Emmanuel Lubwama | Senior Software Engineer

About

I build software people trust—fintech wallets, community platforms, and real-time products, shipped end-to-end on mobile, web, and the backends behind them.

I'm Emmanuel—I've spent the last seven years in production codebases where mistakes cost money or trust: payment flows, KYC, live data, and store releases—not slide decks.

I work across React Native and Expo, native Kotlin and Swift when the product calls for it, Next.js and React on the web, and the Node, Go, and database services those products depend on. I like small teams, clear ownership, and shipping in slices you can demo.

React Native · Expo · Kotlin · Swift · TypeScript · Redux · Firebase · Next.js · React · Tailwind CSS · Node.js · Express · Go · MongoDB

India–Africa Hackathon winner — UNESCO, November 2022. International hackathon recognition—one of the credentials I'm proudest to carry into rooms with engineers from anywhere in the world.

Experience

Founding Software Engineer · Wire24
Feb 2023 – Nov 2025 (2 yrs 9 mos)
Remote · Part-time
Early engineer on a cross-platform fintech app: wallets, transfers, merchant payments, KYC, and live transaction UX against api.wire24.co.
Software Engineer (contract) · Moxtech Developers
Mar 2022 – present
Remote
Led a small mobile squad; shipped UI-heavy React Native apps, Kotlin and Swift where native fit, and raised how fast we could iterate on design and releases.
Software Engineer · Simba Talents Group
May 2023 – Sep 2024
Remote · Full-time
Full-stack delivery for client products—React Native and native mobile clients with Node.js / Express backends.
Software Engineer · CodeBits
Oct 2021 – Jan 2024
Remote · Part-time
USSD and web surfaces so customers could reach services without a smartphone; helped grow subscriber numbers for partner services.
Backend Developer · Quoality
Nov 2022 – Apr 2023
Remote · Full-time
Node.js / Express services on AWS, Jest-backed refactors, and tight collaboration with frontend teams on end-to-end features.

Education

B.Sc. Computer Engineering

Makerere University, Kampala

2018 – 2022

GPA 4.03 / 5.00

Projects

Three mobile products first—React Native and native Kotlin/Swift where it mattered. For Next.js marketing and product sites, see the full work archive.