Fitti Weissglas • CV

Principal Software & Data Engineer

📍 Based in Nairobi, Kenya • GitHub • LinkedIn
🎓 Software Engineering, Epidemiology, MBA Health Management
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I am a experienced technical leader and software engineer with a strong background in leading engineering teams and delivering high-performance systems. I have built and guided global teams, driving projects across software development, data engineering, and cloud infrastructure.
As an all-round software engineer, I have extensive experience in backend (Django, Python), frontend (React, TypeScript), and iOS development (Objective-C, Swift). My expertise spans data engineering, ETL pipelines, and AI-driven automation, enabling large-scale data processing and analytics.
I am known for my analytical mindset and problem-solving approach, I excel at architecting scalable solutions, optimising performance, and leading teams toward innovation. I thrive in technical leadership roles, mentoring engineers, defining technical roadmaps, and ensuring seamless execution of complex projects.

Leadership & Mentorship: Team leadership, coaching, technical strategy
Software Engineering: Python, Django, React, TypeScript, C#, Objective-C, Swift
Data Engineering: SQL, PostgreSQL, ETL, PySpark, Data Warehousing
AI & Automation: AI-assisted coding, machine learning pipelines, automation
Business Analysis & Product Strategy: Product envisioning, technical roadmaps, requirement gathering

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) • 2011 – Current

Founded a 45-member global technical team, directing a $10M portfolio across software, data engineering, and system architecture.
Designed and implemented large-scale data platforms, backend systems, and AI-driven automation solutions.
Built data warehousing and analytics dashboards, developed scalable data collection and processing systems, and led app development, including Objective-C and iOS solutions.
Established team leads, secured funding, and drove technical strategy for enterprise interoperability and automation.
Key challenges tackled:
- Bridging the gap between health and technology – Navigating the intersection of public health needs and technical feasibility, ensuring software and data solutions are user-centric and actionable.
- Scaling a globally distributed team – Established a structured leadership hierarchy with team leads, fostering collaboration, ownership, and technical excellence across diverse geographies.
- Securing sustainable funding – Led efforts in fundraising and stakeholder engagement, ensuring long-term viability and expansion of digital health initiatives.

US Government Centers for Disease Control • 2004 – 2011

Overseeing the technical development of clinical software for HIV implementing partners in Uganda as part of PEPFAR
Conducting epidemiological activities and surveillance studies
Support Ministry of Health in Uganda agencies with the national health information system needs
Designed business intelligence and reporting solutions in C# and .NET.

Health Informatics Hub – UCSF’s global informatics team
DUFT – Data visualisation and transformation framework.
National Data Repositories – Scalable multi-source data warehouses.
TSIS2 (GitHub) – Django-based electronic medical records system for HIV care.
OptionB iOS App (GitHub) – iOS app for monitoring HIV drug rollout. ##

Franklin Award, U.S. Department of State – Recognised for contributions to national data systems.
Certificate of Appreciation – For promoting interagency collaboration to advance U.S. Government Foreign Assistance Goals