A Software Developer with over 7 years of software development experience. A self-directed individual, critical thinker and problem solver, with an eye for detail and much concern for the end user. A good team player who keeps his eyes on the goal, and individual motivator. Bringing expertise in diverse programming languages and frameworks including but not limited to: PHP, Python, JavaScript, Vuejs, Laravel, Django. Adept at picking up new technologies quickly and getting a good command of them in a short time.
● It is my duty to translate all organization software decisions into software products using Laravel and VueJS.
● Carry out weekly deployments using Laravel forge onto DigitalOcean Cloud.
● I participate in weekly product discussions and generate ideas on how to improve the product so that it can have the best impact with limited cost.
● I upgraded the organization’s landing page which led to better outreach and gathered a lot of positive feedback from the community.
● Implemented the frontend of a calendar similar to google calendar, which could be used in any timezone, indicating forthcoming holidays, leaves and scheduled tasks. It became one of the most used tools in the company.
● Translated figma design prototypes into working frontend templates using Vuejs.
● Consumed multiple APIs to implement multiple frontend projects.
● Wrote and fixed APIs in Django for frontend consumption. Unit tests were also written for each exposed API.
● Fixed many bugs in Django, Vuejs and CSS. These varied in complexity.
● Remotely co-led teams across 4 timezones.
● Proposed a new department structure that was later adopted and improved the distribution of tasks in the software department and reduced the number of bugs reoccurring.
● Participated in sprint discussions, organized team tasks and ensured those tasks were delivered on time and with quality.
● Reviewed team members’ code and ensured that quality code was pushed.
● Motivated team members on an individual level to get the best out of them. Many gained valuable confidence and greatly helped other teams they were assigned to. One became a team leader too.