Technology partner for ambitious organizations

We build technology that performs and scales.

From product strategy and experience design to engineering, quality assurance, cloud deployment and support, we deliver secure platforms built to perform and evolve.

Delivery systemLIVE
  1. 01Understand the operating reality
  2. 02Design for access and control
  3. 03Release working increments
  4. 04Prove security and reliability
  5. 05Transfer ownership cleanly
Built with youOwned by you
3markets represented
8+sectors across the team
Fulllifecycle delivery
Zerohidden lock-in by design

Software is only useful when people trust the information, understand the workflow and can operate the system after handover.

The nerd Hub brings together specialists experienced in accessible learning, healthcare, insurance, logistics, workforce operations, payments, UX, quality assurance, OCR, AI-assisted experiences and cloud deployment. We turn that range into one disciplined delivery team.

Capabilities

Useful depth, without unnecessary machinery.

We configure the team around the problem: product and process first, then the right engineering, assurance and operational skills.

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Management systems

Programmes, portfolios, approvals, role-based workflows, dashboards, reports and operational data.

02

Knowledge platforms

Governed repositories, metadata, protected delivery, OCR, indexing and permission-aware discovery.

03

Web and mobile

Responsive browser products and cross-platform applications built around actual user journeys.

04

Data and integrations

Relational databases, secure APIs, payments, external services, migration and report generation.

05

AI and automation

OCR, semantic retrieval, grounded assistants, classification and automation with access boundaries.

06

Cloud and reliability

CI/CD, secure configuration, monitoring, backups, deployment runbooks and clean handover.

Selected experience

Proof across systems where the details matter.

Our selected experience combines delivery by The nerd Hub and prior delivery by core team members. GA Insurance and Obsidian Africa are valid client references, with supporting details available during due diligence.

Client reference / Insurance

GA Insurance

Our team contributed software engineering expertise to insurance-system development, dependable digital workflows and operational data management. GA Insurance is available as a client reference.

  • Business systems
  • Secure workflows
  • Operational data
  • Reference available
Client reference / Business systems

Obsidian Africa

Our team contributed to tailored digital platform delivery, responsive interfaces and client-specific application engineering. Obsidian Africa is available as a client reference.

  • Platform delivery
  • Responsive UX
  • Reference available
Team experience / Accessible learning

Uptyke Education

Mobile learning, WCAG-oriented accessibility, AI-assisted support, sign-language recognition concepts and AWS delivery workflows.

  • Accessibility
  • AI
  • Mobile
Team experience / OCR and DevOps

Innovative Toll Solutions

Cross-platform toll application with OCR number-plate recognition, chatbot support, APIs and automated AWS delivery.

  • OCR
  • React Native
  • CI/CD
Team experience / Digital health

Afyapro

Patient mobile capabilities across Kenya and Tanzania with M-Pesa, video consultations, device integration and data synchronization.

  • Payments
  • Health data
  • Integrations
Team experience / Process digitization

Abbella Medical Staffing

Migration of paper and spreadsheet processes into a unified application with SQL, APIs, dashboards, scheduling and reporting.

  • Migration
  • Dashboards
  • Workflows

Core team

A small team with clear accountability.

Technical leadership, application engineering, assurance and project governance are assigned explicitly. Final bid submissions will include role-specific CVs.

JN

James Ngari

Founder and Technical Lead

Full-stack web and mobile engineering, accessible systems, AI/OCR, API integration, AWS and CI/CD.

JG

James Mwangi Gitere

Full-Stack and Systems Engineer

Secure React and Node.js systems, reporting, payments, databases, authentication and responsive interfaces.

EM

Muturi Eric Wanjohi

Backend and API Engineer

Python, Django, FastAPI, REST, SQL, indexing, tests, OpenAPI documentation and cloud deployment.

JM

Jeff Miringu

Full-Stack Developer

React, Next.js, NestJS, TypeScript and Python systems, dashboards, integrations, payments, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker and AWS.

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Andrew Karanja

Full-Stack, Backend and Mobile Engineer

Java, Go, Python, React, Node.js and Flutter delivery, secure APIs, RBAC, OAuth2, PostgreSQL, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD and production reliability.

CG

Caren Gichuki

UX, Accessibility and QA Lead

User journeys, accessibility, interface evaluation, functional and regression testing, UAT, security validation and release assurance.

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Thaiya Waronja

Project Manager, Product Lead and Business Analyst

Product strategy, discovery, requirements, roadmaps, Agile delivery, stakeholder coordination and fintech, SaaS and marketplace product launches.

Delivery method

Visible progress. Testable decisions. Clean ownership.

  1. 01

    Validate

    Users, data, workflows, reports, risks and acceptance criteria.

  2. 02

    Design

    Architecture, database, access model, interfaces and work plan.

  3. 03

    Build

    Working increments, fortnightly demonstrations and traceable decisions.

  4. 04

    Assure

    Functionality, access, security, responsiveness, performance and recovery.

  5. 05

    Operationalize

    Deployment, agreed migration, training and production verification.

  6. 06

    Hand over

    Source, database, configurations, credentials, documentation and knowledge.

Start with the real problem

What should the system make easier, safer or more visible?

Contact us

james@nerdhub.co.ke +254 757 647 154 Nairobi, Kenya