Software engineer with 4+ years of experience building and architecting backend systems for fast-paced tech startups, with a focus on secure, reliable, and scalable integrations. Experienced across multiple stacks including Java (Spring Boot/Java EE), PHP (Laravel), Angular, Node.js, Python, Go, and cloud-native containerization with Docker and Kubernetes, delivering solutions for financial services, business operations, and consumer services.

Kwabena Ampofo

Software engineer with 4+ years of experience building and architecting backend systems for fast-paced tech startups, with a focus on secure, reliable, and scalable integrations. Experienced across multiple stacks including Java (Spring Boot/Java EE), PHP (Laravel), Angular, Node.js, Python, Go, and cloud-native containerization with Docker and Kubernetes, delivering solutions for financial services, business operations, and consumer services.

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Software engineer with 4+ years of experience building and architecting backend systems for fast-paced tech startups, with a focus on secure, reliable, and scalable integrations.
Experienced across multiple stacks including Java (Spring Boot/Java EE), PHP (Laravel), Angular, Node.js, Python, Go, and cloud-native containerization with Docker and Kubernetes, delivering solutions for financial services, business operations, and consumer services.

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Javanese
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Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer at expresPay Ghana Limited
May 1, 2025 - Present
Built and architected the backend for altP ay, an issuer-processor platform enabling card is suing and real-time transaction processing on the VISA network. Owned development of the issuer-processor services and integration APIs consumed by banks and fintechs, plus an admin portal. Focused on ISO 8583 messaging compliance, secure payment flows, and high availability under sustained load. Worked with Java/Spring Boot, AWS, Redis, and Jira, and containerized services using Docker.
Senior Software Engineer at ExpressPay Ghana Limited
May 1, 2025 - Present
Built and architected the backend for an issuer-processor platform enabling card issuance and real-time transaction processing on the Visa network. Developed and maintained a Spring Boot-based integration API consumed by banks and fintechs, plus an admin portal. Focused on ISO 8583 messaging compliance, secure payment flows, and high availability under sustained load.
Cloud Native Java Software Engineer (Consultancy)
November 1, 2024 - April 1, 2025
Built and maintained backend microservices in Java/Jakarta EE for insurance technology solutions. Containerized services with Docker and collaborated using Git and Jira. Implemented automated business processes/workflows using Camunda BPMN. Ensured security, scalability, and performance via testing, code reviews, and observability best practices.
Software Engineer (Consultancy) at Meshlabs Technologies Limited
March 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Developed and maintained backend systems for banking, finance, and micro-lending industries. Worked with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, design solutions, and implement code aligned with industry standards. Ensured scalability, security, and performance through comprehensive testing and adherence to best practices. Built a robust credit referencing application (pilot phase) intended for deployment across three Western African countries.
Software Engineer (Consultancy) at On Loan to Attentive Science Software
June 1, 2023 - December 1, 2024
Translated pharmaceutical research business requirements into software solutions. Led design and implementation of automated data extraction and text manipulation tools to reduce overhead in report generation. Implemented quality control checks to improve quality and accuracy of external reports.
On-Loan to Attentive Science Software Engineer (Consultancy) at On-Loan to Attentive Science (Consultancy)
June 1, 2023 - December 31, 2024
Translated pharmaceutical research business requirements into software solutions. Led design and implementation of automated data extraction and text manipulation tools to reduce overhead in report generation. Implemented quality control checks to improve accuracy and quality of external reports.
Software Engineer at Turntable Ghana Limited
January 1, 2022 - May 1, 2023
Translated business requirements into software solutions, developed access authorization policies, and provided security for web services and applications. Ensured software followed standard design patterns and industry requirements. Delivered business operations and project management tooling, reducing time spent tracking by 40%. Refactored the codebase to reduce complexity and improve performance by 30%. Built integration points with in-house and external services.
Contingent Software Engineer at On Loan to Morgan Stanley (Turntable Ghana Limited - ODC)
January 1, 2021 - December 1, 2021
Designed reusable UI components and scheduled/batch processes for a global securities settlements platform (GSP). Contributed to improving and extending platform usability. Built reusable UI components that reduced developer time and effort by 30%. Refactored complex processes to improve readability and maintainability. Developed and deployed scheduled processes to pull large datasets and send notifications, and created integration tests to verify functional requirements.
Contingent Software Engineer at On Loan to Morgan Stanley (Turntable Ghana Limited ODC)
January 1, 2021 - December 1, 2021
Designed reusable UI components for a global securities settlements platform (GSP) and contributed to processes enhancing and extending usability. Developed scheduled processes to pull large datasets and send notifications. Built integration tests to verify functional requirements were met. Improved developer efficiency by 30% via reusable UI components and refactored complex processes for better readability and maintainability.
Software Engineer at Digital Innova Ghana
June 1, 2019 - December 1, 2020
Developed a customer support platform to integrate with the organization’s flagship products and streamline support process flows. Spearheaded creation of an integrated solution including an admin interface, support agent, and client interfaces. Integrated the support platform with two flagship products, increasing customer satisfaction rates by 30%. Established a formal customer support process within the organization.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at Valley View University, Ghana
January 11, 2030 - December 1, 2019
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at Valley View University
January 1, 2015 - December 1, 2019

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Industry Experience

Financial Services, Software & Internet, Healthcare, Professional Services