Nick Langa't

Nick Langa't

I architect systems
that scale and
stay fast.

Head of Engineering at Shukran — leading a team of 6 while staying hands-on with Django, AWS, and system design. Previously a senior backend engineer at companies across Germany, the Netherlands, and Kenya.

3Products in Production
50K+Users Across Products
5Markets Shipped To
10+Engineers Led

Experience

Head of Engineering

Shukran.co
Oct 2025 – Present

Senior Software Engineer

ElevateHR
Dec 2023 – Sep 2025

Full Stack Software Engineer

REVEALL
Mar 2021 – Dec 2023

Senior Software Engineer

Busara Center for Behavioural Economics
May 2019 – Feb 2021

Projects

Watchdock
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Watchdock

Know when things break before your users do

Real-time monitoring and observability for servers, containers, logs, and websites. Instant alerts when something breaks or degrades so engineers can detect, understand, and fix issues before they impact users.

DjangoPostgreSQLCeleryRedisNext.jsAWS

Open Source

Writing

Product Walkthroughs

Demo videos of products I've built, showcasing features and real user flows.

Getting Started

Sign up, onboarding flow & first steps with Watchdock

Upgrading the Agent

How to upgrade an existing Watchdock agent script on your server

HTTP Uptime Monitoring

Add health checks, get alerted on downtime & SSL expiry

Skills

Languages
PythonGolang
Backend
DjangoDRFFastAPIFlask
Data
PostgreSQLRedisMySQLMongoDB
Cloud & DevOps
AWSDockerCI/CDNGINX
Architecture
REST APIsMicroservicesSystem DesignPerformance Optimization

Currently Reading

INSPIRED: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love

INSPIRED: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love

The Lean Startup

The Lean Startup

Product Design for the Web

Product Design for the Web

Docker Up & Running

Docker Up & Running

Django 5 By Example

Django 5 By Example

Let's Go Further

Let's Go Further

System Design Interview Vol. 2

System Design Interview Vol. 2