Joel Mbaka
Senior Software Engineer
React, React Native, Swift, Kotlin, Python, SQL
Projects
$30 USD/hr • UTC+3 (Nairobi)
JournPad is an AI-assisted voice journaling app that turns your spoken thoughts into organized, searchable entries. Record hands-free and get automatic titles, summaries, subjects, keywords, and smart categories, plus an insights dashboard that visualizes your journaling patterns over time.
Hospital operations platform built around real facility workflows across reception, triage, doctor review, lab, imaging, pharmacy, billing, admissions, and insurance-aware care delivery.
Rent collection and reconciliation system for landlords, designed to match messy M-Pesa, bank, and cash payments against invoices while keeping landlords in control of final approval.
Logistics and cargo operations app with live location features, booking support, document scanning, notifications, and payment-related operational tooling for transport workflows.
Kenya-focused ride-hailing platform with rider and driver flows, map and location support, document-based KYC, secure authentication, and payments-aware transport operations.
AI-powered wardrobe assistant that analyzes clothing items, organizes a personal closet, and generates outfit recommendations using image understanding, subscriptions, and weather-aware suggestions.
Reviews
What clients say about working together
Joel shipped our React Native MVP in record time with clean, maintainable code. Communication and initiative were outstanding throughout.
We hit an aggressive launch date thanks to Joel’s pragmatic engineering and thoughtful UX touches. A reliable partner end-to-end.
Rock-solid TypeScript, great attention to detail, and proactive problem-solving. Would definitely work with Joel again.
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