Senior Software Engineer | Full-Stack Team Lead | MSc Data Science & Analytics
Building institution-scale software, secure APIs, React applications, and applied analytics systems from Uganda for local and global teams.
I am a senior full-stack developer and software team lead with deep experience building enterprise systems for higher education. My strongest work is at the intersection of software engineering, institutional operations, and applied data science.
At Uganda Christian University, I lead and contribute hands-on to a custom Management Information System built from scratch. The system supports admissions, student records, registration, results, transcripts, finance, HR, payroll, budgeting, timetabling, reporting, evaluations, permissions, audit, and integrations.
I recently completed an MSc in Data Science and Analytics. My thesis, "Predicting Final CGPA Using Pre-Admission Data," applied machine learning, SHAP explainability, fairness checks, sensitivity analysis, and API/dashboard integration planning to historical UCU student data for proactive academic advising.
- Senior software engineering: Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, React, SQL, system architecture, security, and production support.
- Technical leadership: developer mentoring, code reviews, delivery planning, stakeholder translation, and team execution.
- Institutional systems: MIS, academic records, finance workflows, reporting, permissions, audit trails, and integrations.
- Applied data science: Python, FastAPI, pandas, scikit-learn, SHAP, data quality, dashboards, and predictive modeling.
- Delivery practices: GitHub, Docker, CI/CD, Linux, Nginx, Liquibase, API documentation, testing, and deployment discipline.
| Project | Focus | Stack / Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Uganda Christian University MIS | Private institutional platform built from scratch for university-wide operations. | Java, Spring Boot, React, MySQL/MariaDB, Redis, Liquibase, REST APIs, CI/CD, team leadership. |
| Spring Boot Microservices Starter Kit | Production-leaning starter kit for service discovery, gateway routing, JWT auth, and inter-service communication. | Java 21, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Eureka, Gateway, OpenFeign, Docker Compose, MySQL/MariaDB. |
| CGPA Prediction Dashboard | API and UI prototype for academic performance prediction workflows. | FastAPI, React, Python, scikit-learn, Material UI. |
| Church Song Lyrics Exporter | Practical utility for church media teams migrating song libraries between worship presentation tools. | Python, data cleanup, export automation, CSV indexing. |
Backend: Java Spring Boot Spring Security REST APIs JPA/Hibernate Liquibase Maven
Frontend: React JavaScript TypeScript Material UI Next.js Tailwind CSS
Data & Analytics: Python FastAPI pandas scikit-learn SHAP SQL Dashboards Machine Learning
Databases: MariaDB MySQL PostgreSQL Redis Firebase
DevOps & Tools: GitHub Docker CI/CD Linux Nginx Postman Kubernetes
I am focused on software engineering leadership, EdTech/MIS platforms, secure enterprise systems, analytics engineering, and applied data science. I am especially interested in roles where reliable software, strong data foundations, and measurable institutional impact matter.
Beyond work, I serve as a youth leader at Sts. Philip and Andrew's Cathedral, Mukono, and I enjoy building technology and teams that strengthen institutions and communities.
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/slubambo
- Email: slubambo57@gmail.com
- GitHub: github.com/slubambo