George J.

George J.

Senior Software Engineer

United Arab Emirates
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About Me

I am an industrious Software Developer with 9+ years of software engineering expertise iterating top-quality web, mobile, and desktop applications for clients using the latest tech stacks. I strive to deliver high-quality, efficient, and highly performant code on software solutions for clients. I also enjoy learning new techs to solve people's problems and create awesome products.

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Full Stack Developer
2019 - Present (5 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.

Saal.ai
Saal.ai
Senior Software Engineer
2019 - 2022 (3 years)
United Arab Emirates
  • Developed instructors’ management system and student management desktop application and built a covid-19 management system for the health department.

  • Created and designed video meeting applications. Worked on POC’s for sales pitches and conducted peer-review along with code testing.

  • Identified product requirements and defined features for team members by liaising with product managers.

IBM
IBM
Senior Software Engineer (Contract)
2018 - 2019 (1 year)
United Arab Emirates
  • Actively participated and utilized new tools in the development of 4 journeys on the TAMM project for the Abu Dhabi government.

  • Utilized best practices and client requirements for the delivery of a top-notch software solution for the client.

  • Offered support and resolved critical technical issues and complex problems on the TAMM project.

Red Blue Blur Ideas
Red Blue Blur Ideas
Senior Software Engineer
2017 - 2018 (1 year)
United Arab Emirates
  • Worked hands-on developing and delivering the frontend facing application for a Saudi-based e-commerce giant.

  • Created technical specifications from client requirements for implementation and guided junior developers on the project.

  • Improved the performance of websites for clients; by reducing load times from between 20-40 seconds to 4-8 seconds.

Andela Nigeria
Andela Nigeria
Software Engineer
2015 - 2017 (2 years)
Lagos, Nigeria
  • Designed, built, improved and maintained several frontend and backend software applications for clients within Andela.

  • Worked on an internal monolith application; broke it down to use a microservice architecture with GRPC as a protocol for inter-service communication and Kafka as a message broker.

  • Mentored and trained over 50 prospective junior engineers in coding bootcamps.

Jimenda Nig. Ltd
Jimenda Nig. Ltd
Senior Software Engineer
2013 - 2015 (2 years)
Nigeria
  • Regularly developed and maintained multiple websites for clients using WordPress and Laravel.

  • Worked on the translation of client requirements into technical requirements for development, maintained client websites, and provided support for content management and SEO.

  • Offered expertise and support for the correction of errors on solutions by making appropriate changes and ensuring that desired standards are met.

Portfolio

Senior Software Engineer - TAMM (Discover Abudhabi, Buy a Home, Medical Treatment, Getting Visa
Senior Software Engineer - TAMM (Discover Abudhabi, Buy a Home, Medical Treatment, Getting Visa

TAMM is a new integrated online service offering all Abu Dhabi government and real estate services on a one-stop online portal. It delivers different services to residents, visitors and tourists in the emirate of Abu Dhabi. Created technical specifications for the development of services on the platform.

Senior Software Engineer - Extra Stores
Senior Software Engineer - Extra Stores

eXtra is a Saudi-based e-commerce giant that eXtra offers customers leading international brands and stocks an extensive product range. The site provides customers with a complete shopping experience for consumer electronics and home appliances. Acted as Technical Team lead on the project; translating client requirements into technical specifications for development and delivery.

Senior Software Developer - Sira Guinness World Record Flag Day Campaign
Senior Software Developer - Sira Guinness World Record Flag Day Campaign

Built applications for monitoring bikes speed, position and ETA’s at every point of the race with live video streaming to the application. Developed applications for managing participants and patron queues during the event. Won two Guinness World Records in the said event.

Software Engineer - Smart Canucks BE & FE
Software Engineer - Smart Canucks BE & FE

Smart Canucks is the premiere site for the best bargains on household purchases across Canada. It offers consumers coupons, discounts, sales, freebies, trades, and contests for shopping. Worked on the backend application for Smart Canucks and planned and developed new services for the solution. Built the frontend facing applications to monitor user activities on the site.

Backend Software Engineer - GetIt
Backend Software Engineer - GetIt

GetIt offers a platform that specializes in introductions. They connect sellers and employers to targeted groups of buyers and job-seekers. Migrated applications from php4.x to PHP 7 and to Laravel. Engineered the application dashboard to accumulate and monitor revenues from multiple services.

Frontend Software Developer - Earth One (Car Tracker, Subscriptions Service)
Frontend Software Developer - Earth One (Car Tracker, Subscriptions Service)

Developed and maintained applications used to track vehicles for vehicle hire companies. Built and deployed services to manage subscriptions from vendors on the application.

Education

BSc. Electrical Engineering
BSc. Electrical Engineering
Ahmadu Bello University
2009 - 2013 (4 years)
The Magical MongoDB
The Magical MongoDB
Code School
Shaping Up with Angular.js
Shaping Up with Angular.js
Code School