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An engineering firm with skin in the game.

ęxaucæ is a software architecture and engineering firm founded in Dakar. We build for clients, and we build and run our own products, so we live with the consequences of every decision we recommend.

The name

exaucé

/ɛɡ.zo.se/ French, adjective

Answered, as a prayer is answered.

The name is a reminder of what the work is for: to answer a real need, reliably, for a long time.

What we value

  1. Craft

    Software is a building other people will live in. We build it to last, and to be maintained by someone else.

  2. Stewardship

    Your budget, your data and your users are entrusted to us. We treat them that way.

  3. The long view

    We plan for the fifth year of a system, not the first demonstration.

Chrys Ngoma

Leadership

Chrys Ngoma

Founder & principal architect

Software architect with more than six years designing systems for identity, logistics, finance and health, on premises and in the cloud, with teams in Norway, Germany, Switzerland, the United States and Senegal.

Engineer in computer science and telecommunications from ESMT, Dakar, valedictorian across all cohorts. Technical writer for Baeldung. President of the ESMT Leadership Club and Great Speaker Senegal 2019. Mentor to engineering interns. Choir director since 2016.

Certifications

  • AWSSolutions Architect
  • AWSDeveloper
  • AWSCloud Practitioner
  • AzureSolutions Architect Expert
  • AzureAdministrator Associate
  • AzureDeveloper Associate
  • AzureFundamentals
  • HashiCorpTerraform Associate (003)

How engagements are staffed

Every engagement is led by a principal architect from start to handover. Around that lead, we assemble senior specialists in design, mobile, data and security, sized to the scope and never padded.

Principles

Low bandwidth, many languages, mixed devices. Africa first, not as an afterthought.

  1. Built to be handed over

    Everything we deliver is documented, reproducible and yours.

  2. Conservative where it matters

    Proven technology at the core. Novelty only where it earns its place.

  3. Secure by default

    Least privilege, infrastructure as code and audit trails from the first commit.

  4. Designed for real conditions

    Systems that work on the networks and devices people actually have.

Working with institutions

Ready for institutional procurement.

We work the way public bodies and international organisations need to buy: formally, in writing, and in your language.

Registration
Company registered in Senegal, with tax identification (NINEA)
Proposals
Formal technical and financial proposals, in English or French
Confidentiality
Non-disclosure and data-protection agreements
Vendor status
Vendor registration and framework agreements
Invoicing
In USD, EUR or XOF

Tell us about the system you need to build.

A short call is usually enough to know whether we are the right firm. If we are not, we will say so, and point you to someone who is.

Excellence is how we thank you for your trust. Care is how we keep it.
Chrys NgomaFounder & principal architect