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JAMES M CHILUFYA

Full-Stack Software Engineer

Full-stack software engineer with 7+ years of experience building Flutter applications, Laravel platforms, backend APIs, internal tools, and mobile-connected products. Strong in Flutter, Dart, Laravel, PHP, JavaScript/TypeScript, SQL, third-party integrations, and production deployment. Experienced in turning business requirements into reliable software, supporting live systems, and collaborating across product, design, and operations to deploy maintainable features that create measurable value.

Professional Experience

Lead Project Software Developer

JayKay World Trading Ltd. | April 2025 - Current

Leading end-to-end software delivery for a live mobility platform spanning customer, driver, and backend operations.

  • Lead the engineering delivery of JayKay Ride and JayKay Pro, a production taxi-hailing ecosystem deployed to the Google Play Store.
  • Coordinate mobile and backend contributors across planning, implementation, review, and release cycles to keep product delivery structured and dependable.
  • Design and implement real-time product capabilities including ride dispatch, live tracking, wallet and float workflows, and in-app notifications.

IT Technician Team Leader

Riversand Technologies | May 2024 - April 2025

Led day-to-day IT support and systems reliability work across user devices, software environments, and business network operations.

  • Delivered technical support, diagnostics, repairs, and upgrades for desktops, laptops, and office IT assets used in daily business operations.
  • Installed, configured, and maintained operating systems, endpoint protection, and essential productivity software for stable user environments.
  • Resolved infrastructure issues across LAN and Wi-Fi connectivity, printer access, and IP configuration to reduce downtime and restore operational continuity.

Software Development Freelancer

Independent Client Work | October 2022 - Current

Designed and delivered software solutions for local and international clients across web platforms, backend systems, and cross-platform product work.

  • Built and delivered client solutions using Flutter, Laravel, Spring Boot, and .NET, aligning technical execution with real business requirements.
  • Developed and deployed the Qwinos Technologies company website on a production VPS environment with a focus on reliability and professional presentation.
  • Worked directly with stakeholders to refine requirements, translate ideas into implementation plans, and move features from concept to deployment.
Selected Projects

JayKay Ride

Customer Taxi-Hailing App

A customer-facing ride-hailing mobile application built for trip booking, live driver matching, pickup coordination, and end-to-end taxi request management in a production transport ecosystem.

Android App | Ride Hailing | Real-Time Booking | Play Store Release

JayKay Pro

Driver Operations App

A dedicated driver application created for the JayKay mobility ecosystem, supporting trip acceptance, availability control, navigation workflow, and operational ride management for drivers on the platform.

Driver App | Trip Dispatch | Location Workflow | Play Store Release

iNews App

News Aggregation Mobile App

A mobile news application designed to aggregate stories from multiple publishers into a single user experience, making headline discovery and article access faster, lighter, and more accessible.

Android App | News Aggregation | API Integration | Play Store Release

Education

BSc. Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Information and Communications University, Lusaka | June 2017 - Nov 2022

Grade 12 Certificate

Twin Palm Secondary School, Lusaka | January 2013 - Nov 2015

Technical Skills
API & system integrations 4 / 5
Networking 3 / 5
Systems Administration 4 / 5
Database design and management 4 / 5
Workflow automation 4 / 5
Cybersecurity & Data Protection 4 / 5
IT documentation & user training 4 / 5
Cloud / VPS hosting 3 / 5
Deployment & system maintenance 3 / 5
Certificates

Electoral Commission of Zambia

Certificate of Service

Hult Prize Global Innovation Competition

Certificate of participation

Accomplishments
  • Successfully developed the JayKay customer app and JayKay Pro driver app for JayKay World Trading and deployed them on Play Store and iOS. The applications are currently running in Zambia.
  • Led a team of 5 to develop the JayKay taxi-hailing applications across the mobile frontend, web applications, and backend APIs.
  • Enhanced cybersecurity posture by enforcing IT usage policies and improving data backup and recovery processes.
  • Built an emergency monitoring system desktop application for the Hult Prize global innovation competition using C#, .NET, and an ATmega328P microcontroller.
  • Built taxi-booking apps as a freelancer, incorporating Google Maps APIs for live tracking, geolocation, and ride-matching features.
Referees
Mr Bwalya

Managing Director

Riversand Technologies Ltd

+260978455549

Mr Stanley Sepetwe

Director

JayKay World Trading Ltd

+260965969204

Ms Chilando

IT Supervisor

Electoral Commission of Zambia

+260772369680