Kabera Clapton Gahenda

Kabera Clapton Gahenda

Kigali

#OpenToWork

About

A student of the world with a deep interest in software engineering and embedded systems. It is a passion of mine to develop my engineering skills, contribute to meaningful projects, and grow within a collaborative and dynamic work environment. I bring the energy and motivation to contribute, collaborate and deliver on projects that create impact.

Experience

Software Engineering Lecturer

Jun 2026 – Present

• Prepare and deliver lectures on the topic of C Programming. Deliver programming assignments that help students to put into practice the concepts covered in class and creating auto graders to streamline the grading process.

CProgramming AssignmentsAuto graders

Adventist University of Central Africa

Institute of Legal Practice and Development

Software Developer Intern

May 2025 – Aug 2025

• Worked on the revision of ILPD’s MIS from the ground up. I took part in the database design and requirements analysis for the system. Collaborated with a team of 8 in the development of the system, working on the codebase as a backend developer in Java Spring Boot.

JavaSpring BootDatabase Design

Institute of Legal Practice and Development

Education

Carnegie Mellon University Africa

Carnegie Mellon University Africa

Master of Science · Information Technology

2024 – 2026

Adventist University of Central Africa

Bachelor of Science · Information Technology

2021 – 2024

Skills

Socket ProgrammingHTTPTCP/IPNetworkingCJava

Languages

English (Full professional proficiency)Kinyarwanda (Native or bilingual proficiency)