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Arona Tounkara
About2022 — present

Arona Tounkara

Fullstack developer and co-founder, based in Dakar. I design, build and ship — from the first spec all the way to the production server.

I've been a dev since ESTM. I started with networks and sysadmin, then switched to web and never really left.

These days I ship — Laravel APIs, React frontends, some Python FastAPI when needed, Docker and CI/CD to keep it all running. What I genuinely enjoy is designing a product with someone and getting it all the way to users.

Based in Dakar, open to jobs and gigs — locally, remotely, or internationally.

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Arona Tounkara

Path

  1. 2026 —
    Co-founderEvent photography startup with facial recognition
    Nurapic
  2. 2025 —
    Lead BackendCoordinating a team of 3 backend devs · Laravel API
    Société Africaine de Pétrole
  3. 2025 → 26
    Fullstack Developer4 modules shipped on a medical practice SaaS in production
    ecoMed24 SAS
  4. 2024 —
    IT ManagerEnd-to-end IT management for a 15-person SME
    HYDRAUTECH
  5. 2023 —
    Co-founder & Software EngineerSenegalese product studio · 4 in-house SaaS shipped so far
    Teranga Dev
  6. 2022 → 25
    BSc in Software Engineering & Network Administration
    ESTM Dakar

Skills

Languages
HTML · CSS · JavaScript · TypeScript · PHP · Python · SQL
Backend
Laravel · Node.js / Express · NestJS · FastAPI · API REST · Spatie · Sanctum · Swagger / OpenAPI · JWT
Frontend
React · Next.js · Tailwind CSS · Bootstrap
Databases
MySQL / MariaDB · PostgreSQL · MongoDB · SQLite · Supabase
CMS
WordPress · Moodle
API integrations
WhatsApp Business API · PayDunya · PayTech · DExchange SMS · DExapay · Jitsi Meet
DevOps & Infra
Docker · Docker Compose · GitHub Actions (CI/CD) · OVH VPS · AWS · Cloudflare · Nginx · Apache · cPanel
Systems & security
Linux · SSL/TLS · DNS · DHCP · VPN · iptables · Fail2ban
Mobile
Flutter
Tools
Git · Postman · Figma · Jira / Trello · Notion · ESLint · Prettier · Vite · GitHub Copilot

Certifications

  • NDG Linux Essentials — Cisco Networking Academy
  • Frontend Bootstrap — Sonatel Academy
  • Claude Code in Action — Anthropic (in progress, 2026)

Languages

French (fluent) · English (working proficiency) · Wolof · Bambara