Godwin Obamina
Abuja,Abuja
Summary
Experienced Software Engineer with 6+ years of expertise in backend development, microservices architecture, and cloud technologies. Proficient in Go, Java, C++, and Python with strong experience in designing and deploying scalable systems using GCP, AWS, Docker, and various frameworks including Spring Boot, Gin, and gRPC. Proven track record of building high-performance enterprise applications, mentoring engineering teams, and delivering innovative solutions across fintech and aerospace industries. Skilled in event-driven systems, API development, data optimization, and implementing best practices in testing and observability.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
Work history
Software Engineer
SAD co.
07.2024 - 01.2026
- Microservices Architecture: Designed and deployed scalable Go-based microservices using Gin, gRPC, and Google Wire for dependency injection.
- Event-Driven Systems: Engineered asynchronous messaging backbones using Google Cloud Pub/Sub to decouple complex business domains.
- Data & Performance: Optimized data access layers using GORM and PostgreSQL/AlloyDB, handling complex relational models and high-throughput transactions.
- Cloud Infrastructure: Leveraged GCP services (Cloud Storage, AlloyDB) and Docker for robust, containerized deployment pipelines.
- Observability: Integrated OpenTelemetry and structured logging (Zap) to ensure system health visibility and rapid debugging.
- API Development: Built and documented comprehensive REST APIs using Swagger/OpenAPI, ensuring seamless frontend and third-party integration.
- Skills: Go (Programming Language)
- Python (Programming Language)
- Gin Gonic
- GRPC
- PostgreSQL
- Docker
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- GORM
- Microservices
- RESTful APIs
Software Engineer
United Airlines
09.2021 - 09.2023
- Mentored, supervised and coordinated 11 junior Engineers on enterprise software systems maintenance and development.
- Used Java to build backend services, micro-services, new features, REST APIs and Spring, Spring boot MVC architecture and programs and SQL for databases.
- Provided full stack design and development of Spring Boot components and the migration of legacy components to target architecture.
- Wrote Junit test that met company requirements of 90% to pass sonar coverage.
- Proficiency with server-side/mid-tier languages, frameworks, libraries, and related technologies: Java EE, Apache Tomcat, Spring MVC/Spring Boot, Logback, SLF4j, Maven.
- Use code to solve challenging problems that affect a wide range of aeronautic market space.
- Interact with adjacent business functions including sales, product development, and client support.
- Write algorithms for complex systems that pass Junit and Integration tests.
- Excellent problem solving, coding and design skills.
- Skills: SQL
- Maven
- API Development
- Java
- Spring MVC
- Tomcat
- C++
- Git
- MySQL
- Python (Programming Language)
- Node.js
- JavaScript
- Sonar
- Spring Boot
- SLF4J
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Software Developer
Itump Inc
02.2019 - 08.2021
- Utilized C++, BDE, STL, and thread pool to achieve optimal design efficiency in finance applications development for customer interface, increasing user satisfaction by 20%.
- Conducted unit testing and debugging to ensure software quality and reliability.
- Designed and developed financial applications to compute cash flows of securities such as bonds, swaps, repos, swaptions, caps and floors development and python for scripting.
- Implemented new features to legacy systems using modern programming practices such as object oriented design patterns, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and TDD/BDD principles.
- Used Python extensively for data analysis tasks including building statistical models of market behaviour based on historical data from systems.
- Collaborated with research departments to simulate cost and demand models using C++ algorithms to improve software architecture, and database and logistics management.
- Built an online dashboard displaying key metrics which is used by upper management to track performance of the company’s IT infrastructure using C++ and bash scripting.
- Skills: Java
- Spring MVC
- C++
- Git
- MySQL
- JavaScript
- Spring Boot
Education
Certificate of Higher Education - Computer Science
FreeCodeCamp
California 06.2019 - 10.2020
Skills
- Go and Python programming
- Java and C development
- JavaScript frameworks
- Gin Gonic and GRPC
- Spring Boot and MVC
- PostgreSQL and MySQL databases
- SQL querying
- Docker containerization
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Websites
Timeline
Software Engineer
SAD co.
07.2024 - 01.2026
Software Engineer
United Airlines
09.2021 - 09.2023
Certificate of Higher Education - Computer Science
FreeCodeCamp
06.2019 - 10.2020
Software Developer
Itump Inc
02.2019 - 08.2021