Fon E. Noel Nfebe

Software Engineer · Founder · Open source

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  • https://nfebe.me
  • github.com/nfebe
  • Cameroon

I like tinkering with machines. Lately that means software that remembers why it exists, and systems that quietly run themselves.

Experience

Software Engineer · Nextcloud GmbH

2023 — now

Core contributor to the open-source collaboration platform used by millions. PHP and Vue across the server and its apps.

Founder & Director of Engineering · WhileSmart

2021 — now

Founded WhileSmart in 2021 to build tools that make everyday life and work easier.

Backend Engineering Consultant · Open Tech Strategies

2021 — 2023

Open-source consulting: QA and test infrastructure in Python and Terraform, PHP backend for Permanent.org, and release management for Tahoe-LAFS via Internews.

Automation Engineer, freelance · Upwork

2020 — 2021

Full-stack and automation contracts for clients worldwide: sysadmin, CI/CD, and web development.

Director of Training & Instructor · Seven Advanced Academy

2019 — 2022

Led the training program and taught full-stack development from fundamentals up. Two and a half years of turning hard technical material into something a beginner can act on.

Google Summer of Code, twice · Submitty (RPI) / Systers (AnitaB.org)

2018 — 2019

Built Buildbot test infrastructure for Submitty; Python and Django work on the Systers Portal.

Education

MTech, Software Engineering & Computing

University of Buea · 2021 — 2023

BTech, Computer Engineering

University of Buea · 2015 — 2018

Open source

  • whilesmartgo/agents — Author · Go tool-calling agent runtime
  • eloquent-agents — Author · Laravel agent toolkit
  • Nextcloud — Core contributor · PHP, Vue
  • Tahoe-LAFS — Testing & Release Manager
  • Permanent.org — Backend Engineer
  • Submitty — GSoC · automation
  • Systers Portal — GSoC · Python/Django
  • phpMyAdmin — Contributor

Stack

ai & agents: Tool-calling agents, MCP, LiteLLM, Prism, Knowledge graphs, Context pipelines

languages: Python, PHP, Go, TypeScript, JavaScript, Dart, SQL

frameworks: Laravel, Vue.js, FastAPI, Django, Flutter, Symfony

infra: Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Buildbot, Terraform, AWS, GCP

domains: Open source, Developer tools, Fintech & payments, Test automation, Technical teaching

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