Oli otya! I'm Sipho.
I build in DeFi, and I talk about it too.
May you leave here a little lighter than you came.
coram deo
About
Come in, take your shoes off
the two-minute version
I'm a builder from Kampala, now based in the UK. I write code, I write words, and every so often I get on a stage and do both at once.
By title I'm a DevRel Engineer at LI.FI, helping developers build on cross-chain infrastructure. By habit I'm a founder of small, stubborn projects: a lending protocol, a school platform, and my first shipped app.
Off the keyboard I collect watches, read more than I finish, and follow Jesus. The motto under the family crest is how I try to work: coram deo, before the face of God.
this is the bit the CV leaves out
- Location
- Sheffield, UK (from Kampala)
- Availability
- Open to talks and collabs
- Focus
- DeFi, DevRel, building
- Faith
- Christian, coram deo
Things I've built
Small, stubborn projects
each one shipped
Zion2025
A comprehensive school-management platform for ACE curriculum schools: administration, records, and reporting in one place.
Spica2026
Build DeFi workflows with AI: turn plain English into executable, autonomous blockchain automation.
Mina2026
Bridge from 40+ chains and trade on Hyperliquid: pair trading, basket trades, and leverage, with an open SDK and CLI.
Places I've worked
The pin board of jobs
from kampala, with love
Pegasus Technologies Ltd.
Web Developer Intern
Mar 2023 to May 2023
Kampala, Uganda. Where it all started: a full website redesign and rebuild.
Sheffield Students' Union
Web Developer & Digital Support
Sep 2025 to Jun 2026
The big website redesign in React and Next.js, for tens of thousands of students.
LI.FI
DevRel Engineer
Jun 2026 to now
Docs, integration guides, and developer content for cross-chain bridging. The dream gig.
The fridge
The fridge
every magnet earned
International Merit Scholarship
University of Sheffield · 2023
Sheffield's highest scholarship
Computer Science Excellence Award
University of Sheffield · 2025
Top academic performance
First Class Honours
BSc Computer Science, University of Sheffield · 2026
Software Engineering
the paper versions live in a drawer somewhere
Currently reading
The shelf
the bible stays
- The Weight of GloryC.S. Lewis
- And David Perceived He Was KingDale L. Mast
- The ScribeJames Goll
- On Writing (and Writers)C.S. Lewis
The watch roll
The watch roll
placeholders until the real roll is shot
Seiko
5 (SNXS79)
the everyday classic. Goes anywhere, forgives everything.
Opulens
Spirit (blue)
blue dial, quiet flex. My everyday lift.
Cartierwishlist
Tank
one day. Someone reading this can buy it for me.
Now playing
Now playing
live(ish) from spotify
Tuning in
Warming up the needle
Right now
Right now
updated periodically
building
Chariot on Arc, and this little corner of the internet.
reading
The Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis, plus the daily chapter.
listening
Whatever the vinyl below is spinning. Taste varies, volume doesn't.
where I am
Between Sheffield and London, one train ahead of my luggage.
updated July 2026
string included for drama
The stickered lid
The stickered lid
every sticker links out
yes, the lid still closes
Talks & media
Talks & media
stages & hackathons so far
Kampala to the UK
Kampala to the UK
stamps so far
PASSPORT
Sipho Yawe
UGANDA
home
origin
UNITED KINGDOM
where I live and build
USA
first stateside trip
DUBAI
desert stopover
SOUTH AFRICA
down south
KENYA
neighbours up north
Kampala raised me, Sheffield schooled me, London is building me.
A word from home
A word from home
luganda & runyankole
Coram Deo
Coram Deo
My faith isn't a section of my life, it's the light the rest is read by. I work, build, write and rest coram deo: before the face of God. If any of the projects on this page impressed you, the credit route runs upward first.
I write about scripture at Ready Scribe: slow notes on a fast internet. Come read along.
Kind words
Kind words
real ones land here soon
Placeholder quote. A real kind word from a collaborator goes here, with their name and a link back to the source.
Placeholder quote. Think of the hackathon judges, the LI.FI team, a UX School student, a Chariot user.
Placeholder quote. Two or three sentences is plenty. Specific beats glowing every time.
these are placeholders until the real quotes arrive
The guestbook
Leave a note
no signup, just say hi
the wall is bare, be the first to stick one up
Say hello
press it, it lights up my day =)
Grab 20 minutes
the calendar is real, pick a slot
Book me to speak
conferences, podcasts, church halls
I talk about DeFi, building in public, and faith and work. Tell me about your event and we will find a shape for it.