Our story

We fix your technology woes.

Gear Train was founded with a simple belief: the most impactful technology work isn't glamorous; it's vital.

Our founders spent over 15 years leading engineering teams inside some of the world's most demanding regulated environments. They saw the same pattern again and again: companies with ambitious growth plans held back by technical debt, fragile infrastructure, and engineering teams that lacked the support to scale.

Gear Train was built to fix that. We bring the expertise companies need to reduce technical risk, stabilise platforms, and return to maximum revenue and growth.

Industries

Where we've made an impact

Our foundation is built on over 15 years of experience across some of the world's most demanding and highly regulated industries.

Our impact and experience
Fintech and payments
We build low-latency transaction engines focused on PCI compliance, Open Banking, and real-time reconciliation.
Banking and insurance
We manage legacy migrations and implement security frameworks for sensitive institutional data.
iGaming
We develop high-availability platforms designed to handle massive user spikes and rigorous regulatory audits.
Public sector
We deliver citizen-centric services with a focus on accessibility, data sovereignty, and system interoperability.
Featured case studies
Our team

The people behind Gear Train

Munene Njogu
Munene Njogu
Founder, Managing Director
Munene has led award-winning teams in infrastructure architecture, DevOps, SRE and SecOps in the high-concurrency Fintech and iGaming sectors. Renowned for his composed, people-centric leadership, he navigates technical problems, drives unit-cost efficiency at scale, and builds collaborative teams that deliver reliably.
Joseph Kimemia
Joseph Kimemia
CEO, East Africa
Joseph has a passion for bringing responsible AI and automation to East African businesses and brings his own vital, practical lens to our client solutions. With 15 years of business development experience in East Africa across the finance, retail, and automotive sectors, he enables us to deliver superior customer value.
Bob Crutchley
Bob Crutchley
Infrastructure, DevOps and Security Lead Engineer
Bob brings a wealth of experience in cloud-native infrastructure and senior-level leadership. With a passion for process optimisation, he leads the infrastructure team in delivering secure, reliable, and automated deployment frameworks.
Miriam Njogu
Miriam Njogu
Operations and Brand Manager
Miriam drives Gear Train's brand experience and operations using data-driven insights and creative problem-solving. Known for her ability to translate technical language into accessible, high-resonance content, she ensures operational workflows and processes remain organised.
Larry Karani
Larry Karani
Senior Frontend and Mobile Engineer
Larry brings deep expertise in cross-platform mobile and web development, spanning iOS, Android, and modern frontend frameworks. With a sharp eye for performance and user experience, he leads the frontend team in delivering polished, responsive applications that work seamlessly across every device and screen.
JoyGloriah Wanjiru
JoyGloriah Wanjiru
Product Owner
Joy coordinates product delivery and cross-functional workflows, translating stakeholder needs into structured, Agile-driven execution across Jira, GitHub, and Slack.
Our extended team
Our team isn't just a collection of specialists; it's a carefully vetted network of technical experts recruited for their deep domain knowledge and proven track record in high-stakes environments. We have teams in the UK, Europe and Kenya, combining international innovation with local knowledge.