Services
Ways to work together
Three clear starting points. If none of them fits, write to me anyway.
Engineering
Senior engineer, embedded
Teams that need someone to own a backend or data platform.
- Duration
- 3–6 month contract, or full-time
- Price
- From US$45/hour · about US$7,000/month full-time
- Ownership of services, data models and deploys
- Code review, testing standards and on-call runbooks
- Working hours overlapping US East and EU
Production AI
RAG production-readiness sprint
Teams with an AI feature that works in a demo but not yet under real load and real data rules.
- Duration
- 2–3 weeks
- Price
- US$5,000 – 9,000 fixed
- Retrieval quality measured on your own evaluation set
- Hybrid search, access control and audit logging review
- Cost, latency and fallback plan for model outages
Health-tech
Digital health compliance & security review
Kenyan Level 4–6 facilities and health-IT vendors preparing for the Data Protection Act and digital health regulations.
- Duration
- 2–3 weeks
- Price
- US$3,000 – 6,000 fixed
- Gap assessment and data protection impact assessment (DPIA)
- Prioritised remediation plan and incident response plan
- Onboarding pack and a handover session with your team
FAQ
Common questions
What does Eliud Munyala do?
Eliud Munyala is a Senior Backend & Data Engineer in Nairobi, Kenya. He designs, builds and runs backend and data platforms, production AI features such as hybrid search and LLM classification, and health-tech systems such as DICOM/PACS imaging archives.
Does he work with clients in the US, UK and Europe?
Yes. He works remotely from Nairobi (UTC+3), with about six hours of overlap with US Eastern time and a full working-day overlap with the UK and Europe.
What technologies does he use?
Mainly Go, Python, PostgreSQL (including pgvector and BM25 full-text search), Redis, Django, FastAPI and Echo, deployed on AWS, GCP or self-hosted infrastructure with Docker.
How much does a digital health compliance review cost?
The Digital Health Compliance & Security Readiness Review for Kenyan health facilities and health-IT vendors is a fixed US$3,000 to 6,000, depending on the number of systems, and takes two to three weeks.
What is a RAG production-readiness sprint?
A two-to-three-week engagement that measures retrieval quality on your own evaluation set, reviews hybrid search, access control and audit logging, and leaves a cost, latency and fallback plan. It is a fixed US$5,000 to 9,000, depending on the size of the system.
What are his rates for contract work?
Senior backend and data engineering contracts start at US$45 an hour, or about US$7,000 a month for full-time work, with working hours that overlap US East and Europe.
Is he available for full-time roles?
Yes. He is open to remote full-time roles and 3 to 6 month contracts, and can start immediately.
How do I start?
Send a short message through the contact form at munyala.pro/contact or email eliud@munyala.pro. He replies personally within one working day, or you can book a free 30-minute call.