Hi there 👋

I've wanted to build something massive for a while now, leveraging a myriad of technologies and frameworks. Something that would challenge me and help me grow as a software engineer. I've always been fascinated by distributed systems like Netflix and Youtube, and how they work.

So I decided to go for it and BUILD MY OWN video streaming microservices application! 😅

It's nothing fancy but it's a start.

• 🔭 I’m currently building FlixTube, a video-streaming microservices application. Inspired by the Boostrapping Microservices book by Ashley Davis.

• 📂 I'm also working on ShiftSync, but FlixTube remains my main focus.

• 🌱 While building FlixTube and ShiftSync, I've gained a lot of experience with the following technologies:

  Languages & Runtimes

  TypeScript

  Node.js

  Bash 5

  Frameworks & Libraries

  Next.js

  NestJS

  Drizzle ORM

  Infrastructure & Cloud

  Terraform

  Kubernetes

  Microsoft Azure

  Docker

  Linux VM

  Databases & Messaging

  PostgreSQL

  Mongo DB

  RabbitMQ

  Tools & Testing

  Git

  GitHub

  Nx

  Playwright

  Jest

  HTTP

• 👯 I’m looking to collaborate on interesting distributed systems applications.

• 💬 Ask me about:

  • Microservices
  • Distributed Systems
  • Cloud Computing
  • DevOps
  • Web Application Security

• 📫 How to reach me:

  James Kinyua Njuguna

• 😄 Pronouns: He/Him

• ⚡ Fun fact: I haven't dipped my toes into the anime world as much as I'd like to, but Here's a small list of some I find interesting:

  • Vinland Saga
  • Cowboy Bebop