Nicholas Ifeajika

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I am a software and research engineer with over 3 years of building reliable backend software systems and crafting data pipelines that power ML models and AI workflows, with a willingness to work across the stack.

About

I am a software and research engineer with over 3 years of building reliable backend software systems and crafting data pipelines that power ML models and AI workflows, with a willingness to work across the stack.

I have solid computer science fundamentals and proficiency in multiple programming languages, including Python, Go and TypeScript. I have considerable experience working with teams of varying sizes and delivering software systems used by thousands of users.

  • Joined November 2025

Languages

  • EnglishFluent

Industry experience

  • Software & Internet
  • Professional Services
  • Education

Projects · 1

A niche plug and play search engine that was targeted at organisations for internal use.

  • AI Engineer
  • Back-End Developer
  • Full Stack Developer

Work experience· 4 roles

Research Assistant · University of LeicesterJun 2025 – Nov 2025 · 6 mos

Co-authored a package management system for a research-based Clinical Decision Support (CDS) toolkit; extended tooling to handle deterministic packaging; completed an end-to-end proof-of-concept demonstrating the research approach; contributed to cross-functional integration of CDS tooling with lab workflows.

Backend Engineer · Easy Share Global TechnologiesJan 2024 – Jan 2024 · 1 mo

Developed an activity tracking feature using Python, Flask, and AWS Lambda; led a team of 3 to modularize the online learning offering; achieved sub-50ms request serving times; redesigned cross-border payments gateway by migrating from Java to TypeScript to maintain language consistency; contributed to the merchant invoicing feature and built authentication middleware; improved platform reliability to handle over 1,000 requests per second.

Research Engineer · Wikimedia Foundation TechnologiesJan 2024 – Jan 2024 · 1 mo

Implemented data ingestion and transformation pipelines, moving data from Hive to Cassandra; improved Wikimedia analytics query service; designed endpoints to serve internal and external researchers; co-authored a common Python library used across research teams; re-implemented survivable anti-vandalism ML models and integrated them into the knowledge retrieval workflow.

Software Engineer Intern · Pledre TechnologiesOct 2019 – Apr 2020 · 7 mos

Education

MSc, Advanced Computer Science · University of Leicester2024 – 2025
BSc Computer Science · University of Ibadan2016 – 2021

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