I'm Gideon Iduma Abuja, a full-stack engineer based in Abuja, Nigeria. I have 4+ years of professional experience building and scaling consumer web products, with a focus on React, Next.js, Node.js, PostgreSQL, and TypeScript. I design and ship backend services, optimize client-side performance, and implement secure authentication and role-based access control. I've led engineering efforts at startups, architected real-time features with Redis and Socket.IO, and containerized architectures with Docker Compose. I enjoy collaborating with testers and UI designers to improve usability, performance, and reliability, and I'm passionate about delivering high-quality software.

Gideon Iduma Abuja

I'm Gideon Iduma Abuja, a full-stack engineer based in Abuja, Nigeria. I have 4+ years of professional experience building and scaling consumer web products, with a focus on React, Next.js, Node.js, PostgreSQL, and TypeScript. I design and ship backend services, optimize client-side performance, and implement secure authentication and role-based access control. I've led engineering efforts at startups, architected real-time features with Redis and Socket.IO, and containerized architectures with Docker Compose. I enjoy collaborating with testers and UI designers to improve usability, performance, and reliability, and I'm passionate about delivering high-quality software.

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I’m Gideon Iduma Abuja, a full-stack engineer based in Abuja, Nigeria. I have 4+ years of professional experience building and scaling consumer web products, with a focus on React, Next.js, Node.js, PostgreSQL, and TypeScript. I design and ship backend services, optimize client-side performance, and implement secure authentication and role-based access control.

I’ve led engineering efforts at startups, architected real-time features with Redis and Socket.IO, and containerized architectures with Docker Compose. I enjoy collaborating with testers and UI designers to improve usability, performance, and reliability, and I’m passionate about delivering high-quality software.

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Work Experience

Full Stack Developer (Team Lead - Start-up) at Hospital Plug Africa
September 1, 2025 - September 1, 2025
Architected a Next.js + Redis-authentication solution; implemented real-time presence tracking; containerized multi-service architecture using Docker Compose; led multi-service integration.
Founder & Full Stack Engineer at TicTask
September 1, 2025 - November 19, 2025
Built Next.js + TypeScript frontend integrated with a modular Express.js backend. Implemented role-based access control (RBAC), user preference persistence (localStorage), and real-time board/list synchronization. Architecture prioritized scalable caching and performance optimization.
Full Stack Developer (Team Lead) at Hospital Plug Africa
September 1, 2025 - September 25, 2025
Architected multi-step onboarding and OTP verification using Next API and Redis for secure temporary credential storage. Built real-time doctor presence tracking with Redis Pub/Sub. Developed a location-based feature using geolocation APIs and PostGIS queries, enabling near-by hospital search. Designed relational models linking hospitals, users, and appointments for efficient scheduling and service delivery. Containerized the entire web stack using Docker and docker-compose for multiple services (Express, PostgreSQL, Redis, Next.js) allowing monolithic and split deployments.
Web Developer (Lead Developer - Start-up) at Ukan 29
July 1, 2025 - July 1, 2025
Built a modern e-commerce platform with Next.js and NextAuth; integrated Paystack and PayPal APIs. Designed admin dashboard for managing inventory and users. Configured network and DNS resources to enable seamless multi-region deployment.
Web Developer (Lead Developer) at UKAN29
July 1, 2025 - September 25, 2025
Built a modern e-commerce platform with Next.js, NextAuth, and JWT for seamless session handling. Implemented inventory, cart, and shipping APIs, and integrated Paystack & PayPal for payments. Designed admin dashboard to manage products, content, and users. Configured network resources including domain management and custom email systems.
Backend Developer (FE → BE) at Edtify.com
June 1, 2025 - June 1, 2025
Designed a modular Node.js backend architecture for scalability and maintainability. Developed real-time integrations with Socket.IO and a secure metadata-based file management system. Built robust data parsing pipelines for JSON/CSV datasets into normalized DB records. Implemented multi-role authentication and admin tooling to enable scalable management and secure access for tutors and end-users.
Full Stack Developer (Team Lead) at Hospital Plug Africa
June 1, 2025 - Present
Architected multi-step onboarding and OTP verification using Next API + Redis for secure temporary credential storage. Built real-time doctor presence tracking with Redis Pub/Sub. Developed a location-based feature using geolocation APIs and PostGIS queries to enable nearby hospital search. Designed relational models linking hospitals, users, and appointments for efficient scheduling and service delivery. Containerized the web stack using Docker and docker-compose for multi-service deployments, enabling both monolithic and microservices architectures.
