Seth Mensah

Backend engineer working on distributed systems, microservices, and infrastructure security. Software that has to hold under load, stay secure, and not fall over. The rest of my time goes into writing, mentoring, and making technical things clear to whoever is in the room, engineer or not. Low-level tinkerer at heart. If it has bits and bytes, i want to know how it ticks.

CurrentlyBuilding Codetopia Community, and open-source security across Africa.

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Experience

Where I've built systems and led the people building them. Hands-on engineering and technical direction, usually at the same time.

Engineering

Full-time · Ghana, Oyarifa · Hybrid

The Digicoast

1 year 2 mos

Associate Software Engineer II

Oct 2025 – Present

- Backend systems
- Security
- System design

Software Engineer Intern

Aug 2025 – Sep 2025

Engineering robust, secure, and reliable systems.

Part-time · Accra, Ghana · Hybrid

SpeakWise

2 years 1 mo

Contributor | Software Engineer

Sep 2024 – Present

Developed features and APIs for real-time feedback, ensuring the platform is secure, reliable, and user-friendly.

Community & Leadership

Volunteer · Africa · Hybrid

OSSAfrica

1 year

Co-Founder | Engineering Lead

Oct 2025 – Present

Leading technical architecture and engineering for open-source sustainability and security initiatives across Africa. Responsible for system design, infrastructure, and engineering direction.

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Projects

Things I've built end to end, from design and implementation to keeping them running afterwards. Mostly backend: APIs, data models, and the infrastructure underneath.

python · nextjs · postgres · api · backend

SpeakWise

In active development

The GitHub for Speakers - analytics-driven feedback and speaker discovery platform

Live at speak-wise.live

Thoughts

Short notes on engineering, life, and whatever else I'm turning over at the time.

life · mindset

Don't over engineer life. Live it.

Apr 14, 2026

system-thinking · problem-solving · craftsmanship

The hardest bugs weren't in my code. They were in how I was thinking.

Feb 21, 2026

engineering · mindset

If AI vanished tomorrow, could you still build? Or would you freeze? That hesitation is your real level. Tools can amplify skill.<br/> They can't replace it. Build the kind of ability that survives a blackout.

Feb 15, 2026

Writing

Backend systems, Linux internals, open source and security. Findings from what I build, break, and debug, written down while they're still fresh.

Linux Is a Kernel17/02/263 min read Hello World 👋🏾9/02/261 min read View all writing

Open Source

A live feed of my actual contributions: commits, PRs, reviews, releases. Pulled straight from GitHub, not curated.

Community

Talks, workshops, and mentoring across developer communities. Teaching is how I find the gaps in my own understanding.

Speaking

IEEE GCTU Student Branch

IEEE GCTU Campus · July 16, 2025

Spoke about Django and did a live demo to showcase the features of the Django web framework.

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Mentoring

DjangoGirls Koforidua '25

Koforidua Library · Feb 21 - 22, 2025

Guided aspiring developers through hands-on Django exercises, helping them build and deploy a complete project. Fostered collaboration, learning, and confidence among participants while providing mentorship and practical coding advice.

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Contact

Open to remote backend roles where I can own systems end to end rather than a slice of one. Email is the surest way to reach me.

sethmensahjr@gmail.com

Seth Mensah

GitHub

iamcerebrocerberus

Active daily. See what I'm currently building.

References available on request. Who they are.

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