About CodeWave
Engineering better ways to do business.
CodeWave Systems is a Kenyan software development company building custom software, digital platforms and integrated business systems for organizations that need technology to work around their operations.
01 · Who we are
A software engineering company, not a web design agency.
We design, build, integrate, deploy and support the software that businesses run on. Most of our work sits deep inside an operation — at the till, in the back office, between a business and its bank — where the software has to be right, and has to keep working.
CodeWave is based in Nairobi and works with organisations of very different sizes and sectors: financial institutions, retailers, schools, insurers, property managers and growing businesses that have outgrown spreadsheets. What they have in common is a process that matters and a need for technology that fits it.
What we build
- Custom software Systems built around a specific workflow, rule set or operation.
- Business systems ERP, POS and back-office platforms that run day-to-day operations.
- SaaS Multi-tenant products with subscriptions, roles and billing built in.
- Payments M-Pesa, Stripe and PayPal integrated with reconciliation and audit.
- Web applications Portals, dashboards and operational tools for customers and staff.
- Mobile applications Android and mobile apps for field teams, agents and customers.
- Integrations APIs, webhooks and real-time channels between the systems you already run.
- Infrastructure Deployment, databases, queues, monitoring and backups — cloud or on-premise.
02 · Our approach
From the business to the system, in order.
Seven steps, always in this sequence. Skipping one is how software ends up fighting the operation it was meant to serve.
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Understand the business
We start with the people who run the process — what they do, what slows them down and what "working" would look like.
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Map the workflow
Roles, hand-offs, exceptions and data are mapped as they actually happen, not as the org chart says.
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Design the architecture
Data model, system boundaries, integrations and hosting are decided before production code is written.
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Build the product
Engineered in short, reviewable increments with automated tests and regular demos.
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Integrate systems
Payments, banking, SMS, accounting and existing software connected, reconciled and tested end to end.
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Deploy
Production environments provisioned, secured and monitored; data migrated; users trained.
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Support and improve
Maintenance, updates and new capabilities under a clear support agreement, for as long as you run the system.
03 · Engineering principles
What we hold ourselves to on every system.
These are not slogans — they are the review criteria for every design decision and every release.
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Business-first thinking
The system serves the operation, not the other way round.
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Clean architecture
Clear boundaries and data models that stay understandable as the system grows.
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Security
Roles, audit trails, encrypted secrets and hardened environments by default.
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Scalability
Designed to take on more branches, tenants and users without a rewrite.
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Maintainability
Readable code, documentation and tests so the next change is as safe as the first.
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Performance
Fast at the till, the counter and the dashboard — measured, not assumed.
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Integration
Built to connect: APIs, webhooks and payment rails treated as core features.
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Long-term support
Every system runs under monitoring and an ongoing support agreement.
04 · Technology
Engineering capabilities, chosen per project.
Mature, well-supported technology that can be hosted, secured and staffed for in Kenya. The stack for each system is picked to suit that system — not the other way round.
- Backend
- PHP Laravel ASP.NET Core
- Frontend
- Vue Inertia Blazor Tailwind CSS
- Data
- MySQL SQL Server Redis
- APIs & realtime
- REST APIs WebSockets
- Payments
- M-Pesa Stripe PayPal
05 · Kenya
Built in Nairobi. Working with businesses in Kenya and beyond.
CodeWave is a Kenyan technology company. That shows in the work: M-Pesa integrations taken through Safaricom go-live, systems that tolerate real-world connectivity, hosting choices that respect local data requirements, and discovery sessions held on the shop floor rather than over a form.
We work with organisations across Kenya, and remotely with clients outside the country who want the same engineering discipline. Engagements are scoped in writing, delivered in phases and supported after go-live, wherever the client is.
- M-Pesa Daraja integrations, including the go-live process
- Kenyan statutory rules in payroll and finance modules
- Local or cloud hosting to suit data and connectivity needs
- On-site discovery and training where it helps
Headquarters
Nairobi, Kenya
- Time zone
- EAT · UTC+3
- Working hours
- Mon – Fri, 8:00 – 18:00 EAT
- Engagements
- Kenya · remote
- Languages
- English · Kiswahili
Start a project
Let's build something useful.
Tell us about the process. We will come back with questions, then a clear proposal.