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Backend Engineer   |   Lagos , Nigeria   |   7 years experience

Software developer with over 6 years plus experience building products at scale in Edu-tech, Fintech, e-commerce, real-estate and Crypto applications. I have come to understand the importance of open communication, proper time management, and clean code. Also a strong believer that everything complex should be made simple, the KISS principle


Skills

JavaScript (4 years)

PHP (4 years)

MongoDB (3 years)

NodeJS (3 years)

laravel (6 years)

mysql (6 years)

expressjs (5 years)

typescript (5 years)

springbot (4 years)

Notable projects

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Experiences

Team Lead

Billboxx Technologies Sep, 2023 - Current
Currently leading the engineering team at Billboxx, a fintech solution
that helps SMEs manage their cash flow issues. My team built a system where
business owners can leverage on cashflow management to generate
bills and invoices and also access loans. Integrated banking as a
service to allow users to deposit and transfer funds.
- Built a wallet system that helps users perform financial transactions
- Implemented a multi-provider system for virtual accounts and transfers
- Built the lender matrix system for loan approval, disbursement, and repayment

Engineering Lead

Gladefinance Limited Oct, 2022 - Aug, 2023
Led the team at Gladefinance to develop a stable version of
the application using Lumen/Laravel for backend and ReactJS for frontend.
- Stabilized the system by fixing bugs
- Implemented a dual account system
- Implemented multi-currency and multi-wallet features
- Refactored the codebase to increase speed and functionality
- Integrated multiple payment gateways for cross-border payments

Senior Fullstack Engineer (Contract)

GlobeIT Mar, 2022 - Sep, 2022
Involved in design, processes, and acceptability discussions for building
a customized application for clients.
- Implemented new exchange screens using Angular
- Reworked the blockchain worker service
- Wrote Ansible scripts for AWS EC2 instance creation and server setup
- Automated the onboarding process for new businesses

Team Lead

Patricia Technologies Apr, 2022 - Jun, 2022
Led the team that built the new version of Patricia's crypto platform
- Built a dynamic crypto wallet system supporting 30+ cryptocurrencies
- Built a universal dollar fiat system
- Wrote a micro-service that migrated 80,000+ users
- Updated deposit and withdrawal features

Senior Backend Developer

Patricia Technologies Jan, 2022 - Apr, 2022
Built a new flow for Patricia's bitcoin system
- Wrote Unit/Functional tests
- Implemented blockchain cron jobs
- Built a new micro-service platform using AWS SQS and NestJS
- Provided engineering support to customers

Senior Backend Developer

BaseAfrique Technologies Jul, 2020 - Dec, 2021
Worked on multiple projects including fireflies.ai, newyorkhome, and tunrayo
- Built functional and clean APIs for multi-tenant real estate systems
- Integrated third-party solutions for fireflies
- Implemented an internal file sharing system using AWS S3
- Part of the core team that built Tunrayo

Full Stack Developer

KiakiaPrints Mar, 2020 - Jun, 2020
Pioneered the new version of the Kiakia Print website
- Refactored the entire application
- Added country support for expansion
- Transformed UI/UX designs into functional web screens
- Wrote unit and feature tests
- Implemented embedded Canva integration
- Setup a CI/CD pipeline for the application

Software Developer

Valuedseed Education Apr, 2019 - Current
Actively involved in the project from idea conception to launching the first MVP
- Participated in sprint planning
- Converted UI/UX designs into functional codes using VueJS
- Provided assistance in classroom animations and simulations
- Developed functional and efficient APIs

Web Master/Administrator

Nigerian Army Institute of Technology and Environmental Studies Nov, 2017 - Feb, 2019
Built the institute website
- Managed and upgraded the existing school portal
- Ran monthly maintenance and bug fixes
- Coordinated web activities in the ICT Unit
- Redesigned the Institution's ID Card template

Instructor/Developer

Panet Technologies Aug, 2016 - Jul, 2017
Taught basics of programming (JAVA, PHP, HTML, CSS, JAVASCRIPT)
- Assisted in redesigning the website UI
- Built client solutions as part of the company's duties

Education

Higher National Diploma

Nigerian Army Institute of Technology and Environmental Studies   |     2012 - 2017


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