Technologies

Our Stack

We don't chase trends. Every tool in our stack has earned its place through production battle-testing. Here's what we use and why.

23Technologies
3Categories
100%Production-Tested
01

Cloud & Infrastructure

We architect multi-cloud deployments across AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure — choosing the right provider for each workload. Kubernetes handles orchestration, Terraform manages IaC, and Vercel provides edge-optimized deployment.

AWS—Primary cloud. EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, CloudFront. 6 certifications deep.
Google Cloud—Strategic partnership platform. BigQuery, Vertex AI, Cloud Run.
Azure—Enterprise integration layer. AD, Azure Functions, Cosmos DB.
Vercel—Edge deployment for Next.js. Zero-config CI/CD, global CDN.
Supabase—Postgres-as-a-service. Auth, storage, realtime, row-level security.
Docker—Container standard. Consistent dev-to-prod environments.
Kubernetes—Container orchestration at scale. Self-healing, auto-scaling.
Terraform—Infrastructure as code. Multi-cloud provisioning in version control.

These tools power Makazi across 11+ regions with 99.9% uptime

02

Languages & Frameworks

TypeScript and Python form our core — TypeScript for type-safe frontend and API development, Python for data pipelines and AI. React and Next.js power web apps, Swift delivers native iOS, and Tailwind enables rapid UI development.

TypeScript—Primary language. Type safety across the full stack.
Python—Data pipelines, AI integration, automation. Fast backend iteration.
React—Component library for all web UIs. Server components, suspense.
Next.js—Full-stack framework. SSR, API routes, middleware, edge runtime.
Swift / SwiftUI—Native iOS. Declarative UI, platform-native performance.
Node.js—Runtime for real-time services, WebSockets, serverless.
Tailwind CSS—Utility-first CSS. Rapid, consistent UI with zero runtime cost.

This stack delivers sub-second page loads and native mobile experiences

03

Data & Tooling

PostgreSQL with row-level security powers our database layer. Firebase handles auth and messaging. Redis provides caching. Wiz and Datadog ensure security and observability. CI/CD ships every commit with confidence.

PostgreSQL—Primary database. RLS, full-text search, stored procedures.
Firebase—Authentication, Cloud Messaging (FCM), real-time features.
Redis—In-memory caching for high-throughput and session management.
Wiz—Cloud security posture management. Vulnerability scanning.
Datadog—Application monitoring, log aggregation, alerting.
Grafana—Operational dashboards. Infrastructure metrics visualization.
PesaPal—Payment gateway. M-Pesa, Tigo Pesa, Airtel Money, cards.
CI/CD—GitHub Actions, Vercel auto-deploy, automated testing.

Our pipeline processes 200+ broker records daily with 99.7% accuracy

Philosophy

How we choose

No tool stays in the stack on reputation alone — it has to prove itself in production.

Stability

Battle-tested in production, not just demos

Community

Active maintenance and ecosystem support

Performance

Proven at scale under real-world load

Cost

Open-source first, managed when it makes sense

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