Nigeria

Front-end

Back-end

Full stack

Site Reliability

Nanodegree Program

Uche Ogbu

Senior Software Engineer

Communication

Problem-solving

Critical-thinking

Cloud computing

Database management

Design systems

Unit Testing

Python

Golang (Go)

JavaScript

Jupyter Notebook

REST API

Redis

PostgreSQL

Node.js

Kafka

Axure

GitHub

Jira

Pandas

UserTesting

GitLab

HTML

MongoDB

Docker

Salesforce

Stakeholder management

Collaboration

Time management

Conflict resolution

Leadership

Introduce yourself, define mentoring expectations and goals. Learn and grow together.

General mentorship

Learn essential burnout prevention techniques and replenish physical and emotional energy.

Managing burnout

Talk to people who have learned to manage their imposter syndrome.

Dealing with imposter syndrome

Understanding factors that lead to a motivated team - recognition, communication and more.

Keeping team members motivated

Understand the process of training, motivating and directing your team members.

Managing people

Learn the tips to successfully manage a team in a remote environment.

Managing a remote team

How to identify star candidates, evaluate technical ability, and close hires

Hiring software engineers

Decision making as a software engineer or lead - how to become better at making the right choices

Making better tech choices

Strategies for maximizing your design internship or co-op program.

Getting the most out of my internship

Tips for transitioning into a new role or company.

Changing roles

How to think about design career paths and what progression looks like for designers?

Design career path

Get actionable feedback on your resume or portfolio.

Resume and portfolio review

Talk to people who've broken into the tech industry and learn their stories.

Breaking into tech

How to define and execute a successful launch and managing stakeholders expectations. (eg. MVP)

Launching new products or features

Manage team expectations and get the most out of your meetings.

Running effective meetings

Identify and define potential product problems and generating possible solutions.

Identifying problems vs solutions

Loanspot is an online lending platform that provides access to personal and non-personal loans for individuals in Africa. Through the Loanspot website, Borrowers can review loan offerings from different lenders on the loanspot platform and apply to them seamlessly. The platform aims to simplify the loan application process by offering a seamless digital experience and leveraging technology for efficient loan processing and disbursal. Loanspot typically provides access to top-quality lenders and also offers unsecured personal loans with flexible repayment terms.

I created a robust and stable loan application that was specifically designed for financial services. It seamlessly integrates with third-party APIs for credit checks, salary verification, identity verification, loan applications, transfers, and balance queries. Over 200K consumers have been onboarded, and we have granted 150K+ loans totaling $500,000. Used tools include NestJS, TypeScript, Postgres, Docker, and AWS. Integrated with Paystack, SendChamp, Okra, Monnify, Twilio, Credit Bureau, and NIBBS APIs.

- Interact with relevant stakeholders in product and business team to understand and define business needs and requirements.
- Write high quality Code using Python, Django and JavaScript making use of software development best practices.
- Testing end-user applications that meet user needs — all through software programming languages.
- Collaborated with fellow engineers to evaluate software and hardware interfaces
- Designed enhancements and updates for subsystems of end-user applications software running on local, networked and Internet-based platforms
- Tested methodology with writing and execution of test plans, debugging and testing scripts and tools
- Collaborated with management, internal and development partners regarding software application design status and project progress.
- Worked with customers for needs analysis and to determine vendor costs.

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