Jacques Nyilinkindi
Engineering Manager · Full-Stack Architect
10+ years designing, building, and leading technology products across East and Central Africa, Europe, and The Americas — from board-level technical strategy to hands-on architecture, code review, and developer mentorship.
Professional Summary
Engineering Manager and Full-Stack Architect with a proven track record of managing cross-functional engineering teams, architecting scalable distributed systems, and driving measurable product outcomes across CRM, MarTech, EdTech, fintech, and enterprise SaaS domains. Equally comfortable defining technical strategy at the board level and getting hands-on in architecture decisions, code reviews, and developer mentorship. Strong background in payment integrations, multi-tenant platform design, mobile development, and API ecosystems — with a consistent bias for clean engineering standards, team growth, and business impact.
Technical Skills
Leadership & Strategy
Product-led engineering, cross-functional team leadership, technical roadmapping, agile delivery, OKR-based goal setting, developer mentorship.
Languages & Frameworks
JavaScript / TypeScript (Node.js, React, Angular, NestJS, AdonisJS), PHP (Laravel, Lumen, CodeIgniter, WordPress), Python (Flask, FastAPI), C#, Dart (Flutter).
AI Integration
LLM application development, Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), agentic workflows, embeddings & vector search, OpenAI & Anthropic API integration.
Cloud & DevOps
GCP, AWS, Linux server administration, CI/CD pipelines, Docker, GitHub Actions, infrastructure automation.
Databases
PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, Oracle, SQLite, MongoDB, Amazon DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, Redis.
APIs & Integrations
REST, mTLS, OAuth 2.0, Webhooks, Mobile Money (MTN MoMo, Airtel Money), Stripe, Paddle, Banking APIs, SendGrid.
Fintech & Compliance
Payment gateway integration, multi-tenant SaaS, e-invoicing standards, fiscal certification, enterprise ERP connectors.
Methodologies
Agile / Scrum, technical documentation, risk registers, developer standards frameworks, code review, peer mentoring.
Selected Projects
HikrLink
CRM and digital marketing analytics platform with multi-tenant pipelines, audience segmentation, and campaign automation.
Hikr
Digital marketing suite with data-driven ad performance tracking and deal aggregation features.
IntelligentForms
Dynamic form engine with conditional logic, multi-step workflows, and an embeddable API for enterprise clients.
Evidence Library
Searchable document and evidence management platform with tagging, versioning, and access-controlled repositories.
LAC Reads
Digital library platform extending access to curated educational content across learning institutions.
PhotoMagnetics
Creative media platform for personalised photo product configuration, ordering, and fulfilment management.
Let’s build something.
Open to advisory work, technical co-founding, and conversations about hard engineering problems.
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