Senior Backend Engineer with over 5 years+ of experience in the IT Industry. Involved in complete SDLC including analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, support, and maintenance of enterprise-level web applications using Java/Java EE, NodeJS, Fast API, PHP technologies. Possess a keen interest in solving critical problems and building software that is secured, scalable, and performance-optimized.
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Software Engineer Trainee
Decagon Institute, Benin, Nigeria
02/2021 - 12/2021 -
Bachelor of Engineering (B.ENG.) Computer and Communication
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Nigeria
2015 - 2019 -
National Diploma (ND) in Electrical/Electronics Engineering Technology
Federal Polytechnic Bauchi, Bauchi, Nigeria
2011 - 2012
02/2022 - 03/2023
GameStar Exchange
- Liaised with fellow developers.
- Designed and implemented microservices using the Spring Boot framework.
- Worked through the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
- Built backend solutions using Java technologies and incorporated streaming technologies like Kafka in microservices.
- Ensured security with spring security for OAuth2, meta mask wallet, and traditional authentication.
- Configured microservices to communicate with blockchain services.
02/2021 - 01/2022
Wakacast
- Built robust and scalable software in Java and Spring.
- Configured infrastructure environments and managed servers on AWS, Heroku, and Netlify.
- Set up pipelines using GitHub actions, AWS CodePipeline, CodeDeploy, CodeBuild, and Jenkins server.
- Designed and implemented database schemas using MySQL and Postgres.
- Led an agile team covering frontend, backend, and testing activities.
11/2022 - 02/2023
PHASTPAY NIG
- Built, tested, and maintained infrastructure.
- Automated CI/CD using Jenkins, GitHub Action, AWS CodePipeline, Redeploy, and CodeBuild.
- Configured Customer Gateways, Application Gateways, Site-to-site VPN, and VPC.
- Setup PM2 Dashboard and monitored server metrics.
10/2021 - 05/2022
United State of Africa(USAF)
- Guided juniors on organizational work processes and infrastructures.
- Managed pull requests by junior devs.
- Designed and managed Microservice based Applications using Fast API, NodeJS, Postgres, Docker, and Kubernetes.
- Interacted with Project managers and Product owners.
- Reviewed and merged pull requests of devs under me.
2018 - 2020
Gombe, Nigeria
- Built website's backend using Vanilla PHP.
- Wrote unit tests using PHPUnit testing tool.
- Built frontend UI using bootstrap, HTML, and JavaScript.
- Managed, refactored, and optimized existing code.
Java, Javascript, PHP, Python
Spring/Spring Boot, Nodejs/Express, Fast API
Reactjs
Material UI, Bootstrap, Materialize, Vaadin, Thymeleaf, Mustache
Docker, Kubernetes, Grafana, PM2, Helm, Jenkins, GitHub Action, Git/Github, DataDog, Prometheus
Gradle, Maven, NPM, Composer
Linux, Windows
Windows PowerShell, BashScripting, Linux Terminal
Scrum
- Backend
- Frontend
- QA
- Team Player
- DevOps
- Go-getter
- Observer
- Team Player: Developed through interaction and support, leading to team growth and a healthy working environment.
- Go-getter: Self-motivated, taking initiative, and being entrusted with various roles in different companies.
- Scrum Foundation, VMEdu
- Master Microservices with Spring, Docker, Kubernetes, Udemy
- Project Management, Lynda.com
- Building Modern Distributed Systems with Java, Udemy
- Practical Java Concurrency with the Akka Actor Model, Udemy
- RabbitMQ Java Spring Boot for System Integration, Udemy
- GRPC with Java, Udemy
- Data Structures and Algorithms, Udemy
10/2022 - 03/2023 | Location
- Improved platform performance and user experience.
2021 | Remote
- Built, tested, deployed, and maintained the backend.
- Managed the infrastructures.
- Over 100,000 users signed up, with over 40% employed via the platform.
2022 - 2022 | Remote
- Designed and implemented product requirements with the help of team members.
- Improved speed to healthcare access and reduced costs for patients.
2021 - 2022 | Remote
- Built, tested, deployed, and maintained the backend.
- Built a video conferencing application for African-based individuals.
2021 - 2021 | Benin, Nigeria
- A simple blogging application that enables users to interact on a topic.
2020 - 2021 | Gombe
- Designed and built the backend and frontend using PHP and CSS/HTML.
- 25 schools registered, reducing running costs by 40%.
Backend Engineer Volunteer | SAULTECH
11/2017 - 01/2018
- Reported progress to senior engineers.
- Wrote unit tests for each feature worked on.
- Won "The Best Team Player of the Year" award, showcasing servant leadership skills.
- Received "Best Express Article" award from Espresso Decagon, highlighting technical writing skills.