Software Engineering Intern · Microsoft
Jan 2024 – Apr 2024
Nairobi, Kenya
Optimized database queries, indexing, and caching strategies in collaboration with the engineering team to improve application performance.
Resume
Matilda Mwendwa Gitonga
Software Engineer
Profile
Engineering with context.
Computer Science graduate with experience across software engineering, data analysis, databases, cybersecurity, and applied AI. Experienced in Python, SQL, JavaScript/TypeScript, relational and NoSQL databases, and data-driven research, with practical experience developing software systems, analysing large datasets, and building AI-enabled solutions.
Experience
Employment history
Software Engineering Intern, Cybersecurity · Communications Authority of Kenya
Jan 2023 – Apr 2023
Nairobi, Kenya
- Researched cybersecurity threats and incidents in Kenya and produced reports with recommended mitigation strategies.
- Conducted domain mapping, port scanning, and vulnerability assessments using open-source and proprietary security tools.
- Selected as the sole intern to participate in a focus group contributing to the organisation’s 2023–2028 Strategic Plan.
Software Developer · Shades of Ruth
May 2022 – Sep 2022
Nairobi, Kenya
Developed and enhanced a responsive e-commerce application, supporting product, customer, and order management functionality, including an administrative interface.
Portfolio
Selected projects
MicroVision · Software Engineering & Research Project
2025 – 2026
Developed a data-driven system for analysing large volumes of unstructured application logs to identify relationships between microservices, combining structured extraction, semantic analysis, information retrieval, and AI-based reasoning.
Shades of Ruth · E-commerce application
Built and enhanced a responsive storefront with product, customer, order, and administration workflows.
InnoBid · Procurement-transparency concept
Contributed to the prototype and anomaly-detection concept for identifying procurement bids that deviate from expected pricing patterns.
Beyond the role
Programs and achievements
- Dean’s List Award · Strathmore University — Awarded for excellent academic performance all four years.
- Brno International Summer School in Information Technology — Completed an international summer school focused on Machine Learning.
- Hackcorruption Hackathon · Accountability Lab — Won the competition with a digital solution for government procurement transparency and received a $10,000 development award.
- Microsoft Africa Development Center Software Engineering Mentorship Program — Collaborated in a five-person team on a sustainable agriculture solution for Kenyan farmers; placed second.