Hi, I'm Stan
Mpakati
A passionate Full-Stack Software Developer with 3+ years of professional experience building fintech, remittance, property management, and school management systems using Angular, React, Spring Boot (Java/Kotlin), and microservices architecture on AWS.
Who I Am
About Me
I'm Stan Mpakati, a Software Developer based in Harare, Zimbabwe. I hold a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Midlands State University (Upper Second Class). Over the past 3+ years, I’ve worked in fintech, remittance, education, insurance and property management systems.
I specialize in building scalable backend microservices using Spring Boot (Java & Kotlin), designing responsive UIs in Angular and React, integrating third-party APIs, and deploying containerized applications using Docker and CI/CD pipelines. I enjoy solving complex business problems with clean architecture and well-structured code.
Backend Dev
Node.js, Python, REST APIs, GraphQL
Frontend Dev
React, Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind
Databases
PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, MySQL
DevOps
Docker, CI/CD, AWS, Linux
What I Know
Technical Skills
Technologies I've been working with across production projects.
Proficiency
Technologies & Tools
My Work
Featured Projects
A selection of projects I've built, contributed to, and am proud of.
ShopZim E-Commerce Platform
A full-featured e-commerce solution with real-time inventory, Paynow/EcoCash payment integration, and an analytics dashboard for vendors.
HealthTrack Patient Portal
A healthcare patient management system for local clinics featuring appointment booking, records management, and SMS notifications via Africa's Talking.
TalkSpace Real-Time Chat App
A real-time messaging platform with group chats, file sharing, end-to-end encryption, and sub-100ms message delivery using WebSockets and Redis pub/sub.
Finvest Analytics Dashboard
A financial analytics platform with live market data feeds, portfolio tracking, AI-powered insights, and beautiful D3.js visualizations for investors.
ZimEvents Booking System
An event discovery and ticketing platform for Zimbabwe with QR code tickets, seat selection, organizer tools, and Stripe + local payment support.
My Journey
Experience
Where I've worked and what I've learned along the way.
Full-Stack Developer
Veliqo · Harare, Zimbabwe
March 2024 – PresentDeveloping a wallet-based mobile money transfer platform for a fintech client. Built Angular dashboards and client UIs, and created Spring Boot (Kotlin) microservices for vouchers, billing, wallets, KYC, authentication, and transactions. Also developed a full property management system and contributed to insurance admin and client portals using Angular and Next.js.
Software Engineer
Brainstake Smart Systems · Harare, Zimbabwe
August 2023 – February 2024Worked on a School Management System as both frontend and backend engineer. Built React interfaces for library, classroom, vehicle, newsletter and parent portals. Developed Spring Framework APIs for attendance recording, exam management, asset tracking and vehicle management.
Juniour Full-Stack Developer
Shumba Money · Harare, Zimbabwe
November 2021 – February 2023Expanded a remittance platform built with React, Angular, Spring Boot and Node.js in a microservices architecture hosted on AWS. Refactored the administration platform from EJS/Node to Angular, built a bill payments service with currency conversion and transaction tracking, integrated third-party APIs, and maintained CI/CD pipelines using Docker, Jenkins and GitHub.
Academic Background
Education
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Midlands State University · Gweru, Zimbabwe
August 2019 – July 2023 · Upper Second Class Degree
Get In Touch
Contact Me
Have a project in mind or just want to say hello? I'd love to hear from you.
Location
Harare, Zimbabwe
stan@stanmpakati.co.zw
Phone
+263 777 998 764
Open to fulltime roles, freelance contracts, and exciting collaborations. Response time: within 24 hours.