Joseph Mukorivo
Head of Engineering & founder

I’m an engineering leader and product builder. Harare, Zimbabwe is home. I design, build, and lead secure software systems across fintech, SaaS, AI products, and regulated environments.

I’m the founder and product engineer behind FortyOne, an agentic project management platform, and the founder of Complexus. I currently lead engineering at Art Circles, where I set technical direction, shape AI strategy, and lead product delivery. Across my career, I’ve built and led systems spanning AI-powered creative tools, lending, conversational AI, public-sector platforms, and financial infrastructure.

I care about useful software, clear interfaces, strong systems, and the small details that make products feel considered.

Find me on GitHub, LinkedIn, X, read my writing, or send me an email.

Writing

Engineering Leadership Is a Product RoleBuilding a Culture of Quality Without Slowing the Team DownWhat I Mean When I Say Software Should Feel ConsideredI Got Tired of Jira. So I Built an Agentic Project Management Tool

All writing

Projects

FortyOne

AI project management that connects goals to daily work.

Config

An open-source configuration package for Go applications.

Complexus

The product company through which I build thoughtful software and explore new ideas.

Building

FortyOneLive product

FortyOne is an AI project management platform that connects company goals and key results to the plans, projects, and daily work that move them forward.

Its AI assistant, Maya, can help turn requests into planned work, recommend owners and estimates, surface delivery risk, and answer questions about what is happening across a team. Important changes remain reviewable by a person before they are applied.

It gives leaders a clear view of which key results are progressing, at risk, or disconnected from active work. Teams can see how their projects and daily decisions contribute to measurable outcomes, making key results part of delivery rather than a quarterly reporting exercise.

Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA), National University of Science and Technology (NUST) — in progress.

I earned a First Class BSc Honours in Information Technology from Chinhoyi University of Technology in 2019.

Now

Leading engineering and AI strategy at Art Circles, growing FortyOne as a live product, and pursuing an MBA at NUST.

I’m interested in ambitious products, difficult systems problems, and meeting people who care deeply about the quality of what they make.

Connect

Reach me at hello@josemukorivo.com, find me on LinkedIn, follow me on X, or view my résumé.