I’m a proactive software engineer with hands-on experience in front-end, back-end, and full-stack development. I’ve built and shipped scalable web applications, migrated logging and data services, and implemented robust API endpoints to support seamless platform integration. I enjoy collaborating with teams to optimize performance and deliver high-quality user experiences. My work spans from UI refinement with React and Redux to building resilient microservices and data pipelines with Kafka, Redis, and various databases. I’m passionate about improving engineering processes, reducing costs, and delivering reliable systems that customers love to use.

Othniel Agera

I’m a proactive software engineer with hands-on experience in front-end, back-end, and full-stack development. I’ve built and shipped scalable web applications, migrated logging and data services, and implemented robust API endpoints to support seamless platform integration. I enjoy collaborating with teams to optimize performance and deliver high-quality user experiences. My work spans from UI refinement with React and Redux to building resilient microservices and data pipelines with Kafka, Redis, and various databases. I’m passionate about improving engineering processes, reducing costs, and delivering reliable systems that customers love to use.

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I’m a proactive software engineer with hands-on experience in front-end, back-end, and full-stack development. I’ve built and shipped scalable web applications, migrated logging and data services, and implemented robust API endpoints to support seamless platform integration. I enjoy collaborating with teams to optimize performance and deliver high-quality user experiences.

My work spans from UI refinement with React and Redux to building resilient microservices and data pipelines with Kafka, Redis, and various databases. I’m passionate about improving engineering processes, reducing costs, and delivering reliable systems that customers love to use.

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Work Experience

Backend Engineer II at Flutterwave
August 1, 2022 - Present
Backend Engineer II at Flutterwave. Migrated the internal logging system from MongoDB to Redis to boost data retrieval speed and reliability while reducing costs; provided prompt support for customer issues to maintain high service satisfaction; developed a new reporting service with a normalized DB and Kafka integration to ease load on the primary DB; migrated logging from DataDog to the LGTM stack to cut DataDog costs.
Frontend Developer at ESC Corp Resources
February 1, 2021 - July 1, 2022
Frontend Developer at ESC Corp Resources. Translated design prototypes into high-quality, responsive code using React, delivering an improved user interface. Regularly maintained and updated the codebase, addressed technical debt, and implemented new features, contributing to the company website. Authored comprehensive Software Requirements Specification (SRS) documents to support project planning and execution.
Full-stack Developer at Gidigamer
March 1, 2020 - July 1, 2021
Full-stack Developer at Gidigamer (Remote). Built an automated microservice for managing outbound emails, integrating with frontend applications and saving about five hours per week, while creating and documenting multiple RESTful API endpoints for smooth platform integration. Implemented Redux in the React application to enhance data management and performance. Built a robust notification system that significantly increased user engagement.

Education

BSc (Ed.) Mathematics/ Computer Science at University Of Agriculture, Makurdi
January 11, 2030 - June 1, 2019

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Software & Internet, Computers & Electronics