Jonathan Paul Katumaba

Minute5 is a pioneering grocery delivery service in Kampala, dedicated to delivering fresh farm groceries to consumers with speed and affordability

• Spearheaded design and development of a robust e-commerce platform for both mobile and web platforms utilizing technologies such as SvelteKit, Flutter, Django, python, Postgres, AWS
• As team lead, I effectively managed team of 8, overseeing business operations, financial management, and a 95% satisfaction rate of customers
• I reduced delivery times for customer orders to under 45 minutes, significantly outperforming competitors who typically take 2 hours.
• Worked with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability, and performance.
• Maintained existing software systems by identifying and correcting software defects.

Hisabati.me is an innovative AI tutor specializing in personalized math skill improvement for students. With deep integration with LLMs, Hisabati is capable of teaching students in natural language math and making it easy and fun for them to learn.

• I engineered the backend technology for Hisabati using Python and Django, achieving exceptional AI responsiveness with an industry-leading response latency of approximately 1.5 seconds, a substantial improvement compared to the standard 3-5-second latency in the field
• I assumed the pivotal role of establishing and maintaining financial records, orchestrating comprehensive finance management, and proficiently crafting budgets and project plans.
• I contributed to a positive team environment through effective communication, problem-solving, and collaboration skills. My team collaboration and team building skills saw our team progress in delivering value

Tawala.io is a cutting-edge payroll software solution, streamlining payroll processing for employers, simplifying employee payments, and ensuring seamless tax compliance.

• I maintained detailed financial records, expertly managed cash flow, handled return filings, and ensured rigorous tax compliance for Tawala.io
• I architected and developed the backend infrastructure and technology in NestJs, resulting in the successful creation of a high-performing web application that attracted 10 companies with a combined total of more than 400 employees
• A key task at which I was at the helm of was to help businesses reduce their tax filing time from 2 weeks to just 2 days and I was able to do build out the system that was able to automatically filing tax following the right legal recommendations.
• I also worked hand in hand with the Frontend developers to tightly integrate the backend system with the frontend which was developed in Angular. I was in charge of ensuring all routes and navigation in the Angular app were responsive and well developed.
• I supported the frontend team to implement the UI designs that were provided by the UI designer which saw the Tawala dashboard developed in such a short time for customers to get their taxes and payroll processed.
• Saved time and resources by identifying and fixing bugs before product deployment.