Akinyi Omondi

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Student at University of Cape Town · interaction design, trust

Moniepoint
Nairobi, Kenya · EAT (UTC+3)
1+ years experience
University of Cape Town
English, Swahili
Open to work
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Overview

Studying industrial design and figuring out interaction design one project at a time. Recently built a sign-language translation prototype. Interned at Moniepoint last summer. Comfortable with interaction design and Figma. Chess on lunch breaks.

Good reasons to reach out
  • Roles in fintech UX
  • Speaking or podcast invitations
  • Thoughtful intros to people in my field
Please don't message about
  • Crypto token projects
  • Agency or outsourcing pitches
  • Generic networking requests

Slower in the last week of each quarter

Skills
Figmainteraction designtrustforms
Open to workLooking for a role
closes in 3 months

Summer 2027 internship in fintech - Nairobi or remote

Target roles
Fintech
Level
Entry
Industries
Climate tech, AI infrastructure
Work mode
Remote
Available
90 days notice
Work authorization
Authorized to work in Kenya
What I'm looking for
Scope to lead fintech UX work, with a manager who gives direct feedback.
Not interested in
Crypto

Built a bus-tracking tool for the city. Comfortable with forms and trust. Graduating 2027.

Nairobi, Kenyaformsfigmainteraction design
Open

Experience

  1. Product Design Intern
    Nov 2025 - Jan 2026
    Moniepoint · 2 mo · Internship · Nairobi, Kenya
    • Brought the money movement flows to WCAG 2.2 AA.
    • Built a component library 68 engineers ship with every day.

Projects

Conference talk: lessons from money movement
2022

What went wrong and what worked while scaling fintech UX.

References

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Education

  1. University of Cape Town
    BSc, Industrial Design
    2024 - 2028

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