Hi, I'm Chris.

Software engineer and data scientist. I build products end to end: the backend, the data, and the team around it.

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Chris
Okoth.

Co-founder & CTOLead Software EngineerSystems ArchitectData ScientistSpeaker & Mentor

(01) About

I'm a software engineer and data scientist. I like owning a problem end to end: designing the system, building it, and getting it in front of real users.

I studied Information Science at the University of Nairobi, trained in software engineering and then data science through ALX, and have spent the last few years leading engineering teams. These days I'm co-founder and CTO of Yelen.

  1. 2021University of NairobiBSc Information Science.
  2. 2022Software engineering12-month ALX programme with Holberton School.
  3. 2023Data scienceALX data science programme with ExploreAI Academy.
  4. 2024Lead Software EngineerLeading engineering teams on architecture and delivery.
  5. 2025Co-founded YelenCo-founder and CTO.

(02) Currently

Yelen.Co-founder and CTO. The operating system for online commerce in Africa.yelen.co ↗

(03) Craft

Backends that scale and stay secure, and that the next engineer can understand.

AWS · Docker · microservices · CI/CD

(04) In the press

“…Okoth, the company’s CTO and co-founder, whom he met through the African Leadership Group.”
Techpoint Africa, March 2026

(05) On stage

Talks, panels and community work.

  • Jan 2025Hosted a webinar on modern web development with React and Node, Bounty Analytica
  • Jul 2024Panelist at ALX Africa Open Day
  • 2024Community Lead at Bounty Analytica
  • Python
  • Django
  • React
  • Flutter
  • AWS
  • Docker
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • MongoDB
  • Machine learning

(06) Say hello

Working on something interesting, or want to talk shop? Write to me.