Backend Engineer with 4+ years building and scaling REST APIs, microservices, and payment systems in Go (Gin), Java (Spring boot) and PHP (Laravel), backed by PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Redis. Delivered 15+ production backen…
Backend Engineer with 4+ years building and scaling REST APIs, microservices, and payment systems in Go (Gin), Java (Spring boot) and PHP (Laravel), backed by PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Redis. Delivered 15+ production backends across e-commerce, fintech escrow and donation platforms, streaming, and government systems. Known for cutting API latency through query optimization and caching, shipping secure payment and checkout flows, and taking products from architecture to production. BSc in Cyber Security.
<p>Architected and built a scalable marketplace backend in Go (Gin), PostgreSQL, and Redis, onboarding 50+ vendors at launch and sustaining 99.9% uptime.</p><p> Built buyer trust and enabled structured dispute resolution by designing a secure escrow payment system that holds customer funds until order fulfillment before vendor disbursement.</p><p> Cut p95 API response times by 70% (from 500 ms to under 150 ms) through query optimization, indexing, and Redis caching.</p><p> Kept buyers and vendors informed across the full order lifecycle by building a real time order tracking and notification service.</p>
<p>Delivered production Go (Golang) backends for clients across e-commerce, fintech, digital identity, and SaaS.</p><p> Built the entire backend for a job board platform in Go: authentication, job listings, applications, and employer dashboards, designed to scale to 10,000+ listings and applicants.</p><p> Built backend services for a faith-based donations platform: one time and recurring donations, anonymous giving, multi currency support across NGN, USD, and GBP, direct bank payouts via third party providers, and campaign verification workflows for churches, missions, and legacy projects.</p><p> Built the full backend for a verified digital farmer identity platform: registration, identity verification, and profile management, architected to support identity verification for 10,000+ farmers.</p><p> Developed the backend for a SaaS document platform generating invoices, receipts, and letterheads, with a credit based usage system and an extensible architecture for future document types.</p><p> Built backend services for a fashion e-commerce storefront: product catalog, orders, and checkout, optimized for sub 200 ms median response times.</p>
<p>Cut stock discrepancies by 60% by building inventory synchronization services reconciling UK warehouse stock with imported goods.</p><p> Implemented secure checkout, payment handling, and order tracking flows processing hundreds of orders per month.</p><p> Reduced checkout response times by 40% by moving email delivery, report generation, and data syncing to background job queues.</p><p> Improved responsiveness under peak load by adding Redis backed caching layers to critical endpoints.</p>
<p>Built and maintained Laravel/PHP backend services (APIs, database, business logic) covering catalog, orders, and fulfillment, keeping stock, order, and shipment data consistent.</p><p> Reduced payment-related support tickets by 30% by integrating payment gateways and leading refunds/returns handling.</p><p> Cut incident recovery time from hours to minutes by adding structured logging, error tracking, and monitoring.</p><p> Reduced peak-load latency by 50% through indexing, query tuning, and Redis caching.</p>
<p>Led end-to-end technical operations for a statewide pensioner verification exercise covering 15,000+ pensioners across multiple local government areas.</p><p> Ensured accurate biometric data capture, secure processing, and real time syncing across all centres by managing the verification platform.</p><p> Kept verification centres running with minimal downtime by resolving on site hardware, biometric device, and network issues.</p>
<p>Supported the sales team in closing enterprise deals by translating clients' operational requirements into tailored software solutions, demos, and technical presentations.</p><p> Enabled smooth connectivity between Salesplat's platforms and client ERPs, third party tools, and mobile apps by designing integration workflows and authoring RESTful API documentation.</p>
<p>Designed and secured multi-site network infrastructure; configured routers, switches, and firewalls to harden security and improve throughput.</p><p> Cut troubleshooting response time by 40% and reduced downtime by building an internal IT support/ticketing system.</p>
<p>Repaired and maintained laptops, desktops, and system components including motherboard level diagnostics and repair restoring hundreds of client machines to working condition.</p><p> Diagnosed hardware and software faults, replaced failed components, and installed and configured operating systems and software for individual and small business clients.</p>
<p>Develop and maintain Go microservices and REST APIs powering streaming, playlists, and social features for 3,000+ users.<br>
Cut deployment time from over an hour to under 10 minutes by containerizing services with Docker and streamlining the microservices architecture for horizontal scaling.<br>
Shipped collaborative playlists, real time chat, and social sharing in partnership with the frontend team now the platform's core engagement features.</p>
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