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SALIHI ABDULLAHI

Senior Software Engineer
London

Summary

I am a driven and self-motivated Senior Engineer passionate about leveraging technology to drive innovation and enhance business processes. I excel in collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful solutions while also thriving in individual contributions. I am committed to continuous self development while actively supporting and contributing to the growth and success of those around me as much as I can.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Software Engineer

ALPHASIGHTS
06.2024 - Current
  • Currently own and the lead the backend development for the Primer suite of products.
  • Optimized two critical API endpoints, achieving a 50% reduction in T95 response time, significantly improving user experience and system efficiency.
  • Led the planning and seamless execution of the migration of a service into another, without any significant downtime. This reduced codebase complexity and enhanced maintainability for future development.
  • Mentoring and supporting graduate engineers within the team in delivering their tasks.

Software Engineer II

ALPHASIGHTS
12.2021 - 06.2024
  • Spearheaded the development of three new product categories, serving as the technical backend lead coordinating cross-functional teams for seamless integration with existing services. These products contributed to a 30% increase in sales on the company's platform over the past year.
  • Refactored the backend logic of an internal service inherited by my team, eliminating recurring client-facing bugs and creating a solid foundation for future enhancements.
  • Redesigned and implemented a revamped database architecture for an inherited internal service, improving extensibility and maintainability for long-term development.
  • Optimized the team's testing strategy, enhancing coverage across unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end testing to ensure robust and reliable software delivery.
  • Resolved critical support issues flagged by the app support team, ensuring timely solutions and maintaining user satisfaction.

Technology Engineer

AMERICAN EXPRESS
09.2018 - 12.2021
  • Worked in the Business Travel Accounts team of the company
  • The team has a host of microservices that together match and audit the travel dealings of corporate card holders
  • I was involved in the development of the teams microservices (5) using JAVA 8, Kafka, Postgres and Redis
  • Tasked with performing considerable DevOps activities within team

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical And Electronic Engineering

University Of Manchester
Manchester
04.2001 -

International Foundation in Engineering -

University of Exeter
Exter
04.2001 -

Skills

Java

Kotlin

Git

Jenkins

Maven

Gradle

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Timeline

Senior Software Engineer

ALPHASIGHTS
06.2024 - Current

Software Engineer II

ALPHASIGHTS
12.2021 - 06.2024

Technology Engineer

AMERICAN EXPRESS
09.2018 - 12.2021

Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical And Electronic Engineering

University Of Manchester
04.2001 -

International Foundation in Engineering -

University of Exeter
04.2001 -

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