Tanzania, East Africa  ·  Remote-first

Cleven
G.

Freelance Backend & AI Engineer

Building reliable web apps, REST APIs, booking systems, and AI-powered tools for businesses worldwide. CS student at Mwenge Catholic University. Rooted in Kilimanjaro. Serving the world.

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2+Years Exp.
7+Projects
12+Technologies
100%Remote-ready
Expertise

What I Build

Backend Systems

Django & Flask APIs, REST architecture, PostgreSQL & MySQL, auth flows, and scalable backend services deployed on DigitalOcean.

Django Flask PostgreSQL REST API Nginx
AI Engineering

AI agents, chatbots, email automation, LangChain pipelines, Claude & Gemini integrations, vector search with ChromaDB & Qdrant.

LangChain Claude API ChromaDB RAG Python
Payment Integration

Stripe, PayPal, Pesapal, DPO — secure Africa-ready payment flows for booking systems, safari platforms, and e-commerce.

Stripe Pesapal DPO Webhooks
SEO & Content

Technical SEO, JSON-LD structured data, sitemap generation, multilingual content strategy, and affiliate integration for tourism platforms.

JSON-LD Core Web Vitals GetYourGuide Medium
Security & DevOps

Ethical hacking background, CI/CD via GitHub Actions, Docker, SSL/TLS, cryptography implementation — security-first by default.

Kali Linux Docker GitHub Actions SSL/TLS
Tourism Tech

Booking platforms, tour operator APIs, GetYourGuide & Viator integrations, and open tourism data infrastructure for East Africa.

Xenohuru GYG API Booking Systems QR Tickets
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Teknolojia × Utalii

Where Tech Meets Safari

Tanzania's tourism is being transformed by technology — from AI chatbots to intelligent booking platforms. I sit at that intersection. Ninajenga daraja kati ya teknolojia na utalii.

Tech and travel intersection
Teknolojia + Safari Tech Makes Travel Real
Teknolojia + Safari

When Code Meets Kilimanjaro

Travelers book Africa through digital interfaces. I build those — APIs that connect tour operators to GetYourGuide, Klook, and global booking platforms.

GetYourGuide Partner
IT making travel genuine
Uhalisi wa Kidijitali IT Made It Genuine
Uhalisi wa Kidijitali

Digital Trust in Safari Booking

Travelers spend thousands — they need trust first. I build booking systems with real reviews, live availability, and transparent pricing.

Booking Systems
Agentic AI workflows
Akili Bandia × Utalii Agentic AI for Tours
Akili Bandia × Utalii

AI That Plans Your Safari

Autonomous agents handling itinerary generation, 24/7 customer inquiries, and price optimization for tour operators — built on LangChain and Claude.

LangChain + Claude
Cyber agentic workflow
Mifumo ya Kisasa Cyber-Powered Workflows
Mifumo ya Kisasa

Secure, Automated Operations

Tour companies handle sensitive data and payments. I implement secure backend workflows with auth, encryption, and ethical hacking perspective built in.

Security-first
Safari AI chatbot
Msaidizi wa AI Safari Chatbot
Msaidizi wa AI

Xenohuru Safari AI

Conversational AI for Tanzania tourism — answers about parks, permits, pricing, and itineraries in English and Swahili. Open-source, built on Xenohuru.

xenohuru.com
Structured adventure
Safari ya Kidijitali Structured Adventures
Safari ya Kidijitali

From Concept to Summit

I've climbed the routes I build systems for — field knowledge meets backend precision. Every platform I build is tested in reality first.

On-the-ground dev
TechTour by Cleven G

Full blog exploring where East African tech meets global travel culture.

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Open for Work

Got a project? Let's talk.

Whether you need a backend system, AI integration, or a full platform for your tourism business — I'm ready to build it with you.

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Kilimanjaro view
Kuhusu Mimi · About Me

Engineer. Founder.
Born from Kilimanjaro's shadow.

Final-year CS student at Mwenge Catholic University (Moshi) and freelance backend engineer. I build web platforms, REST APIs, and AI tools — primarily for Tanzania's tourism sector.

Founder of Xenohuru — an open-source Tanzania tourism API ("Free to Explore, Born from Africa"). ICT Club Project Manager at MWECAU. Field tech supervisor for tourism companies in Kilimanjaro region.

Moshi, Tanzania Final Year CS Open Source Ethical Hacking
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Selected Work

Featured Projects

Xenohuru platform
Open Source · Active

Xenohuru

Tanzania's open tourism data platform — GPS-accurate attractions, national parks, hotels, real-time weather. Django REST + PostgreSQL. "Free to Explore, Born from Africa."

Django PostgreSQL REST API Open Source
xenohuru.com GitHub
Visit Kili Adventures booking platform
Live

Visit Kili Adventures

Full-stack booking platform for Kilimanjaro climbs and safaris. DPO payment integration, QR code ticket generation, admin dashboard.

Django DPO Pay QR Tickets MySQL
visitkili.com
MWECAU DigiVote
Institutional · Active

MWECAU DigiVote

Secure digital voting platform for university student elections. Role-based access, audit logs, real-time results dashboard.

Django PostgreSQL DigitalOcean
GitHub
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Collaborations

Partners & Clients

Tourism companies and tech organisations I've built products with in Tanzania.

Ismani Tours & Safari
Ismani Tours & Safari ismanitours.com
Visit Kili Adventures
Visit Kili Adventures visitkili.com
Kilita Tours & Safari
Kilita Tours & Safari kilitasafaris.com
Kilinge Adventures
Kilinge Adventures Kilimanjaro Region
Xenohuru
Xenohuru Platform xenohuru.com