Rita Namono

Software Engineer — Contract

Cadence Design Systems | Remote | October 2025 - Present

• Build automation solutions and modern internal web applications supporting engineering, QA, and product teams within large-scale electronic design automation workflows.
• Design and implement software that improves engineering workflows, reduces repetitive manual processes, and makes internal operational information easier to access and act upon.
• Contribute across web application development, automation, DevOps, and CI/CD, working across multiple layers of the engineering ecosystem.
• Develop and maintain automation and infrastructure workflows supporting reliable software delivery and engineering operations.
• Collaborate with engineering and product stakeholders to translate workflow requirements into maintainable technical solutions.

Software Engineer / Technical Lead — Contract

Master WiZR | Remote | October 2020 - March 2025

• Progressed into a technical leadership role, including approximately two years leading engineering delivery across a team of developers while continuing to contribute directly to product development.
• Led development across four codebases, coordinating work through Jira and collaborating with backend, design, product, and integration teams to deliver interconnected SaaS products.
• Owned and led frontend development using React.js and Vite.js across a suite of customer-facing products supporting presentation creation, content management, collaboration, document editing, social networking, customer support, and administration.
• Designed and implemented mobile-first application experiences for a user base with approximately 80% mobile usage.
• Built and integrated GraphQL APIs and real-time WebSocket functionality, including GraphQL subscriptions for live data updates.
• Implemented client-side data management using Relay, enabling real-time updates to application state without unnecessary backend refetching.
• Built authentication and authorization workflows using Auth0/OAuth and role-based access control across multiple products.
• Contributed to the Unified Access Management (UAM) platform that centralized authentication and access across the Master WiZR product ecosystem.
• Designed and developed a license management platform supporting product categories, subscription cycles, licensing tiers, modules, payments, account switching, and downgrade workflows.
• Built customer support functionality including live support communication, support categorization, and email-related workflows.
• Contributed to backend services and APIs using Node.js, Express, and MongoDB, and supported Docker-based development, deployment, and GitHub Actions CI/CD.
• Mentored engineers and contributed to improving engineering practices, delivery processes, and knowledge sharing.

Lead Frontend Developer

iLearn Africa | Kampala, Uganda | December 2019 - December 2020

• Led frontend engineering for an education technology platform, working with a team of five developers.
• Translated user journeys and product requirements into technical implementation plans and user-facing application experiences.
• Contributed from user flows and data-model considerations through UI architecture and implementation, providing end-to-end technical ownership of frontend delivery.
• Coordinated frontend development and supported engineering decisions across the team.
• Built responsive web interfaces focused on usability, maintainability, and scalable frontend architecture.

Software Development Mentor — Part-time Contract

Springboard | Remote | January 2023 - Present

• Mentor aspiring software developers through structured technical coaching, project reviews, debugging sessions, and career development.
• Supported over 40 students across 100 mentoring calls, helping learners develop practical software engineering skills and independently solve technical problems.
• Maintain a 5/5 learner satisfaction rating based on mentoring feedback.
• Review code and provide guidance across software development fundamentals, architecture, debugging, development workflows, and professional engineering practices.

Software Engineer / Software Engineering Apprentice

Andela | Kampala, Uganda | May 2019 - October 2019

• Developed software using Python/Django and JavaScript/Angular in an engineering apprenticeship environment.
• Contributed to an e-reading management system using React and Flask.
• Worked on a property management platform using Angular.
• Built practical experience in full-stack application development, APIs, frontend engineering, Git workflows, and collaborative software delivery.

Unified Access Management Platform

Contributed to a centralized authentication and access-management platform connecting multiple products within the Master WiZR ecosystem. Worked with OAuth/Auth0, role-based permissions, JWT authorization, and application-level access flows.

License Management Platform

Built functionality supporting license assignment and management across products, including licensing tiers, product modules, subscription cycles, payments, account switching, and downgrade workflows.

Customer Support Platform

Developed customer-support workflows including real-time communication, support categories, and email-related functionality using GraphQL subscriptions and Relay.

Engineering Workflow Automation

At Cadence Design Systems, develop automation and internal web applications designed to reduce repetitive engineering workflows and improve how engineering, QA, and product teams interact with operational processes.