Chiyembekezo
Chilembwe

Full-stack software engineer · Lilongwe, Malawi

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Profile

I am a full-stack software engineer and Information Technology student at the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences. Over the past four years, I have built APIs, web applications, mobile products, and analytical dashboards for organisations in Malawi.

4 yearsExperience
26.5M+Tree records
200+Field staff
4,000+Platform users

Experience

Full-stack software engineer — Ripple Africa

Building environmental data dashboards, including analytics for 26.5 million tree records, and a resilient offline-first synchronisation system used by more than 200 field employees.

Full-stack software engineer — Kwenda

Built ticket-scanning APIs handling more than 1,000 concurrent requests, interfaces serving 4,000+ users, partner event-data integrations, and accommodation tools for 20+ providers.

Student tutor — MUBAS

Tutored more than 100 students in networking modules, clarifying complex concepts and providing practical academic support.

Education

BSc Information Technology

Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences

Studying Information Technology at MUBAS while tutoring networking students and applying classroom foundations to production software.

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Education / applied AI

Nyani

An AI-powered past-paper platform serving about 500 users. I integrated text- and image-based question answering, image-to-text processing, and topic-based quiz generation. The project won Best Innovator of the Year at MUBAS Research and Innovation Week.

  • Next.js
  • PostgreSQL
  • Applied AI
  • Computer vision
Events / real time

UniPod Event Management

A real-time event management platform developed with a teammate for UniPod. It has supported live events, including one featuring Sparc Systems CEO Wisely Phiri.

  • Real-time data
  • WebSockets
  • Full-stack development
Aviation / live tracking

UmodziAir

A GPS-based drone management system with real-time tracking and live communication between drones and the operations dashboard.

  • Next.js
  • PostgreSQL
  • Hono
  • WebSockets
Civic tech / computer vision

Tisese Routes

A waste-collection route optimiser and illegal-dumpsite detection dashboard. I developed, trained, and integrated the YOLO v11 detection model for a project selected as a Gaithon 2025 finalist in Ghana.

  • Python
  • YOLO v11
  • Route optimisation
  • Computer vision

Certifications & honours

Best Innovator of the Year

MUBAS Research and Innovation Week

Gaithon finalist

Gaithon 2025 · Accra, Ghana

Languages

EnglishExpert

ChichewaIntermediate

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