Stephen Nwankwo
Ikeja, Lagos
Summary
Goal-oriented and collaborative Backend Engineer with 3 years of experience. Career highlights include engineering and deploying scalable backend systems by leveraging modern architectures, boosting system performance, and reducing server costs through optimized resource allocation.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Backend Engineer
Cospire
04.2024 - Current
- Architected and built an application to manage and facilitate the onboarding of workspaces, increasing customer onboarding by 75%. - Developed a secure payment system to facilitate payment operations, increasing customer trust by 60%. - Designed and managed a robust booking platform, enhancing system security and improving booking efficiency, resulting in a 30% increase in successful reservations and a 20% reduction in processing time. - Seamlessly integrated 3rd party payment application to facilitate payment and wallet features.
- Tech stack: NodeJs, Typescript, Firebase, Firestore.
Backend Engineer
Softdrop
09.2022 - 04.2024
- Developed and maintained RESTful APIs using Node.js and Express.js - Optimized database queries in MongoDB for improved performance, increasing application speed by 35%. - Collaborated with front-end developers to integrate APIs. - Designed and deployed scalable media upload applications on AWS.
- Tech stack: Javascript, NodeJs, AWS, MongoDB.
Fullstack Software Engineer(Contract)
Zangah
01.2024 - 04.2024
- Engineered a dynamic and responsive UI, boosting user satisfaction scores by 30% and decreasing page load times by 25%, significantly enhancing overall user experience. - Efficiently translated design requirements into client front-end code. - Improved site load speed, increasing customer retention by 70%. - Set up a continuous deployment and integration architecture using GitHub actions and vercel. - Developed an efficient comment and like system, increasing customer interaction and retention by 90%. - Contributed to improving server-side code.
- Tech stack: Javascript, React, GitHub Actions, Vercel.
Education
Mechatronics Engineering(B.ENG) -
03.2024
Software Engineering -
03.2023
Skills
- Detail-oriented
- Excellent communication skills (English: Advanced)
- Ability to accept constructive criticism
- Problem-Solving
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Time Management
- Version control with Git
- Understanding of serverless architecture
- Understanding of Agile methodologies
- Experience with performance optimization
- Familiarity with Django
- Knowledge of AWS services
- Proficiency in Python
- Experience with Nodejs
- API Design and Development
- SOAP and RESTful Web Services
- JS Frameworks: React, Angular, Vue
Websites
Projects
- Voxclips - As a backend developer, I co-led a team of engineers and designers to build an entertainment-tech platform aimed at increasing the audience for podcast creators and entertainers.
- UNIX Shell - Developed a command line application that replicates the operation of the Unix shell found in Windows, Linux, and macOS.
- Fyyur - Developed a social platform where artists can book venues and venue owners can book artists, similar to a Tinder for artists, connecting artists and event organizers.
- Hackathon and Conference for GenZs - I collaborated with teenagers and youths from different fields, and locations to host a community event, with over 800 participants.
Personal Information
Title: Software Engineer - Backend
Timeline
Backend Engineer - Cospire
04.2024 - Current
Fullstack Software Engineer(Contract) - Zangah
01.2024 - 04.2024
Backend Engineer - Softdrop
09.2022 - 04.2024
University of Nigeria - Mechatronics Engineering(B.ENG),
ALX/Holberton School - Software Engineering,
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