Bonaventure Ogeto
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About

Engineer, educator, and lifelong learner helping people break into tech.

Impact at a glance

Mentorship, outcomes, and community reach across programs.

Students mentored
1,000+
Retention uplift
+40%
Placement boost
+30%
Countries reached
130+
Portrait of Bonaventure Ogeto

Experience

  • Senior Facilitator

    HyperionDev · South Africa · Remote

    2025-08 — Present

    • Leading facilitation for software and data programs across partner universities.
    • Mentoring learners with outcomes-focused guidance and code reviews.

  • Lecturer

    HyperionDev · South Africa · Remote

    2024-02 — 2025-08

    • Delivered lectures and labs across AI, Computer Science, and Software Engineering.
    • Contributed to bootcamps co-created with top global universities.

  • Lecturer

    CoGrammar · United Kingdom · Remote

    2024-02 — Present

    • Teaching software engineering fundamentals and advanced topics.
    • Supporting learners with structured feedback and career guidance.

  • Software Engineering Lead

    Zindua School · Remote

    2023-01 — 2024-02

    • Mentored 1000+ students; increased student retention by 40%.
    • Led code reviews and capstones; boosted graduate placement by 30%+.
    • Built data processing/visualization solutions, improving decision velocity by 25%.
    • Designed personalized learning plans; improved engagement and outcomes by 60%.
    • Kept curriculum 95% aligned with current industry trends for job readiness.
    • Facilitated agile practices; increased team productivity by 15% and adaptability by 40%.

  • Software Engineer

    VTF University · California, United States · Remote

    2021-09 — 2023-01

    • Built dynamic React components and optimized performance; +15% faster loads.
    • Automated versioning and publishing with GitHub Actions & Lerna; −25% deployment time.
    • Collaborated with UX to translate designs into robust UI.
    • Developed modular design system with Storybook; boosted dev velocity and consistency.
    • Engineered SCSS-based styles library; reduced bundle size by 15%.
    • Consolidated apps, design systems, utilities, and styles in a monorepo.

  • Software Engineer

    Novcart Technologies · Remote

    2019-06 — 2021-09

    • Led feature development; +20% user engagement and satisfaction.
    • Built a commerce platform powering 100,000+ shops across Africa.
    • Designed API endpoints with backend; −30% response times.
    • Integrated OpenAI-powered automations; +15% decision quality.
    • Maintained complex systems; +25% overall customer satisfaction.

Education

  • Bachelor's degree, Mathematics and Computer Science

    Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) · 2017–2022

    Mathematics and Computer Science • Sep 2017 – Dec 2022