Senior C++ Software Engineer & Developer Advocate at Autodesk | Creator of MantisBase | UN Kenya Person of the Year 2020 | 7+ conference talks | 6+ years shipping production systems
- Ship production C++ — from medical-grade embedded firmware (TIBAVENT ventilator) to cloud-scale Autodesk plugins & SDKs for 3ds Max and APS
- Build full-stack systems — creator of MantisBase, an open-source C++20 BaaS delivering REST APIs, JWT auth, realtime SSE, and an admin dashboard in a single binary
- Drive developer adoption — 7+ conference talks on plugin development, cloud automation, and AI-assisted workflows; author of Codeart Blog
- Available for consultancy, contract, or full-time roles — let's talk: hello@codeart.co.ke
| hello@codeart.co.ke | |
| 🌐 Portfolio | labs.codeart.co.ke |
| linkedin.com/in/allankoech | |
| ✍️ Blog | codeart.co.ke |
| 🔗 All links | linktr.ee/allankoech |
| Domain | Technologies |
|---|---|
| Systems & Backend | C, C++ (C++20), Rust, REST APIs, JWT, SSE, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MongoDB, Docker, CMake, CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Linux |
| Desktop & Embedded | Qt (C++/Python, Widgets, QML), Slint, Embedded Linux, Arduino, ESP32, Raspberry Pi |
| AI & Tooling | LLMs, Model Context Protocol (MCP), RAG, agentic workflows |
| Web & Mobile | React, React Native, JavaScript, Python, Bash |
A single ~10MB binary that delivers a full backend: auto-generated REST APIs from your database schema, file serving, row-level access rules, JWT authentication, and real-time Server-Sent Events. Like Supabase or Firebase, but self-hostable and dependency-light. → github.com/allankoechke/mantisbase · mantisbase.com
Clinical user interface and real-time embedded OS for Kenya's first locally built mechanical ventilator. Nationally recognised — UN Kenya Person of the Year 2020 & Head of State Commendation.
A clean, modern dashboard for IoT home automation. → repo
Cross-platform (Windows/Linux/macOS) inventory and sales management. → repo
