LIVE
job-tracker-ochre-three.vercel.app ↗AI Job Tracker
Job-search CRM with an AI writer tab for tailored applications, a pipeline view, analytics, and reusable templates.
Next.jsNeonDBAnthropic API
STATUS: OPEN TO WORK
Clinton “Gilly” Kiplagat — I build things that stay online.
Software developer and AI/ML engineer based in Nairobi, Kenya, operating under the brand Xuremi Technologies. I ship full-stack products end to end — payments infrastructure, network systems, and AI-powered tools — and use Claude Code across most of my build process, from architecture to deployment.
Focus:
systemsAI productspaymentsnetworksmentorship
01 / ABOUT
A developer with a face, a city, and a teaching practice
I am a computer science graduate based in Nairobi, building software that works in the real world and teaching the next generation of developers along the way. I teach coding to high school students and run a girls-only web development program because the strongest engineering teams are built by widening access, not narrowing it.
Nairobi, KenyaCS graduateHigh school coding mentorGirls-only web dev program
02 / SYSTEMS
Deployed, prototyped, and worth a closer look
PROTOTYPE
smachs-ai-frontend.vercel.app ↗SMACHS AI Course Generator
AI course-planning concept that shows product thinking beyond standard web apps, with a focus on structured learning output.
Next.jsAI workflowsProduct design
SHIPPED
case study ↗Xuremi Net
Full-stack hotspot billing system built across 11 phases. Serves the MikroTik captive portal login page directly from the router's internal file system with Walled Garden whitelisting, solving the DNS resolution paradox that occurs pre-authentication.
Node.jsExpressMikroTik RouterOS APIM-Pesa DarajaAfrica's Talking
CONCEPT
xuremi-tutor.vercel.app ↗KISIS
National-security-scale systems thinking in prototype form, showing range beyond commercial web products.
Systems designPrototypingSecurity-minded thinking
LIVE
kwetuorganics.com ↗Kwetu Organics
A real business site that shows delivery on branding, storefront polish, and production readiness.
Next.jsE-commerceBrand presence
03 / DEEP DIVE
Xuremi Net, from captive portal bug to production fix
CASE STUDY
MikroTik captive portal DNS problem
The portal had to load before authentication, which meant normal DNS and routing assumptions did not hold. The fix was not just a frontend patch; it required understanding the router, the captive portal flow, and the Walled Garden path that kept the login page reachable.
WHY IT MATTERS
Engineering judgment under real constraints
This is the kind of work that signals systems thinking: diagnose the failure mode, remove the wrong assumptions, and ship a solution that stays stable in the field.
04 / CREDENTIALS
Background & standing
COMPETITION
PARC 2025 — Team MinerAI
2nd place, AI League. Best Live Demo Award.
CERTIFICATION
Cisco CCNA
Routing, switching, and network fundamentals.
CERTIFICATION
Cisco CyberOps
Security operations and threat monitoring.
CERTIFICATION
Cisco DevNet
Network automation and API-driven infrastructure.
EDUCATION
Zetech University
B.Sc. Computer Science.
COMMUNITY
Teaching & mentorship
Teaches high school students to code and runs a girls-only web development program in Nairobi.
05 / CV
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RESUME
Clinton “Gilly” Kiplagat
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06 / CONTACT
Building something worth shipping?
I'm currently looking for internships, industrial attachments, and remote engineering roles. Reach out by email, on WhatsApp, or check the code on GitHub.