Eric Gitangu

Why Eric for Wave

10+ years of full-stack engineering with deep Python, Rust, and TypeScript expertise. 3 years of focused AI/ML work spanning LLMs, RAG systems, and voice agents. 7 years building products for African markets including M-PESA integrations, solar PAYG platforms, and multilingual applications. 13 years in the US with exposure to Silicon Valley engineering culture and best practices. Native Swahili speaker with hands-on experience in low-resource language environments — the exact challenges Wave faces daily.