Full Stack Developer (Team Lead) at Hospital Plug Africa
June 1, 2025 - Present
Architected multi-step onboarding and OTP verification using Next API + Redis for secure temporary credential storage. Built real-time doctor presence tracking with Redis Pub/Sub. Developed a location-based feature using geolocation APIs and PostGIS queries, enabling nearby hospital search. Designed relational models linking hospitals, users, and appointments for efficient scheduling and service delivery. Containerized the entire web stack using Docker and docker-compose for multiple services (Express, PostgreSQL, Redis, Next.js), enabling both monolithic and microservice deployment.
Full Stack Developer (Team Lead) at Hospital Plug Africa
June 1, 2025 - Present
Architected multi-step onboarding and OTP verification using Next API + Redis for secure temporary credential storage. Built real-time doctor presence tracking with Redis Pub/Sub. Developed a location-based feature using geolocation APIs and PostGIS queries enabling nearby hospital search. Designed relational models linking hospitals, users, and appointments for efficient scheduling and service delivery. Containerized the full web stack with Docker and docker-compose for multiple services (Express, PostgreSQL, Redis, Next.js) to support both monolithic and microservices deployment.
Full Stack Developer (Team Lead) at Hospital Plug Africa
June 1, 2025 - Present
Led multi-site onboarding and OTP verification using Next API and Redis for secure temporary credential storage. Built real-time doctor presence tracking via Redis Pub/Sub. Developed a location-based feature leveraging geolocation APIs and PostGIS queries to enable near‑hospital search. Designed relational models linking hospitals, users, and appointments for efficient scheduling and service delivery. Containerized the entire web stack with Docker and Docker Compose for deployment across multiple services (Express, PostgreSQL, Redis, Next.js), enabling both monolithic and microservice deployments.
Full Stack Developer (Team Lead) at Hospital Plug Africa
June 1, 2025 - Present
Architected multi-step onboarding & OTP verification using Next API + Redis for secure temporary credential storage. Built real-time doctor presence tracking with Redis Pub/Sub. Developed a location-based feature using geolocation APIs and PostGIS queries, enabling nearby hospital search. Designed relational models linking hospitals, users and appointments for efficient scheduling and service delivery. Containerized the entire web stack using Docker and docker-compose for multiple services (Express, PostgreSQL, Redis, Next.js) enabling both monolith and microservice deployments.
Full Stack Developer (Team Lead) at Hospital Plug Africa
June 1, 2025 - Present
Led multi-site onboarding and OTP verification using Next API + Redis for secure temporary credential storage. Built real-time doctor presence tracking with Redis Pub/Sub. Developed a location-based feature using geolocation APIs and PostGIS queries, enabling near-by hospital search. Designed relational models linking hospitals, users and appointments to optimize scheduling and service delivery.
Full Stack Developer (Team Lead) at Hospital Plug Africa
June 1, 2025 - Present
Architected multi-step onboarding and OTP verification using Next API and Redis for secure temporary credential storage. Built real-time doctor presence tracking with Redis Pub/Sub. Developed a location-based feature using geolocation APIs and PostGIS queries, enabling nearby hospital search. Designed relational models linking hospitals, users, and appointments for efficient scheduling and service delivery. Containerized the web stack with Docker and Docker Compose for Express, PostgreSQL, Redis, and Next.js, enabling both monolithic and microservice deployments.
Web Developer (Lead Developer) at UKAN29 (ukanwears.com)
May 31, 2025 - September 9, 2025
Built a modern e-commerce platform with Next.js, NextAuth, and JWT for seamless session handling. Developed inventory, cart, and shipping APIs, and integrated PayPal & Stripe payments. Designed an admin dashboard for managing products, content, and users; configured domain management and custom email systems.
Web Developer (Lead Developer) at UKAN29 (ukanwears.com)
May 31, 2025 - September 9, 2025
Built a modern e-commerce site with Next.js, NextAuth, and JWT for seamless session handling. Developed inventory, cart, shipping API, and payments integrating Paystack & PayPal. Designed admin dashboard for managing products, content and users. Configured network resources including domain management and custom email systems.
