Dalton W.

Dalton W.

Amsterdam, Netherlands
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About Me

I am a Senior Software Developer with 8+ years of software engineering expertise in the building of advanced web applications using VueJs, ReactJs, Angular, NodeJs, Magento, Laravel, or Lumen on projects for clients. I have worked in and garnered experience from different startup ecosystems; delivering high-quality, efficient, and highly performant code and building RESTful APIs for implementation on various software solutions.

Frontend

Backend

Database

DevOps

Other

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Senior Software Developer
2019 - Present (6 years)
Remote
  • Creating and developing innovative software solutions for clients across a broad range of industries.

  • Participate in scrums consisting of cross-functional teams, both software and hardware.

  • Ensure that features are being delivered efficiently and on-time.

Contract (via Upstack)
Contract (via Upstack)
Senior PHP Developer
2021 - 2021
Remote
  • Worked as a contracted Senior PHP Engineer for a Luxembourg based company, contributing to its live streaming web applications and API services.

  • Developed the API (using PHP) related to the service's live streaming service. Used tools and services such as PHP Slim, Symphony, Swagger, Sysmon, MockAPI, Docker Compose, among others.

  • Worked on the new Account Settings feature for members, as well improvedSEO via additional tagging and meta data.

RTL (Videoland)
RTL (Videoland)
Senior Data Engineer
2020 - 2021 (1 year)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Worked as a contracted Senior Data Engineer for RTL, Hilversum, contributing to its news and video streaming (Videoland) infrastructure and API services.

  • Worked on the API (using Python) related to RTL’s newsletter/video streaming service and its Kafka polling service. I used tools/services like AWS Lambda, Kinesis, Elemental, S3, WebRTC, FFMPEG, Terraform, Linkerd.

  • Also, as part of the plan to follow a cloud-agnostic approach, I helped migrate the AWS lambdas to OpenFaaS functions.

Lepaya
Lepaya
Full Stack Developer
2020 - 2020
Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Worked as a full-stack developer building an e-learning platform using AngularJS, NodeJS, MongoDB, Video Streaming, Twilio, ElasticSearch, AWS EC2, ECS, CloudWatch, SNS, SQS.

  • Worked on the quiz engine, result report PDFs, SMS notifications used in the app.

  • Worked on documenting the technology/architecture used in developing the platform.

Andela
Andela
Senior Software Developer (Remote)
2018 - 2019 (1 year)
New York, United States
  • Led and offered technical expertise for the building of innovative web applications for Andela's partners.

  • Produced well-written codes on projects and performed code reviews for other developers; leading to an 'up-sell' of the client's services.

  • Developed and enhanced software application modules on projects; increasing the profitability of Andela.

Attune Insurance
Attune Insurance
Senior Software Developer (Remote)
2018 - 2020 (2 years)
New York, United States
  • Actively participated in the development of the payment/billing and white-labeling feature of Attune's application.

  • Worked closely with the white-labelling team to successfully build and launch the company's product; acquiring a group of clients in New York.

  • Built new features in the Attune broker portal which reduced billing related support tickets by more than 40%.

Extended Content Solutions (ECS)
Extended Content Solutions (ECS)
Senior Software Engineer (Remote)
2017 - 2018 (1 year)
London, United Kingdom
  • Built the UI/UX front-end for ECS' Edge Search Engine using technologies different tech stacks.

  • Setup a machine learning recommendation engine that enhanced the search results shown to users on the application.

  • Provided technical support for the building of demo solutions; leading to the closing of deals with Hargreaves Lansdown and Global.

Hotads
Hotads
Project Lead (On-site)
2017 - 2017
Lagos, Nigeria
  • Successfully deployed a web app to manage the free WiFi hotspots provided by Hotads; delivering targeted ads to clients across the Nigeria.

  • Connected Hotads' portal to an API provided by hotspotsystem.com; providing real-time network and advert viewing monitoring for clients.

  • Led the distribution of free WiFi across Nigeria as part of a collaborative CSR scheme with Infil Petroleum to better serve the needs of various SMEs across the nation.

CDISL
CDISL
Senior Software Developer
2015 - 2017 (2 years)
Nigeria
  • Worked with a team at Century Data Integrated Services Limited, CDISL, to develop an enterprise app, similar to the LinkedIn professional network, called Global Performance Index.

  • Developed the algorithm that ranks individuals based on a set of predefined metrics and also creating an intelligent recommedation engine.

  • Built a Human Resource Manangement (HRM) system used by the GPI app.

Huitouch International Ltd
Huitouch International Ltd
Software Lead
2011 - 2017 (6 years)
Nigeria
  • Regularly build smart web and mobile applications and provide support services for clients of Huitouch.

  • Utilize emerging technologies on Big Data and machine learning solutions for products developed by the company.

  • Engineered a smart Human Resource Management Solution (HRMS) web application for a client.

Showcase

Senior Software Engineer - Dalton Whyte Blog
Senior Software Engineer - Dalton Whyte Blog
  • A senior software engineer created a blog focused on software development knowledge.

  • The blog features posts on diverse software-related topics.

  • The blog aims to provide informative content for readers.

Senior Software Engineer - EDGE (Extended Content Solution)
Senior Software Engineer - EDGE (Extended Content Solution)
  • Edge transforms enterprise search investments into a knowledge application.

  • It utilizes world-class search technologies to enhance user information.

  • The project provides support for building app/demo solutions.

Project Lead - Hotads
Project Lead - Hotads
  • Hotads offers state-of-the-art free Wi-Fi service to businesses.

  • The solution utilizes a portal linked to a service API and a real-time network monitoring tool.

  • The project focuses on enhancing customer satisfaction through improved Wi-Fi access.

Magento Developer - Mylola
Magento Developer - Mylola
  • LOLA is a lifelong brand focused on women's body health.

  • It offers a curated portfolio of trusted products and information to support informed decisions about reproductive health.

  • Developed the shopping cart feature with custom UI components for easy item selection.

Senior Software Engineer - Jiji
Senior Software Engineer - Jiji
  • JIJI is the largest free online classified platform in Nigeria.

  • It offers a hassle-free solution for selling and buying almost anything.

  • The platform features a mini-store for users to showcase their products and real-time notifications.

Education

MSc. Signal Processing and Machine Intelligence
MSc. Signal Processing and Machine Intelligence
University of Surrey
2013 - 2015 (2 years)
IBM Database Administrator
IBM Database Administrator
IBM
2011 - Present (14 years)
BSc. Information Systems and Software Engineering
BSc. Information Systems and Software Engineering
Oxford Brookes University
2009 - 2011 (2 years)