spring Boot 3.2.2 (Java 17), React Native/Expo, PostgreSQL 16, TimescaleDB, Redis, RabbitMQ, Elasticsearch, MinIO, Prometheus/Grafana, Docker

2023
acakki-manyen

Fashion e-commerce mobile app serving Gulu market

Express 5 (Node.js), React Native/Expo 54, MongoDB 5.0, Stripe, Google OAuth, Sharp, Docker

2023
de-academe

Driving school management and scheduling system

Django 5.1.2 (Python), Next.js 14/React 18, MUI, Redux, PostgreSQL, Docker

2022
hair-plug-ug

Barber and salon discovery and booking platform

Express/TypeScript, PostgreSQL 15, MTN MoMo API, JWT, Jest, Docker

2022
sda-kcc-events

Church event registration and analytics platform

React.js, .NET/C# backend

2021

8 entries · showing all

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git log --oneline --graph career.md

a1b2c3d Sept 2024 - Present Canada (Remote)

Senior Frontend Engineer @ Madiro Global Health

Lead OpenMRS Ozone deployment for Burundi national health system. React frontend architecture. Project management across distributed international team.

e4f5g6h Mar - Jul 2025 USA (Remote)

Community Management Fellow @ OpenMRS

Co-led OpenMRS Conference 2025 planning and execution. Community growth strategy. Awarded "Volunteer Contributor of the Year 2024".

i7j8k9l Jul 2023 - Present USA (Remote)

Frontend Developer & Volunteer @ OpenMRS

Core contributor to OpenMRS 3.0 frontend. Billing module architecture. Code review. Mentored new open-source contributors.

m0n1o2p Sept - Dec 2023 Botswana

Frontend Developer @ PlexiLife Health

Built patient management UI with React. AWS deployment with Docker, Ansible, and Terraform CI/CD pipelines.

q3r4s5t Feb 2020 - Nov 2025 Uganda

Full Stack Developer @ Doyern Concepts

UIPE voting system, Emmaus Chat AI, L-Music streaming, Acakki Manyen e-commerce, De Academe driving school, Hair Plug UG. End-to-end delivery from design through deployment.

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cat education.md

BSc Software Engineering

Uganda Technology & Management University

Kampala, Uganda

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cat certifications.list

OpenMRS O3 Fundamentals
IBM Enterprise Design Thinking
OpenHIE Health Informatics
Google Foundations of Cyber Security
MongoDB Associate Developer (in progress)
AWS Certified Developer (in progress)
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cat /uses --gear --tools

Machines

MacBook Pro M3 Pro, Lenovo X1 Carbon (Windows)

Peripherals

Lenovo ThinkVision Monitor, Transcend 500GB External HD, USB-C MultiPort Dock

Terminal

oh-my-zsh, tig, mole, apparix, amphetamine

Workflow

JIRA, Confluence, Slack, GitHub Issues, Claude Code

Design

Canva, CorelDraw, Figma

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cat contact.sh | bash

Let's build something.

Available for senior frontend roles, full-stack contracts, and technical consulting. Based in Kampala, comfortable working with distributed teams worldwide.