Web Developer (Lead Developer) at UKAN29 (ukanwears.com)
May 1, 2025 - September 9, 2025
Built a modern e-commerce platform with Next.js, NextAuth, and JWT for seamless session handling. Developed inventory, cart, shipping API, and payment systems integrating Paystack & PayPal. Designed an admin dashboard for managing products, content, and users. Configured network resources including domain management and custom email systems.
Web Developer (Lead Developer) at ukanwears.com (UKAN 29)
May 1, 2025 - September 9, 2025
Built a modern e-commerce site using Next.js, NextAuth and JWT for seamless session handling. Implemented inventory, cart, shipping, and payment integrations (Paystack & PayPal). Designed admin dashboard for managing products, content, and users.
Web Developer (Lead Developer) at ukanwears.com
May 1, 2025 - September 9, 2025
Built a modern e-commerce site using Next.js and NextAuth for seamless session handling. Implemented inventory, cart, shipping API, and payment integrations with Paystack & PayPal. Designed an admin dashboard for managing products, content, and users. Configured domain management and custom email systems to support smooth operations.
Web Developer (Lead Developer) at Ukan 29 (ukanwears.com)
May 1, 2025 - September 7, 2025
Built a modern e-commerce site with Next.js, NextAuth, and JWT for seamless session handling. Developed inventory, cart, shipping API, and payments systems integrating Paystack & PayPal. Designed an admin dashboard for managing products, content, and users. Configured domain management and custom email systems.
Web Developer (Lead Developer) at Ukan 29 (ukanwears.com)
May 1, 2025 - September 7, 2025
Built a modern e-commerce site with Next.js, NextAuth, and JWT for seamless session handling. Developed inventory, cart, shipping API, and payment systems integrating Paystack & PayPal. Designed an admin dashboard for managing products, content, and users. Configured network resources, including domain management and custom email systems.
Backend Developer at Editify.com
January 31, 2025 - September 9, 2025
Designed modular Node.js backend architecture for scalability and maintainability. Built real-time integrations using Socket.IO. Implemented data parsing pipelines for JSON/CSV to normalized DB records. Developed secure file upload & retrieval systems with metadata indexing. Implemented role-based authentication supporting admins, tutors, and end users.
Web Developer (Team Lead) at Phoenix Med
January 31, 2025 - September 9, 2025
Led development of a telehealth platform using Express.js, PostgreSQL, and Next.js. Designed multi-role authentication and dashboards for patients, nurses, doctors, and admins. Optimized PostgreSQL schema design, achieving 25% faster queries. Deployed backend functions serverlessly on Netlify for scalability.
Backend Developer at Editify.com
January 31, 2025 - September 9, 2025
Designed modular Node.js backend architecture for scalability and maintainability. Built real-time integrations using Socket.IO. Implemented data parsing pipelines for JSON/CSV → normalized DB records. Developed secure file upload & retrieval systems with metadata indexing. Built role-based authentication supporting admins, tutors, and end-users.
Web Developer (Team Lead) at Phoenix Med
January 31, 2025 - September 9, 2025
Led development of a telehealth platform with Express.js, PostgreSQL, and Next.js. Designed multi-role authentication and dashboards for patients, nurses, doctors, and admins. Optimized PostgreSQL schema design, achieving 25% faster queries. Deployed backend as serverless functions on Netlify for scalability.
Web Developer (Team Lead) at Phoenix Med
January 31, 2025 - September 9, 2025
Led the development of a telehealth platform using Express.js, PostgreSQL, and Next.js. Designed multi‑role authentication dashboards for patients, nurses, doctors, and admins. Optimized PostgreSQL schema design, achieving noticeably faster queries (about 25%). Deployed backend as serverless functions on Netlify to enable scalable growth.
Backend Developer at EdtiFy.com
January 31, 2025 - September 9, 2025
Designed modular Node.js backend architecture for scalability and maintainability. Built real-time integrations using Socket.IO. Implemented data parsing pipelines for JSON/CSV → normalized DB records. Developed secure file upload & retrieval systems with metadata indexing. Built role-based authentication supporting admins, tutors, and end-users.
Web Developer (Team Lead) at Phoenix Med
January 31, 2025 - September 9, 2025
Led development of a telehealth platform with Express.js, PostgreSQL, and Next.js. Designed multi-role authentication and dashboards for patients, nurses, doctors, and admins. Optimized PostgreSQL schema design achieving 25% faster queries. Deployed backend as serverless functions on Netlify for scalability.
