Award-winning software engineer in digital public infrastructure and fintech

I build national-scale products for public infrastructure and fintech.

I am M'mah Zombo, a product-minded software engineer building digital public infrastructure and fintech systems with thousands of users and more than $1 million in processed transactions.

30,000+ applications and transactions supported
$1M+ transaction volume delivered through product systems
9 products guided at once through architecture and delivery leadership
Public infrastructure · Fintech · Engineering leadership
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Korlie Limited WanGov GovPay TenkiPay National Investment Board SportsZone

Work experience

growing from frontend delivery into product and engineering leadership

At Korlie Limited, I progressed from frontend delivery to full-stack engineering—and now lead technical direction across government, fintech, and enterprise systems.

March 2023 - June 2024 01

Frontend Developer

Korlie Limited · Shipped frontend for fintech, events, and digital services while building production-ready delivery skills.

  • Shipped frontend for TenkiPay, Tikit, SportsZone, and client products.
  • Led TenkiPay v2 launch with improved usability and product flow.
  • Built frontend and supporting backend logic for core production systems.
June 2024 - August 2025 02

Software Engineer

Korlie Limited · Full-stack engineer delivering digital public infrastructure and fintech used by thousands.

  • Built major features across WanGov, GovPay, TenkiPay, and SportsZone.
  • Built employee management system for Korlie and operations dashboards for 10+ government MDAs.
  • Launched 2FA and a feedback system that strengthened platform trust.
August 2025 - Present 03

Lead Software Engineer

Korlie Limited · Lead technical direction, architecture, and delivery across citizen- and enterprise-facing products.

  • Lead 9 concurrent products; improved delivery speed by 80%.
  • Own architecture for high-volume government, fintech, and enterprise systems.
  • Cut incidents 60% through performance, reliability, and scalability improvements.

Core skills

built for complex products with real operational demands

My strongest work sits at the intersection of product engineering, system architecture, infrastructure thinking, and delivery leadership.

Software design and development

I build production systems end to end, shaping requirements into maintainable applications that work for real users, teams, and operations.

System analysis and architecture

I turn business requirements into workflows, technical decisions, and scalable architecture plans that support long-term product growth.

Distributed systems and API design

I design APIs, service boundaries, and backend patterns that support high-throughput products, integrations, and multi-team collaboration.

Technical leadership

I lead engineers through mentoring, architecture decisions, cross-functional planning, and dependable execution across concurrent products.

Performance, scalability, and reliability

I improve system performance and reduce operational risk by paying close attention to scalability, incident reduction, and production resilience.

Product and solution thinking

I stay product-minded, balancing user needs, public-service outcomes, and business goals when making engineering tradeoffs.

How I work

From idea to dependable execution

I work from requirement discovery to architecture, implementation, deployment, and iteration, with a focus on products that need to perform under real demand and public-facing pressure.

Preferred engineering stacks

the ecosystems I build with

Modern full-stack and backend delivery

I choose stacks based on product needs, delivery speed, maintainability, and how well they support public infrastructure, fintech workflows, and long-term platform growth.

Across public-service platforms, payments, dashboards, and internal systems
MERN
TALL
Next.js
Go Fiber + GORM
FARM

Programming languages, tools, and frameworks

the toolbox behind my delivery process

My day-to-day toolkit reflects the work in my resume: product engineering, backend systems, frontend delivery, infrastructure support, and collaborative execution.

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Programming languages

TypeScript JavaScript PHP Python Go SQL
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Frameworks and platforms

Laravel Node.js Express Fiber GORM FastAPI SQLAlchemy React Next.js Tailwind CSS Livewire Alpine.js
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Databases, cloud, and tools

PostgreSQL MySQL MongoDB Redis SQLite DigitalOcean Linux / Ubuntu Nginx Docker CI / CD Git GitHub VS Code PyCharm MongoDB Atlas PGAdmin SQL Workbench Postman Microsoft Planner Agile Scrum / Kanban

Education, certifications, and recognition

credentials behind the work

My resume reflects a mix of academic training, formal professional education, and recognition for the systems and products I have helped build.

Enterprise Product Management Fundamentals

Microsoft · 2026

Training in product strategy, product delivery, stakeholder alignment, and enterprise product development.
ALX Africa Software Engineering Nanodegree certificate

Software Engineering Nanodegree

ALX Africa · 2022 - 2023

Specialized in backend engineering and full-stack development, including the Climate Call application.

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

IBM · 2022

Covered machine learning, generative AI, natural language processing, and practical AI applications.
University education badge

BSc Software Engineering

Limkokwing University · Expected 2027

Focused on software engineering, data structures and algorithms, databases, and system design.
National female innovator award badge

National Female Innovator of the Year

Ministry of Communication, Technology and Innovation · 2025

National recognition for contributions to digital innovation through systems such as WanGov and GovPay.
Women in GovStack challenge award badge

Women in GovStack Challenge

GovStack · 2nd Runner-Up · 2026

Technical lead for an award-winning digital certificate retrieval, sharing, and verification solution built with DPI principles.

Selected projects

products, platforms, and systems I’ve built

These projects reflect the platforms, transaction systems, and public-service products highlighted across my resume.

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My blogs

where I share ideas, lessons, and technical thinking

I use my blogs to document what I am learning in engineering, reflect on delivery and leadership, and share ideas shaped by building public-service and fintech products.

Hashnode Technical writing

Engineering systems, architecture, and software delivery

My technical blog is where I write about backend systems, software architecture, digital public infrastructure, and lessons from shipping production products.

  • System design reflections and architecture breakdowns
  • Engineering process lessons from real product delivery
  • Notes from building fintech and government-facing systems
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Medium General reflections

General thoughts on growth, technology, and building in context

My Medium blog is a broader writing space for ideas on growth, technology, leadership, product work, and the human side of building meaningful systems.

  • Career reflections and leadership lessons
  • Thoughts on innovation, technology, and impact
  • Practical discussions beyond purely technical tutorials
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