I'm a software engineer with over 5 years of experience, specializing in Java, JavaScript, and TypeScript for SaaS applications. I enjoy building robust backend services and intuitive frontend interfaces, always aiming to improve system performance and user experience. I'm currently based in London and open to Switzerland-based opportunities. I thrive in cross-functional teams with UX designers, QA engineers, and product managers, delivering clean, well-tested code and scalable solutions that align with business goals.

Mathews Okeyo

I'm a software engineer with over 5 years of experience, specializing in Java, JavaScript, and TypeScript for SaaS applications. I enjoy building robust backend services and intuitive frontend interfaces, always aiming to improve system performance and user experience. I'm currently based in London and open to Switzerland-based opportunities. I thrive in cross-functional teams with UX designers, QA engineers, and product managers, delivering clean, well-tested code and scalable solutions that align with business goals.

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I’m a software engineer with over 5 years of experience, specializing in Java, JavaScript, and TypeScript for SaaS applications. I enjoy building robust backend services and intuitive frontend interfaces, always aiming to improve system performance and user experience.

I’m currently based in London and open to Switzerland-based opportunities. I thrive in cross-functional teams with UX designers, QA engineers, and product managers, delivering clean, well-tested code and scalable solutions that align with business goals.

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Language

English
Fluent
French
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German
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Work Experience

Software Engineer at Upland Software
August 1, 2022 - Present
Front-end development with React and TypeScript to build new customer-facing web products; back-end development with Java Spring Boot to create REST API endpoints and optimize existing APIs for the frontend; wrote clean, tested code with unit tests targeting ≥90% coverage; SonarQube used in Jenkins pipelines for code quality; collaborated with UX designers, QA, and PMs to deliver desirable software; implemented API gateway g-zipping to fetch large data sets on AWS Lambda; conducted code reviews to promote consistency; improved PostgreSQL performance through query optimization and indexing; used Docker to build, test, and deploy microservices on AWS.
Software Engineer at Lucy Electric
November 1, 2019 - August 1, 2022
Improved functionality of React Native mobile app to increase user engagement, refining UI and processing speed with Redux and reduced hardware calls; developed a C# Windows app with incremental updates and a software release report to communicate updates to customers; developed u-blox modem control with AT commands for embedded systems; participated in full software development process including planning, analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance for demo projects with Arduino and third-party devices; implemented Apache Kafka on MuleSoft to analyze and process streaming data in real-time.

Education

MSc Electronic Engineering at University of Surrey
September 1, 2018 - September 1, 2019
BEng Computer Systems Engineering at University of Birmingham
September 1, 2015 - June 1, 2018
MSc Electronic Engineering at University of Surrey
September 1, 2018 - September 1, 2019
BEng Computer Systems Engineering at University of Birmingham
September 1, 2015 - June 1, 2018
MSc Electronic Engineering at University of Surrey
September 1, 2018 - September 1, 2019
BEng Computer Systems Engineering at University of Birmingham
September 1, 2015 - June 1, 2018
MSc Electronic Engineering at University of Surrey
September 1, 2018 - September 1, 2019
BEng Computer Systems Engineering at University of Birmingham
September 1, 2015 - June 1, 2018

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Computers & Electronics, Professional Services