Backend Developer at Edify.com
January 31, 2025 - September 7, 2025
Designed modular Node.js backend architecture for scalability and maintainability. Built real-time integrations using Socket.IO. Implemented data parsing pipelines for JSON/CSV to normalized DB records. Developed secure file upload and retrieval systems with metadata indexing. Built role-based authentication supporting admins, tutors, and end users.
Web Developer (Team Lead) at Phoenix Med
January 31, 2025 - September 7, 2025
Led development of a telehealth platform with Express.js, PostgreSQL, and Next.js. Designed multi-role authentication and dashboards for patients, nurses, doctors, and admin. Optimized PostgreSQL schema design, achieving 25% faster queries. Deployed backend as serverless functions on Netlify for scalability.
Backend Developer (FE -> BE) at Editify.com
January 1, 2025 - September 25, 2025
Designed modular Node.js backend architecture for scalability and maintainability. Built real-time integrations using Socket.IO. Implemented data parsing pipelines for JSON/CSV to normalized DB records. Developed secure file upload & retrieval systems with metadata indexing. Built role-based authentication supporting admins, tutors, and end users.
Backend Developer at Editify.com
January 1, 2025 - September 9, 2025
Designed modular Node.js backend architecture for scalability and maintainability. Built real-time integrations using Socket.IO. Implemented data parsing pipelines for JSON/CSV → normalized DB records. Developed secure file upload & retrieval systems with metadata indexing. Built role-based authentication supporting admins, tutors, and end-users.
Web Developer (Team Lead) at Phoenix Med
January 1, 2025 - September 9, 2025
Led development of a tele-health platform with Express.js, PostgreSQL, and Next.js. Designed multi-role authentication and dashboards for patients, nurses, doctors, and admins. Optimized PostgreSQL schema design, achieving 25% faster queries. Deployed backend as serverless functions on Netlify for scalability.
Backend Developer at EdtiFy.com
January 1, 2025 - September 9, 2025
Designed modular Node.js backend architecture for scalability and maintainability. Built real-time integrations using Socket.IO. Implemented data parsing pipelines for JSON/CSV to normalized DB records. Developed secure file upload and retrieval systems with metadata indexing. Implemented role-based authentication supporting admins, tutors, and end users.
Backend Developer at EdtiFy.com
January 1, 2025 - September 7, 2025
Designed modular Node.js backend architecture for scalability and maintainability. Built real-time integrations using Socket.IO. Implemented data parsing pipelines for JSON/CSV to normalized DB records. Implemented secure file upload & retrieval systems with metadata indexing. Built role-based authentication supporting admins, tutors, and end-users.
Web Developer (Team Lead) at Phoenix Med
January 1, 2025 - September 7, 2025
Led development of a telehealth platform with Express.js, PostgreSQL, and Next.js. Designed multi-role authentication and dashboards for patients, nurses, doctors, and admins. Optimized PostgreSQL schema design, achieving 25% faster queries. Deployed backend serverless functions on Netlify for scalability.
Web Developer (Team Lead - Start-up) at Phoenix Med
June 1, 2024 - June 1, 2024
Engineered a telehealth web app using Next.js and Express.js with secure, role-based dashboards. Implemented an AI-powered chatbot for patient triage, reducing query response times significantly. Deployed backend as serverless functions on Netlify for cost efficiency.
Web Developer (Team Lead) at Phoenix Med
March 1, 2024 - September 25, 2025
Led development of a telehealth platform with Express.js, PostgreSQL, and Next.js. Designed multi-role authentication and dashboards for patients, nurses, doctors, and admins. Implemented an AI-powered chatbot to streamline queries, enhancing UX and response time. Deployed back-end as serverless functions on Netlify for scalability.
Full Stack Developer at Freelance (Fiverr, Upwork, Indeed)
June 30, 2023 - September 9, 2025
Built responsive, user-friendly web applications with React.js, Node.js and Express.js, integrating REST APIs, data storage services, and web designs, improving client engagement. Automated deployment pipelines using Vercel and Netlify, ensuring smooth CI/CD workflows and reliable production releases. Fostered professional relationships through project management and timely delivery.
Full Stack Developer (Freelance) at Freelance (Fiverr, Upwork, Indeed)
June 30, 2023 - September 9, 2025
Built responsive, user-friendly web apps with React.js, Node.js and Express.js, integrating REST APIs, data storage services, and web designs, improving client engagement. Automated deployment pipelines using Vercel and Netlify, ensuring smooth CI/CD workflows and reliable production releases. Fostered professional relationships by creating ideas through project management skills.
