Full Stack Engineer

Open to full-time

Bio

Ugo A. is a Full Stack Engineer with over 4 years of experience in software development, specializing in both frontend and backend technologies. Ugo builds applications using JavaScript, React.js, TypeScript, and GraphQL for the frontend, and Spring Boot, Java, Node.js, and Express for the backend. He is skilled in mobile development with Android and Kotlin, and manages data with PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and Redis. His work also involves using Microsoft Azure and Docker for deployment, ensuring robust and scalable solutions. At Interswitch, Ugo contributed to the development of the Virtual Card Service, utilizing Spring Boot for backend operations and React for frontend interfaces. He also played a key role in developing the Verve Loyalty module for the Interswitch SmartPOS app. At Sterling Bank, he developed and scaled thebusinesshub.ng, transitioning it to a microservices architecture to handle increased traffic and new features. Ugo holds a BTech from the Federal University of Technology Owerri. He is well-suited for roles that involve building and scaling complex applications, particularly in fintech and enterprise environments.

Expertise

JavaNode.jsReactMongoDBGraphQLJavaScriptSQLTypeScriptPHPLaravel

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Assessments

General coding Assessment

Perfect score on LRU Cache QuestionMedium
Perfect score on SQL QuestionHard
Perfect score on Two algorithm Questions, Difficulty Easy And MediumMedium

Projects

HomeSpace

HomeSpace is an app where you search and find properties you want to rent. It is an idea I am working on still in the development phase

Lyrics App

Lyrics is an android app that helps users search for the lyrics of any song.

AutoMart is an app

AutoMart is an app where individuals can buy and sell cars.

Experience

Software Engineer
Interswitch| Lagos, NigeriaSep 2022 — Present
- As a backend engineer working on the Virtual Card Service that creates virtual cards and manages virtual card operations for banks. And also consume the Card Payment API on this service https://docs.interswitchgroup.com/docs/payment-api. (Spring Boot)
- As a mobile engineer working on the Interswitch SmartPOS app (Available on PAX App Store) that runs a POS terminal, I built the Verve Loyalty module that enables customers to pay for goods with the verve loyalty points using a POS machine. (Kotlin, Android)
- As a frontend engineer working on the admin frontend of Verve Access that manages internal admin operations on Verve. https://admin-access.myverveworld.com/admin/signin (React)
- As a frontend working on the customer frontend of the Verve Customer Access exposed to banks. https://admin-access.myverveworld.com/admin/signin (React)
KotlinJavaNodeJsExpressReact.
Software Developer
Sterling Bank Plc | Lagos, NigeriaJan 2020 — Sep 2022
- Created and launched the product thebusinesshub.ng that provides the following services to customers: Register a business, shared space and rentals, business advisory and Access to loans.
- Designed the database and backend architecture
- And after 2 years converted it to microservices to accommodate new services and features in order for the app to scale as it was also getting much traffic and difficult to maintain its new size
- As a frontend working on the customer frontend of the Verve Customer Access exposed to banks. https://admin-access.myverveworld.com/admin/signin (React)
ExpressPostgresDockerAzureRabbitMQ