Backend Developer with DevOps expertise, specializing in building scalable APIs and robust cloud infrastructure. Currently serving as Lead Backend Developer at Muuve, architecting the first AI-powered marketplace in South Africa.

• 🔭 Engineering backend systems with Node.js, NestJS, and Express.js
• ☁️ Orchestrating AWS infrastructure, Docker, and Kubernetes deployments
• 🌱 Continuously expanding expertise in cloud architecture and microservices patterns
• 💬 Ask me about Node.js, NestJS, AWS, Docker, and MongoDB

📅 Feb 2024 – Present | 📍 Remote, South Africa

• Architected and led backend development for the first AI-powered marketplace in South Africa using Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB, and Redis
• Integrated Paystack payment gateway for secure transaction processing
• Implemented AWS S3 with presigned URLs for optimized and secure media uploads
• Configured DNS and domain routing infrastructure using AWS Route 53
• Achieved 17% performance improvement through strategic MongoDB sharding and indexing optimizations
• Authored production-grade Dockerfiles and Helm charts for Kubernetes deployments
• Established automated CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions for streamlined deployments

📅 Nov 2024 – Mar 2025 | 📍 Remote

• Architected and built scalable microservices using NestJS and TypeScript
• Designed and implemented custom decorators for advanced query parsing, dynamic filtering, search operations, and request data transformation
• Established inter-service communication patterns for distributed system reliability
• Engineered type-safe database operations with PostgreSQL, Kysely, and Drizzle ORM
• Authored comprehensive API documentation using Swagger/OpenAPI specifications

📅 Apr 2023 – Jan 2024 | 📍 Remote, Nigeria

• Developed robust backend services using Node.js, Express.js, and MongoDB
• Designed and implemented RESTful APIs serving mobile and web applications
• Integrated Paystack payment gateway for seamless transactions
• Engineered role-based access control (RBAC) and JWT authentication systems

📅 Mar 2022 – Oct 2023 | 📍 Hybrid, Bahawalpur

• Developed proficiency in Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB, and TypeScript through hands-on project work
• Contributed to building RESTful APIs for E-commerce and CRM applications
• Integrated third-party payment services including Stripe
• Implemented JWT authentication flows and authored Swagger API documentation

📅 Sep 2020 – Oct 2021 | 📍 On-Site, Bahawalpur

• Mastered JavaScript internals including event loop, closures, prototypes, and execution context
• Developed internal tools and dashboards for student management systems
• Built interactive data visualization components using JavaScript and Chart.js
• Implemented robust form validation and data handling with ES6+ JavaScript
• Automated data processing workflows and report generation through custom scripts
• Maintained and enhanced university LMS (Learning Management System) integrations
• Collaborated with senior developers on backend API integrations and data fetching
• Built interactive UIs using React with custom components
• Adopted Git for version control and team collaboration