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Olayiwola Sobowale

Lagos

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 codebase. 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. When not working, I enjoy playing chess, which challenges my strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities. It's a great way for me to unwind and exercise my mind outside of work. Additionally, I have a passion for continuously learning and keeping up with the latest trends in technology. I believe that staying up-to-date with emerging technologies is crucial for a software engineer, as it allows me to explore new possibilities and incorporate innovative solutions into my work.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Backend Developer

The GIG Group
Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria
04.2023 - Current
  • Design and Architect Stellas Corporate Banking application.
  • Services include (Transfers, Loans and managing operations within the business such as signatories and initiators)
  • Integrated object-oriented design and development techniques into projects to support usability goals.
  • Leveraged Agile methodologies to move development lifecycle rapidly through initial prototyping to enterprise-quality testing and final implementation.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional team to define features and build powerful and easy-to-use products and customer-facing workflow tools.
  • Maintained open communication with team members and stakeholders, resulting in successful project outcomes.
  • Assessed code during testing stage to determine potential glitches and bugs.

Backend Developer

Talk360
Netherlands
09.2022 - 01.2023
  • Resolved scalability problems and addressed security concerns
  • Wrote unit tests to evaluate high code coverage of 100%
  • Implemented robust security and data protection measures
  • Managed efficient SQL queries and data transport
  • Built APIs and data clients to consume APIs
  • Troubleshot and tested software and debugged to clean up code and improve efficiency
  • Integrated third-party payment providers to the platform
  • Worked on migrations of legacy data to work seamlessly with new data by making it backward compatible
  • Worked with functional programming paradigm using framework such as Marble.js

Backend Developer

Collaction
Amsterdam-Noord
01.2022 - 12.2022
  • Wrote unit tests to evaluate high code coverage
  • Contributed to refactoring of codebase using Golang and Hexagonal Architecture to improve performance by 10%
  • 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 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
08.2021 - 11.2022
  • Built APIs and data clients to consume APIs
  • Worked with a team of 5 backend engineers to deliver on the backend microservices of (https://notchcx.io/) platform
  • 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
  • Coordinated SDLC Scrum-Agile sprint stand-up meetings regularly
  • 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
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.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Physics

University of Lagos
12.2017

Skills

  • Software best practices, architecture, design patterns, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance
  • Effective Communication and a determination to write clean, maintainable, and efficient code
  • JavaScript (TypeScript)
  • Neo4j
  • Java
  • Android Studio
  • Go (Golang)
  • NodeJS
  • Python
  • MariaDB
  • MySQL
  • GraphQL
  • Redis
  • PostgreSQL
  • Papertrail
  • GRPC
  • Protocol Buffers
  • MongoDB
  • CouchDB
  • AWS
  • AWS lambda
  • AWS EC2
  • AWS RDB
  • Postman
  • Dynamo DB
  • Cloudwatch
  • Terraform
  • ZeroMQ
  • RabbitMQ
  • Socketio
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • Grafana
  • Prometheus
  • Ubuntu OS
  • ELK
  • Marblejs
  • Git

Chess Profile

https://lichess.org/@/sinclayi

Title

Backend Developer

Languages

  • English, Advanced
  • Yoruba, Upper intermediate
  • German, Elementary

Hobbies and Interests

  • Observing the world through reading technical blog post
  • Improving skills by reading books
  • Going through Go slack review channel
  • Thinking about solutions to problems
  • Travelling
  • Teaching and mentoring upcoming developers
  • Playing chess professionally
  • Playing rated chess competitions

Timeline

Backend Developer

The GIG Group
04.2023 - Current

Backend Developer

Talk360
09.2022 - 01.2023

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

Bachelor of Science - Physics

University of Lagos

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