# Gibson Munene > SWEII @Microsoft Location: Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/gibson A software developer with a special interest business, entrepreneurship, networking and upcoming technologies like blockchain and machine learning. He has in the past been involved in the creation of peer to peer apps and blockchain DApps. As a researcher with interest in Networking, I has also done research on the most effective networking architectures and written a paper on Content-Centric Networking systems. ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer II @ Microsoft Jan 2026 – Present | Redmond, Washington, United States 1. Build & Ship Features Create, implement, test, and maintain code for products/services Write clean, scalable, and reusable code Improve performance, reliability, and maintainability 2. Work with Stakeholders Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers Help define user requirements and technical solutions 3. Design (with some independence) Contribute to design docs, architecture, and dependencies Break down features into smaller tasks and estimate work 4. Own Features (DRI model) Act as a DRI (Directly Responsible Individual) for features Take ownership of delivery and quality Participate in on-call rotations / live-site support ### Software Engineer @ Microsoft Jan 2023 – Present | Redmond, Washington, United States ### Software Engineer @ Microsoft Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Seattle, Washington, United States - Developed the announcement banner on answers.microsoft.com using React, enhancing codebase consistency and user experience; anticipated to boost performance metrics by 45%. - Led the Private Messaging feature's shift to React, speeding up rendering and optimizing maintainability; predicted to elevate platform efficiency by 45%. ### Software Engineer @ Microsoft Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Seattle, Washington, United States ### Full Stack Javascipt Developer @ CosmosInnovation Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 Building frontend designs for clients using react and react native frameworks Building REST APIs using NodeJS Integrating both PayPal and stripe payments APIS. ### Javascript Developer @ Einstein Technologies Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 Creation of clean and well-organized frontend designs Integration of Crypto-Apis to help users trade effectively in the crypto-currency world Creation of a fully working Cryptocurrency Exchange platform ### Javascript Developer @ Zimble (E-learning) Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 Creation of a Q/A platform to help students easily learn online through one to one interaction Integration of backend rest APIs to handle video uploads by content creators, comments, and questions asked by students. Creation of admin panel to monitor the flow of information within the zimble network. ### Co-Founder @ OpenFarm Jan 2017 – Jan 2020 | Nairobi Online digital trading platforms for agricultural products that allow farmers to trade with both normal and commercial customers without any exploitation from middlemen ### Software Developer @ Carry1st Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Cape Town Area, South Africa Creation of mobile apps and gaming apps Built rest and web APIs to handle thousands of requests per second. Designed scalable java backend applications using the Spring boot framework ### Project Lead Developer @ Chaptr Global Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Johannesburg Area, South Africa African Blockchain Initiative (ABI) which was later rebranded to Chaptr Global was an ed-tech venture promoting education and knowledge about blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies in the African continent. There is huge information gap about blockchain between Africa and other continents. Our vision is thus to bridge this wide information gap and foster understanding of blockchain and the impact it could have in transforming the continent. We achieve this through our 4 tools and services: • The Crypto-Simulator: A simulated experience of the cryptocurrencies trading market seeking to build practical learning of this relatively new market through virtual money trading. • ABI School Chapters: We create institutional blockchain and cryptocurrency club in universities or high schools which we service with weekly content to teach members about blockchain technology. • Basic to Pro Blockchain Course: A non-technical blockchain course that takes beginners/dummies to pros about blockchain technology and its use in industries other than just finance. • ABI Blog: Get updated with content about blockchain, cryptocurrencies or any news in the market through our blog articles, videos or podcasts. Visit our website: https://chaptrglobal.com/ ### Research Assistant @ Pioneer Academics Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 Conducted research with Professor Dogar Fahad from Tufts University on the "Content Centric Networking." Proposed a new Content Centric Internet Design that has minimum network congestion. ## Education ### Bachelor's degree Babson College ### Social Entreprenuership in Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Watson Institute ### A-level in Computer Science African Leadership Academy ### Philosophy in Literature Telluride Association ### O level in Computer science And Business Alliance High School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/gibson-munene - Portfolio: http://www.gibsonmunene.com/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/gibson JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/gibson/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-28