Brian Chief Obare
builds software and ships it to production.
Founder & lead developer at Dabotap. I write the backend, the app, the deploy script — and I fix vibe-coded apps that never made it past the prototype stage. Currently shipping Muok, a live mobility platform with 500+ riders, drivers, and conductors on the road.
From billing systems at a pharma giant to a mobility platform on the road.
I'm a full-stack engineer and founder based in Kenya, running Dabotap — a small studio that builds, fixes, and ships software for startups and growing teams.
My path started in enterprise software: two years building internal billing systems at Pfizer with Laravel and Vue. That's where I learned to write code that has to be right — billing doesn't get a second chance. Later, as CTO at Emploi, I built the ML pipeline that parsed CVs and matched job seekers to roles.
Today most of my time goes into Muok, a mobility platform I built from the ground up — three native Android apps, a web client, and the backend tying riders, drivers, and conductors together in real time. I also take on freelance and contract work: rescuing AI-prototyped apps that need real architecture, and helping teams scale their engineering.
Founder & Lead Developer
Building Muok end-to-end and taking on freelance/contract engineering work for startups.
CTO
Built the ML system for CV parsing and led the job seekers platform.
Laravel / Vue Developer
Built and maintained internal billing systems used across the organization.
Shipped, not just designed.
Every project below is live or deployable today — not a Figma file. Filter by what you want to see.
Muok Flagship
An enterprise-grade mobility platform connecting travelers to taxis, buses, pickups, and car hire. Three native Android apps — for riders, drivers, and conductors — plus a web client, all running on one real-time backend.
Chief's Eye
A civic transparency platform for mapping and tracking corruption in real time — built to give citizens a tool for visibility and accountability.
Builder Laravel
A production-ready Laravel 13 template with authentication, feature flags, e-commerce scaffolding, and task management built in — so new projects skip the boilerplate.
iFanye
Team task management built for collaboration, with automations that take repetitive coordination off a team's plate.
The tools behind everything above.
Backend & data
Frontend & mobile
Infra & delivery
Tools
Networking
Soft Skills & Practices
Have an app that needs to ship — or one that needs fixing?
Open to senior full-stack roles and freelance projects. Tell me what you're building, or book a slot directly.