Software Development
Building full-stack, mobile and AI-assisted applications with a focus on practical functionality, real-time systems and usable business tools.
KM
Software Developer | Full-Stack, Mobile & AI Assisted Solutions
Available for projects
Kiara Mathura
Building Practical Software Solutions for Small Businesses
I am an independent software developer focused on helping small businesses integrate software solutions into their operational workflow, using webbased, mobile, cloud and AI technologies, to enhance business efficiencies.
About
Practical software engineering for real business outcomes
I remove the intimidation of software applications by working with you to create a solution that is suitable to your business scale and operational needs. Let's unlock your efficiencies by using workflow automation and AI-assisted tooling!
Business-Aware Solutions
Combining a finance background with software development to approach technical decisions with operational and business context in mind.
Cloud & Infrastructure
Experience deploying and managing applications on AWS using services such as EC2, S3, CloudFront, Route53 and Docker.
Certified Background
AWS Solutions Architect, Developer and SysOps Associate certified, with a Financial Management Honours degree from Stellenbosch University.
Featured Work
Fun projects that do big things
Are you looking for a mobile app prototype? An online chat system? An AI enhanced data searcher? Have a view of the below selected sample work spanning mobile, real-time systems, business workflows, and AI assisted tooling. Use it as a starting point that we can build your solutions on.
Ambient Audio Mobile App
Android ambient audio application focused on immersive sound playback and mobile UX.
- Android development
- Audio engine
- Play Store deployment
- Performance-focused implementation
AndroidKotlinAudioMobile UX
Business Information AI Assistant
AI assistant that uses an LLM to answer questions about business information, with RAG-based retrieval providing relevant context from company documents.
- LLM-powered business information queries
- RAG-based document retrieval
- Relevance & response evaluation
- AI usage & cost tracking
LLMRAGQdrantPythonRAGAS
Real-Time Multiplayer Platform
Cross-platform multiplayer Tic Tac Toe with web, desktop, and mobile clients connected through a microservices backend.
- React & Node.js
- PostgreSQL & WebSockets
- AWS deployment
- Authentication & real-time sync
ReactNode.jsPostgreSQLWebSocketsAWS
SME Business Automation Lab
Practical automation workflows demonstrating how AI and software can reduce manual operational work for small and medium-sized businesses.
- Document processing & data extraction
- Workflow & email automation
- Data reporting & business information workflows
AI AutomationWorkflowData ProcessingBusiness Systems
Technologies
Tools I work with
A focused stack for building reliable, scalable software — from interface to infrastructure.
Frontend
- React
- Next.js
- React Native
Backend
- Python
- Node.js
- Express.js
- FastAPI
- PostgreSQL
AI / Data
- Qdrant
- RAG Pipelines
- Embeddings
- Evaluation Systems
Cloud / DevOps
- AWS
- Docker
- S3
- CloudFront
- EC2
Services
How I can help you move faster
Practical software solutions designed around your operation.
Operational Software Support
Exploring practical ways software can reduce repetitive work, improve information flow, and support small business operations.
AI-Assisted Business Tools
Building and experimenting with AI-assisted document querying, information retrieval, and lightweight internal tooling.
Custom Software Applications
Developing web, mobile, and full-stack applications with a focus on usability, real-time systems, and practical deployment.
Contact
Let's build something useful
Interested in collaborating or discussing a project? I'd love to hear about what you're working on.