I'm a software developer with close to three years of professional experience building and maintaining real-world financial technology solutions. My stack spans PHP, Python, and JavaScript — with hands-on experience in frameworks like Laravel, Django, Vue.js, and React Native. One project I'm especially proud of is re-engineering a wallet PIN reset process that used to take 24 hours into a self-service USSD flow that gets it done in 15 minutes, that's the kind of impact that reminds me why I love this work. I take pride in delivering things right. What drives me as a developer is knowing the things I build actually make a difference to the people using them. I love digging into tough problems, whether that's debugging a complex codebase, upgrading a legacy Laravel application without breaking production, or designing APIs that need to be both secure and seamless. I don't just want to ship code. I want to ship solutions that hold up, scale well, and genuinely serve their users. I'm now looking for a new challenge where I can keep growing, contribute meaningfully, and build things worth being proud of.

Araba Atuaba Affran-Annan

I'm a software developer with close to three years of professional experience building and maintaining real-world financial technology solutions. My stack spans PHP, Python, and JavaScript — with hands-on experience in frameworks like Laravel, Django, Vue.js, and React Native. One project I'm especially proud of is re-engineering a wallet PIN reset process that used to take 24 hours into a self-service USSD flow that gets it done in 15 minutes, that's the kind of impact that reminds me why I love this work. I take pride in delivering things right. What drives me as a developer is knowing the things I build actually make a difference to the people using them. I love digging into tough problems, whether that's debugging a complex codebase, upgrading a legacy Laravel application without breaking production, or designing APIs that need to be both secure and seamless. I don't just want to ship code. I want to ship solutions that hold up, scale well, and genuinely serve their users. I'm now looking for a new challenge where I can keep growing, contribute meaningfully, and build things worth being proud of.

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I’m a software developer with close to three years of professional experience building and maintaining real-world financial technology solutions. My stack spans PHP, Python, and JavaScript — with hands-on experience in frameworks like Laravel, Django, Vue.js, and React Native. One project I’m especially proud of is re-engineering a wallet PIN reset process that used to take 24 hours into a self-service USSD flow that gets it done in 15 minutes, that’s the kind of impact that reminds me why I love this work. I take pride in delivering things right.

What drives me as a developer is knowing the things I build actually make a difference to the people using them. I love digging into tough problems, whether that’s debugging a complex codebase, upgrading a legacy Laravel application without breaking production, or designing APIs that need to be both secure and seamless. I don’t just want to ship code. I want to ship solutions that hold up, scale well, and genuinely serve their users. I’m now looking for a new challenge where I can keep growing, contribute meaningfully, and build things worth being proud of.

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Work Experience

Software Developer at Zeepay Ghana Limited
November 1, 2022 - August 1, 2025
Led the integration of multiple payment gateway APIs to expand Zeepay's cross-border payout capabilities to various countries; Executed a critical Laravel framework upgrade of the core transaction monitoring dashboard from version 5.6 to 11, eliminating outdated and vulnerable packages, and enabling future performance improvements; Collaborated with a cross-functional team to develop Instntmny Transfer, a mobile app for sending remittances and purchasing bill pay service payments; Optimized customer wallet PIN reset process to a self-service feature via USSD, thereby reducing processing time from 24 hours to 15 minutes; Co-developed a comprehensive Laravel application for e-value management, implementing RESTful APIs and secure settlement workflows to streamline financial operations; Enhanced codebase quality by refactoring Laravel applications, implementing best design patterns, and adopting industry-standard coding practices across multiple production applications
Software Development Intern at BlueSPACE Africa Technologies Ltd
June 1, 2021 - September 1, 2021
Conducted software testing alongside senior developers to identify and resolve software bugs to improve overall software quality; Collaborated with two interns to build an auction web application with Django, featuring bidding, selling, and donation functionalities; Deployed the application to Heroku and used Git/GitHub for collaboration and version control
Cyber Security Intern at Vodafone Ghana
June 1, 2019 - July 1, 2019
Leveraged newly acquired knowledge of VMware to support Vodafone's internet security gateway server (ISGW) development; Configured Vodafone's ISGW with the security team using PuTTY and installed Cacti for advanced monitoring and analysis of network performance; Leveraged an in-house application to facilitate user access control to enhance security measures

Education

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science at University of Ghana
September 1, 2018 - September 1, 2022
Master of Applied Computing at University of Windsor
September 1, 2025 - April 8, 2026

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Software & Internet