Valentine Ahiwe

Architected AWS infrastructure and specialized environments supporting thousands of concurrent GPU-backed GenAI workloads for production-scale deployments. Developed serverless orchestration frameworks and agentic workflows using AWS Lambda and Step Functions to enable elastic scaling for engineering teams. Codified infrastructure with AWS CDK in TypeScript, achieving 100% environment parity across development and production stages. Conducted capacity modeling and simulations that validated system scalability, supporting a 5x increase in peak demand without performance degradation. Led cross-functional teams to develop integrated software systems, fostering a 'you build it, you run it' culture through technical leadership. Integrated modern AI coding tools and LLM APIs into internal workflows to accelerate software delivery and reduce developer friction.

Developed and tested software code for high-traffic applications, improving feature delivery speed by approximately 20% through code optimization. Designed and maintained high-quality code in Python and TypeScript, adhering to rigorous testing and production readiness standards. Analyzed system requirements to plan 3 major platform modifications, significantly reducing legacy technical debt and operational overhead. Authored comprehensive technical documentation and reusable blueprints to facilitate faster onboarding for internal engineering customers. Developed automated unit and integration tests to ensure high code quality and reliability across distributed system components.

Standardized CI/CD and Pipeline as Code workflows across multi-region Kubernetes clusters to ensure consistent deployment patterns. Modernized national-scale infrastructure serving 1M+ users across hybrid environments. Designed secure, fault-isolated infrastructure with database replication, maintaining zero data loss during 4 simulated failover events. Embedded DevSecOps practices to strengthen deployment integrity. Partnered with internal stakeholders to define service level objectives and implemented observability dashboards to monitor platform health.

Architected AWS multi-account infrastructure supporting 1M+ daily transactions. Scaled system throughput 10x via infrastructure re-architecture. Reduced backend latency by 42% through compute and database optimization. Maintained 99.9%+ availability across multi-AZ infrastructure.

Migrated CI/CD pipelines from Jenkins to GitHub Actions, reducing build times by 35% and improving developer feedback loops. Hardened AWS infrastructure in a compliance-driven environment, passing 100% of security audits through automated IAM and VPC policies. Streamlined DevOps workflows, reducing onboarding time.

Delivered 30+ cloud modernization projects across fintech, SaaS, and AI startups.Led zero-downtime migrations from on-prem/Heroku to AWS.Architected Terraform-based infrastructure for scalable deployments.Automated CI/CD pipelines, reducing release cycles.