Personal details

Okafor E. - Remote full-stack developer

Okafor E.

Based in: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Timezone: London (UTC+1)

Summary

I am an experienced Full Stack Software Engineer with a deep understanding of DevOps practices. Over the past decade, I have developed my skills in designing, implementing, and managing secure and scalable infrastructure, while creating innovative software solutions using a range of frontend and backend frameworks. My proficiency in cloud-native technologies such as Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm, and Docker, along with my familiarity with CI/CD tools like CircleCI and GitActions, enables me to build efficient, automated infrastructure and craft user-friendly applications tailored to the needs of modern businesses. I take pride in my ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams, pinpoint system bottlenecks, and devise strategies to enhance scalability and security. With my unwavering commitment to delivering top-notch solutions.

Work Experience

Engineering Lead
Lupark | Jun 2023 - Present
Node.js
Redis
TypeScript
React
Redux
Next.js
NestJS
Express.js
AWS (Amazon Web Services)

• Led a high-performing engineering team, overseeing multiple projects in Nodejs/React/Typescript simultaneously.
• Managed end-to-end project lifecycles, ensuring successful delivery within scope, budget, and timeline. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to streamline processes and optimize project workflows.
• Spearheaded the adoption of best practices, ensuring efficient and scalable development using the latest tools.
• Facilitated clear and effective communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring alignment of project goals with business objectives.
• Acted as a bridge between the engineering team and senior management, providing regular updates on project status and milestones.

Senior Full Stack Engineer
Shoflo&Cvent | Mar 2021 - Jun 2023
Node.js
Lambda
Redis
Socket.IO
TypeScript
React
GraphQL
Express.js
AWS (Amazon Web Services)

Microservices Architecture Leadership: Directed the integration of core business logic across microservices with AWS Lambda, enhancing system responsiveness and scalability.
• Full-Stack Development: Spearheaded the design and ongoing evolution of full-stack solutions using React for frontend and Node.js for backend.
• API Design and Management: Crafted and managed RESTful APIs to serve as the backbone for frontend systems, ensuring robust and efficient data interactions.
• Project Integration: Managed the technical migration of shoflo.tv into Cvent, ensuring seamless integration with existing Cvent architectural frameworks.
• Collaborative Engineering: Led cross-disciplinary teams, including QA and product management, to deliver software solutions that met rigorous quality standards and user expectations.
• Agile Practice Implementation: Played a key role in agile ceremonies, including sprint planning and retrospectives, to maintain project agility and adherence to best practices in a fast-paced development environment.
• Performance Monitoring: Implemented Datadog for real-time monitoring

Education

Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
Bachelor's degreeComputer Science
Dec 2009 - Mar 2014

Personal Projects

2022
Redis
Socket.IO
React
NestJS
Metacomic is a digital-first, open comic book publishing platform. We are an open platform and marketplace for creating, publishing and collecting comics, picture books and digital animation arts powered by the $COMI token. It was born out of the idea that a book can be a collection of several collectibles with multiple owners. Holders of the COMI token earn from platform fees. We have raised $60,000 in pre-seed investment and have partnered with leading organizations like Disney, Binance Smart Chain, Marvel and Ethereum.
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2023
Node.js
React
Flutter
Payy eliminates the complexity of tracking one-time, installment and recurring payments across multiple clients while allowing you to receive/make payments in the most convenient way possible.