Okezie O.

About Me

I am a highly-spirited Software Engineer with 6+ years of technical expertise and know-how in building innovative SaaS applications for clients using C#, Javascript and Python. I am technically adept in ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET Core, MySQL and SQL Server. I strive to deliver high quality, efficient and performant software solutions on projects for clients.

Frontend

Backend

Database

DevOps

Other

Work history

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

Aurea
Aurea
SaaS Ops Architect
2018 - 2019 (1 year)
Austin, United States (Remote)
  • Managed the migration of huge workloads to a centralized Kubernetes cluster saving massive costs for the company.

  • Deployed and managed applications in production and cloud infrastructure orchestration.

  • Prepared the app environments for tests, staging and production.

Venture Garden Group
Venture Garden Group
Software Engineer
2016 - 2018 (2 years)
Lagos, Nigeria
  • Worked on the earliest version of the payment application for the client; currently being used by many big clients of the company.

  • Designed and implemented numerous enterprise software solutions mainly with C# (.NET), SQL Server, ElasticSearch and Javascript.

  • Managed the delivery of the PowerCollect MVP; juggling multiple skill sets on the frontend, backend, database administration and DevOps.

Reelif
Reelif
Founder/CEO
2015 - 2016 (1 year)
Lagos, Nigeria
  • Offered technical leadership and direction for the day-to-day operations of the startup.

  • Led the development of the initial product for the startup in-house; saving costs for the company whist the project was bootstrapped.

  • Designed and built the initial MVP and several revisions for the client.

MakeWeBuy.com
MakeWeBuy.com
Director of Operations and Research
2013 - 2015 (2 years)
Lagos, Nigeria
  • Designed the MVP, managed and supervised the scaling of the product for the company.

  • Offered technical leadership for the design and development of MakeWeBuy's initial product.

  • Successfully handled multiple priorities on the project and fixed complex technical issues with MakeWeBuy's product.

Showcase

Software Engineer - Iwemi
Software Engineer - Iwemi
  • Iwemi is an online platform for selling books and self-publishing.

  • It serves as Nigeria's premier destination for books, eBooks, academic materials, and related products.

  • The platform is built using NopCommerce and customized for publishing, audiobooks, and other features.

Software Engineer - Prolyfk
Software Engineer - Prolyfk
  • Developed a SaaS product for managing Health Management Organizations (HMOs) in Nigeria.

  • Implemented the solution from scratch using an ASP.NET Boilerplate.

  • Focused on building a functional and scalable product for this specific industry.

Software Engineer/DevOps - VigiPay
Software Engineer/DevOps - VigiPay
  • VigiPay offers a streamlined payment platform with real-time electronic payments globally.

  • The project was developed through a collaborative effort involving engineers, DevOps, and CI/CD pipelines.

  • VigiPay utilizes a first-iteration solution built and deployed with a focus on microservices.

Education

Education
ASP.NET (Core) MVC, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, C# and SQL (Hard) Credential ID: vj9spuf8dh
TestDome
2018 - Present (7 years)
Education
BSc. Computer Science
University of Benin, Benin City - Nigeria
2008 - 2013 (5 years)