Olayiwola Sobowale
Backend Developer
Summary
I am a results-oriented and innovative senior software engineer who enjoys easily communicating complex technical requirements to non-technical stakeholders, with an excellent leadership record of leading and contributing to development teams in enterprise-wide development projects; having facilitated the development of profitable web applications, and being eager to apply comprehensive software engineering and maintenance expertise in creating scalable and performant software that contributes massively to organizations bottom line.
So far in my career as a Software developer, I have focused on developing scalable and well-documented codebases. I enjoy working collaboratively as well as being independent. I am excited about joining a product driven company as I am extensively committed to creating possibilities that are beyond normal. I am always eager to seeing each new day as a Software engineer because there is always something new to learn or improve on.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages
Work History
Backend Developer
Collaction
Amsterdam-Noord, North Holland
01.2022 - 12.2022
- Wrote unit tests to evaluate high code coverage.
- Contributed to the refactoring of the codebase using Golang and Hexagonal Architecture
- Worked with AWS tools, such as SAM, DynamoDB, Cloudfront, SQS, AWS Lambda functions
- Attended meetings to discuss architectural design patterns, best practices
Backend Developer
Softcom Limited
Lagos
04.2022 - 11.2022
- Refactored Golang microservices to include unit test to improve code quality with code coverage of business logic which I set a benchmark of 90%(https://usepass.io)
- Balanced design principles and technology standards with product timelines and customer-specific requirements
- Resolved scalability problems and addressed security concerns.
- Troubleshot and tested software and debugged to clean up code and improve efficiency.
- Design architectural patterns with teammate and writing of idiomatic Golang code.
- Had complete ownership of some microservices which handles integration of thirdparty developers to (https://eyowo.com)
- Wrote optimized MongoDB queries for faster lookup
Backend Developer
ATB Techsoft Solutions Limited
Lagos, Magodo
08.2021 - 11.2022
- Built APIs and data clients to consume APIs.
- I worked with a team of 5 backend engineers to deliver on the backend microservices of (https://notchcx.io/) platform.
- I worked with team members and other teams to code, communicating with the client and delivered on the (https://notchcx.io/) platform adding massively to the employer's bottom line.
- I coordinated or SDLC Scrum-Agile sprint stand-up meetings regularly.
- I joined in the grooming of interns and junior developers in the organization offering support when required.
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Worked on a payroll software (https://myxalary.com/), which process payroll for thousands of users, worked on new features and MongoDB query optimizations.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team of designers, developers and system administrators.
- Wrote unit tests to evaluate high code coverage.
Backend Developer
Lineupappq
United States, New York
07.2021 - 02.2022
- Built APIs and data clients to consume APIs.
- Collaborated with my team lead in working on the some features for the new Backend server.
- Learned new technologies and tools quickly in order to contribute positively.
- Worked in Agile Scrum team environment with high-tempo production cadence.
Backend Developer
KEO Tech Solutions
Lagos
10.2018 - 07.2020
- I collaborated in a team of three members, creating performant codebases and meeting client requirements before deadlines.
- Increased product code coverage to 98% by implementing NYC, Mocha, Chai, and Sinon.JS.
- I worked as a DevOps engineer with teams to design, orchestrate and provision cloud-based architectures on
the AWS cloud platform.
- I set up the CI/CD platform enabling the deployment of our tech stacks applications to the cloud using tools like Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, Prometheus, Grafana, Jenkins, and Git, to carry out my day-to-day actvities ensuring regular application updates and minimizing application downtime.
- I worked with team leads to determine the best way to design their applications and the architectural benefits and trade-offs.
- I built a performant Backend API using Go by writing clear idiomatic Go code with scalability and separations of concerns taken into considerations, using Hexagonal Architecture.
- I gathered requirements and advised on the right architecture for application performance, easy team collaboration, and deployment, ensuring maximum uptime in the live environment.
- I coordinated our SDLC Scrum-Agile sprints stand-up meetings.
- Trained and mentored junior developers and engineers, teaching skills in mobile and web development and working to improve overall team performance and offering support when necessary.
- Created procedures for system monitoring, recovery, backup, and optimization.
- Worked with project managers, developers, quality assurance, and customers to resolve technical issues.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Physics
University of Lagos
Lagos, LA 12.2013 - 12.2017
Skills
Product development lifecycles, design reviews, and management
Timeline
Backend Developer
Softcom Limited
04.2022 - 11.2022
Backend Developer
Collaction
01.2022 - 12.2022
Backend Developer
ATB Techsoft Solutions Limited
08.2021 - 11.2022
Backend Developer
Lineupappq
07.2021 - 02.2022
Backend Developer
KEO Tech Solutions
10.2018 - 07.2020
Bachelor of Science - Physics
University of Lagos
12.2013 - 12.2017
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