Life at SunCulture
A look inside the dream team
What brings you the most pride in your work?
“As a QA Engineer, I take immense pride in the nature of my role, which is both technical and societal. Ensuring the quality of our systems not only enhances user experience but also supports business objectives, this, is primarily driven by listening to end users’ feedback, aligning with business needs, and maintaining open communication with developers. This collaborative approach ensures our products are user-friendly and meet market demands, which brings me great satisfaction and pride in my work.”
Maureen Murugi, Quality assurance associate
Why is Working on a Social Goal Important for you?
“Cause you feel you are truly adding value. When I speak to a customer and they tell you the journey they took, from humble beginning to truly building a prosperous life, I know I’m in the right place. Bottom line, I enjoy working every day.”
Brendah Wangari, Credit manager
Career Stories
Scaling up an IT team through DevOps – Winnie Kiragu
Winnie Kiragu is SunCulture’s first DevOps engineer. A role that sees her build out tools and processes to scale up the software team. Not an easy task in a company to that ever changing and growing Having 5 years of experience prior to SunCulture, Winnie plays a pivotal role in
Building a full app as my first job – Sarah Sindet
Sarah Sindet is currently serving as a junior front end developer in the software team, her first immersion in the world of IT. In a short amount of time she delivered the first version of the my.sunculture.io platform. A growing platform that empowers our customers to take control over their
Brendah Wangari – 5 years in and still enjoying every day
Brendah Wangari joined SunCulture in 2017 as an Agronomy intern, now she oversees the day-to-day activities of the PAYG team in her current position as the PAYG Assistant Manager. Before this position, she was a Relationship Manager handling collections and client relationships in her assigned portfolio. Her agronomy experience provides
From Silicon Valley to Silicon Savannah – Max Garnick
Raised near the heart of Silicon Valley, it’s hardly unexpected that Max Garnick would end up working for a tech company. The fact that he ended up working for an agriculture technology (AgTech) company in East Africa, though, was a bit unexpected. Max Garnick joined SunCulture as a Product Manager
My first month at SunCulture – Irene Auma
Irene Auma joined SunCulture in March 2022 as the Senior Marketing Executive. A role with great impact as SunCulture scales its market leading presence in Kenya and embarks on new markets. Besides her intoxicating energy, Irene brings with her 9 years of solid marketing experience across various sectors – Media,
Making the shift to social – Jon Saunders
Jon Saunders is SunCulture’s Chief Operations Officer, a role that sees him pushing the limits of our operations globally and across all functions. Jon’s story didn’t start here, but at JP Morgan Chase, New York in a “fancy, steel and glass machine” as he likes to call it. Moving into
