Position: Python/Django Developer
Category: Python
English level: fluent
Years of experience: 5

You will easily find me writing delicate lines of code that facilitate financial transactions worth millions of dollars either for the government, startups, or the decentralized web!

At ConsenSys and Gitcoin, I led cross-chain integrations for six (6) blockchain networks (Binance, Nervos, Sia, Tezos, Casper, and Cosmos) and built on-chain solutions that have facilitated transactions worth over $3 million.

I have led teams in building cryptocurrency exchanges, wallet services, and telemedicine products.

Some Fun Facts:
I was given the award for the Most Creative Student in the Department of Computer Engineering '16, University of Benin.

During my employment at Gamint Corporate Ltd, I was given a cash award for Employee of the Year.
Senior Software Engineer, Gitcoin (Apr 2021 to Present)
* Led blockchain integrations worth over $700k for Binance, Nervos, Sia, Tezos, Casper, and Cosmos.
* Improved the checkout UX for the Grants product by introducing Polygon Layer 2 checkout.
* Strengthened the anti-Sybil mechanism by building the grants approval feature into the admin panel.

Software Engineer, ConsenSys (Sep 2020 to Apr 2021)
* Enhanced page load times for the landings by designing the Jobs-To-Be-Done cache and API endpoints.
* Improved onboarding for hackathon builders by implementing the JTBD Earn landing page.
* Improved user engagement by refreshing over 35 transactional emails.
* Boosted code quality by doing a tech debt cleanup across all products.

Full Stack Engineer, Smarter.Codes (Aug 2019 to Mar 2020)
* Wrote an SEO keyword ranking microservice with Python using The Natural Language Toolkit, or more commonly NLTK.
* Contributed to the frontend React codebase of a cloud-based digital marketing platform.
* Wrote Gitlab CI/CD pipelines for code testing, building, and automated deployment.
* Collaborated with developers to deploy a platform consisting of 20+ microservices to Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)

Senior Backend Engineer, SenexPay (Jan 2019 to Oct 2019)
* Developed the backend REST API for SenexPay cryptocurrency exchange platform.
* Integrated with third-party APIs to process card payments and automate cryptocurrency and fiat disbursements.
* Handled DevOps and deployment to staging and production servers.

Software Developer, Gamint Corporate Ltd (May 2017 to Apr 2018)
* Developed the official website of Benue State Ministry of Finance.
* Developed a REST API and website to handle enrolment of pensioners statewide via a mobile client for Benue State Local Government Pension Board.
* Worked with fellow colleagues to develop prototype applications for the Nigerian Army Intelligence Corps and Standards Organisation of Nigeria.
A full-stack position in a dynamic and culturally diverse team. I am open to trying new technologies and would love to share my knowledge, potentially in a technical leadership role.