Personal details

Chuka O. - Remote

Chuka O.

Timezone: West Central Africa (UTC+1)

Summary

Experienced Software Architect who enjoys finding elegant solutions to complex problems and building software that pushes the web forward.

Backend Developer with experience in building stateless and stateful backend services in the cloud. Solid knowledge of REST principles, micro-services architecture and able to discuss benefits and drawbacks of various patterns and architectures. Proficient in Nodejs, Reactjs, Python, PHP, MongDB, PostgresSQL, MySQL.

DevOps Engineer with experience in source control systems, continuous integration/delivery systems including GitOps & CIOps, containers, infrastructure automation tools & security concepts. Proficiency in Google Cloud, AWS, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, CircleCI

Work Experience

Senior Software Architect, DevOps & Full Stack Engineer
Gigster | Jul 2016 - Present
Node.js
MySQL
MongoDB
PostgreSQL
Elasticsearch
Docker
React
Google Cloud Platform
Kubernetes
Express.js
- Personally wrote over 45% of the new pipeline that dramatically reduced crashes, bugs and inconsistency problems across the software implementation worked on. - Generated a reusable software library by refactoring and extracting software code from one project and packaging it for use across multiple projects. - Optimized the system structure by distributing system deployment to reduce the response time by 30%. - Researched coding and database concerns to resolve non-functional applications issues. - Make high-level design choices and create technical standards on client projects
Co-Founder, Chief Enterprise Architect
Delivery Science Inc | Jul 2014 - Apr 2018
Python
Node.js
MongoDB
Angular
Jenkins
Celery
Docker
React
Kubernetes
React Native
- Provide a strategic approach to our innovative technology solutions by developing & maintaining an optimal, consistent set of standardized best practices, processes and technology to enable successful implementation of business solutions that are focused on sustainable supportability. - Dictate technical standards, including coding standards, tools, or platforms. - Mentored software engineers in developing projects using best practices. - Mentored and trained personnel on policies and procedures regarding systems, programming and troubleshooting. - Personally wrote over 45% of the new pipeline that dramatically reduced crashes, bugs and inconsistency problems across the software.

Personal Projects

2015
Python
MongoDB
Angular
Jenkins
Celery
Docker
Sails.js
Kubernetes
Payroll automation software
Packagetrack (EzPOD)IconOpenNewWindows
2016
Android
MySQL
Angular
CakePHP
Jenkins
Docker
Kubernetes