We’d like to spotlight Lukong Nsoseka, a software developer at Ambiki. We call him Nsoseka which is roughly pronounced as Sosaykuh, or for the SLPs who are reading this /Sosekə/. Although we don’t get the accent *quite* right he is always gracious and says he can tell we are trying. 😊
Nsoseka has worked on pacing, aspects of the resource library, and user communication tools, which are the tools that help us communicate with our subscribers. Music is important to Nsoseka; sometimes, if you get lucky, you will catch him singing as he joins a video call.
Where are you from and where do you live now?
I was born in raised in a remote village in the North-West of Cameroon called Nso which is home to about 200,000 people, where a language called Lamnso is spoken. I did my nursery primary and secondary education there and finished the last two years in an urban city called Bamenda. (Editor's Note: when writing this, I learned that Nsoseka means "what do the Nso people want?")
Upon graduating from the University, I moved to the Economic Capital called Douala after a 2-year stint in the village in search of greater career opportunities. It is here that I got my first job and currently live with my family, who relocated to join me a year later because of a war/crisis in our region.
Tell us a little about what you did before joining the Ambiki team!
For most of my professional life, I have worked as a software engineer, but there was a time I fancied myself a Telecommunications Engineer which is what I studied in the university and a Musical Artist. I am one-fourth of a group called Token Hope. We released an album called Think About It released in 2011 to some commercial success (500+ copies sold is a big deal, funny right?). Later, I worked on some music projects, but I do not have the guts to release those anymore.
What led you to become a developer?
You can build something that will change lives in a single weekend, using just your computer, an internet connection (probably), and a well-fed stomach. This is revolutionary. Very few fields offer such affordable means of productivity accessible to many around the world.
Where did you go to school and what did you study?
I studied at the University of Buea in the Coastal City of Buea. An amazing Anglo-Saxon institution in the South-West region of Cameroon. I studied Electrical and Electronics Engineering with a major in Telecommunications.
What do you like to do in your free time?
I love listening to and writing music in my free time (not only my free time If I am being honest). I also love to study Economics, Anthropology, and Theology as it helps one to understand themselves, their culture, and the cultures around the world better.
How long have you been a part of Ambiki?
I have been a part of Ambiki since February 2022, making 9 months.
How do you hope to improve the field with Ambiki?
One thing I am passionate about is building tools that take away the human effort and allow therapists to focus on the children they are treating. Therefore, projects like Visit Notes are so interesting to me. How can we make sure that we have the best visit note possible without a therapist writing anything down? It is a question I hope to be able to answer someday.
What do you love most about Ambiki?
I love several things about Ambiki, the first being the product itself (I keep thinking about it being accessible to kids in Africa someday). Many kids struggle with these issues in Africa, and they get no help of any form because many people/parents do not even know it is possible for them to get help.
Secondly, I will say the people. Ambiki is the most diverse team I have ever worked with, culturally, geographically, skill-wise. This is particularly interesting to me.
What is something you learned about therapy as it relates to technology that you did not know before?
I never knew anything Speech-Language, Occupational, and Feeding Therapy. It was a whole new experience for me and an opportunity to learn.
Read Nsoseka’s profile to learn more about him and check out the Feedback tool to see one of the projects he worked on.
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