Shekinah T.

Shekinah T.

Senior Software Engineer

Lubumbashi, Congo Democratic Republic of the
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About Me

I am a Software Developer with 5+ years of experience and currently focused on modern React web development - building out and maintaining high-quality solutions on projects. I champion trending frontend development practices on solutions - striving to deliver the best software products. I have an eye for user-centred design - leveraging existing components and building scalable, reusable components on projects.

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Senior Software Engineer
2021 - Present (3 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.

Be Served
Be Served
Technical Lead
2021 - Present (3 years)
Lubumbashi, Congo Democratic Republic of the
  • Lead development and maintenance processes on projects and ensure that solutions conform to industry standards.

  • Act as a technical backstop and mentor to teams - helping engineers align solutions to company goals.

  • Solve technical design and development problems and drive forward the implementation of new product features.

EvoluData
EvoluData
Software Developer
2018 - 2020 (2 years)
Montréal, QC, Canada
  • Actively contributed software solutions to EvoluData's open-source project for Tiki and Clear OS.

  • Developed, validated and implemented new solutions on the project - integrating, testing and documenting code changes.

  • Resolved complex software issues within the dev environments - fixing bugs and adding new functionalities to the Tiki platform.

ZX CONNECT SARL
ZX CONNECT SARL
Chief Technical Officer
2017 - 2021 (4 years)
Lubumbashi, Congo Democratic Republic of the
  • Designed and implemented solutions to connect frontend and backend components via APIs.

  • Identified improvement areas within complex solutions - maintaining code integrity and organization.

  • Built out software frontends with mobile-responsive designs and compatibility across different browsers.

CREDIA
CREDIA
Software Developer
2017 - 2017
Remote
  • Designed, developed and delivered solutions on the project using a wide range of web technologies.

  • Contributed to software modelling and dev tools on the project.

  • Wrote clean, robust and scalable code on solutions - modifying, debugging and updating software.

Portfolio

Technical Lead - Be Served
Technical Lead - Be Served

Be Served is a service for ordering and home delivery of ready-made meals. It operates through a mobile application and a website where restaurants and fast foods display their menus containing the different dishes and specialties in order to sell them to a greater number of people. I was the technical director of the ZX CONNECT company responsible for developing Be Served. I contributed to the roadmap and worked on the front-end development for the application. Technologies used: Angular, TypeScript, Bootstrap.

Software Developer - Presco
Software Developer - Presco

Presco is an application used for generating student cards for a university in Lubumbashi. It allows students to log in to complete their information and validate their cards that will be printed by the university. Acted as a web developer on this project and my role was to implement the functionalities that would allow access to the platform. Technologies used: PHP, Javascript, Bootstrap.

Software Developer - Eduquemoi
Software Developer - Eduquemoi

Eduquemoi is a management system for schools, allowing communication between parents and the school, as well as visibility of schools. Acted as a web developer for the project and I integrated the functionalities for the school management application (attendance, report notes, etc) Technologies used: PHP, Javascript, Boostrap.

Education

1.  Angular Fundamentals
2.  Creating and Using TypeScript Decorators
3.  Agile Transformation: The Big Picture
4.  Angular Best Practices
5.  Creating and Using Generics in TypeScript
6.  Securing Angular Apps with OpenID Connect and OAuth 2
7.  TypeScript: Getting Started
8.  Angular Architecture and Best Practices
9.  Angular HTTP Communication
10. Angular Services
11. RxJS in Angular: Reactive Development
12. Angular Component Communication
13. Angular Routing
14. RESTful Web Services with PHP and Laravel
1. Angular Fundamentals 2. Creating and Using TypeScript Decorators 3. Agile Transformation: The Big Picture 4. Angular Best Practices 5. Creating and Using Generics in TypeScript 6. Securing Angular Apps with OpenID Connect and OAuth 2 7. TypeScript: Getting Started 8. Angular Architecture and Best Practices 9. Angular HTTP Communication 10. Angular Services 11. RxJS in Angular: Reactive Development 12. Angular Component Communication 13. Angular Routing 14. RESTful Web Services with PHP and Laravel
PluralSight
2020 - 2020
BSc. Computer Science
BSc. Computer Science
Ecole Supérieur d'informatique Salama - Lubumbashi
2015 - 2019 (4 years)