Full Stack Developer at Freelance (Fiverr, Upwork, Indeed)
June 30, 2023 - September 9, 2025
Built responsive, user-friendly web apps with React.js, Node.js and Express.js, integrating REST APIs, data storage services, and web designs, improving client engagement. Automated deployment pipelines using Vercel and Netlify, ensuring smooth CI/CD workflows and reliable production releases. Fostered professional relationships by creating ideas through project management skills. Developed decision-making and time-management skills.
Full Stack Developer at Freelance (Fiverr, Upwork, Indeed)
June 30, 2023 - September 7, 2025
Built responsive, user-friendly web apps with React.js, Node.js and Express.js, integrating REST APIs, data storage services, and web designs, improving client engagement. Automated deployment pipelines using Vercel and Netlify, ensuring smooth CI/CD workflows and reliable production releases. Fostered professional relationships and developed project management, decision-making, and time-management skills.
Full Stack Developer at Freelance (Fiverr, Upwork, Indeed)
June 1, 2023 - September 9, 2025
Built responsive, user-friendly web apps with React.js, Node.js and Express.js, integrating REST APIs, data storage services, and web designs, improving client engagement. Collaborated with frontend specialists and other programming languages. Automated deployment pipelines using Vercel and Netlify, ensuring smooth CI/CD workflows and reliable production releases. Fostered professional relationships through project management and proactive communication.
Full Stack Developer at Freelance (Fiverr, Upwork, Indeed)
June 1, 2023 - September 9, 2025
Built responsive, user-friendly web apps with React.js and Node.js, integrating REST APIs and data storage services while delivering clean, professional designs. Collaborated with tech stacks from other frontend languages and programming paradigms. Automated deployment pipelines using Vercel and Netlify to ensure smooth CI/CD and reliable production releases, while fostering professional client relationships and timely project delivery.
Full Stack Developer at Freelance (Fiverr, Upwork, Indeed)
June 1, 2023 - September 7, 2025
Built responsive, user-friendly web apps with React.js, Node.js and Express.js, integrating REST APIs, data storage services, and web designs, improving client engagement. Automated deployment pipelines using Vercel and Netlify, ensuring smooth CI/CD workflows and reliable production releases. Fostered professional relationships by creating ideas through project management skills. Developed decision-making and time-management skills.
Full Stack Developer at Freelance (Fiverr, Upwork, Indeed)
June 1, 2022 - June 1, 2022
Delivered full-stack web applications using React, Node.js, and Python for data workflows, dashboards, and automation; collaborated with cross-disciplinary teams and maintained clean, scalable codebases.
Full Stack Developer at Freelance (Fiverr, Upwork, Indeed)
June 1, 2022 - September 25, 2025
Built responsive, user-friendly web apps with Next.js, React.js, Node.js and Express.js; integrated REST APIs and data storage services; designed web interfaces to improve client engagement. Developed data parsing pipelines in Python, normalizing JSON/CSV to PostgreSQL records. Created automation scripts for deployment and data validation; automated deployment pipelines with Vercel and Netlify; established CI/CD and reliable production releases.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) – Electrical & Electronics Engineering at Federal University of Technology, Owerri
January 11, 2030 - July 1, 2021
Bachelor of Engineering at Federal University of Technology Owerri
January 11, 2030 - July 1, 2021
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) – Electrical & Electronics Engineering at Federal University of Technology, Owerri
January 11, 2030 - July 1, 2021
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) – Electrical & Electronics Engineering at Federal University of Technology, Owerri
July 1, 2021 - September 9, 2025
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E. Eng.) – Electrical & Electronics Engineering at Federal University of Technology Owerri
January 11, 2030 - July 1, 2021
Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical & Electronics Engineering at Federal University of Technology, Owerri
January 11, 2030 - July 1, 2021
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E. Eng.) – Electrical & Electronics Engineering at Federal University of Technology, Owerri
January 11, 2030 - July 1, 2021
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E. Eng.) at Federal University of Technology, Owerri
January 11, 2030 - July 1, 2021
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) – Electrical & Electronics Engineering at Federal University of Technology, Owerri
January 11, 2030 - July 1, 2021

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Industry Experience

Healthcare, Software & Internet, Transportation & Logistics, Retail, Professional Services, Education, Other, Media & Entertainment