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Hi, I'm Chika Benjamin, a Full Stack Engineer with over 10 years of experience focusing on AI, Fin-Tech, and Recruitment sectors. I've had the opportunity to work with early-stage startups where I handled everything from delivering concepts to MVPs and deploying and scaling products for millions of users. My main stack includes TypeScript for React on the frontend and Node.js on the backend, with Kubernetes and Docker to streamline deployments. Currently, I lead engineering teams and ship features rapidly while emphasizing code quality, testing, and performance optimization. I enjoy mentoring and scaling teams, building scalable architectures, and integrating cutting-edge AI technologies to create impactful solutions.…Hi, I'm Chika Benjamin, a Full Stack Engineer with over 10 years of experience focusing on AI, Fin-Tech, and Recruitment sectors. I've had the opportunity to work with early-stage startups where I handled everything from delivering concepts to MVPs and deploying and scaling products for millions of users. My main stack includes TypeScript for React on the frontend and Node.js on the backend, with Kubernetes and Docker to streamline deployments. Currently, I lead engineering teams and ship features rapidly while emphasizing code quality, testing, and performance optimization. I enjoy mentoring and scaling teams, building scalable architectures, and integrating cutting-edge AI technologies to create impactful solutions.

Chika Benjamin

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Hi, I'm Chika Benjamin, a Full Stack Engineer with over 10 years of experience focusing on AI, Fin-Tech, and Recruitment sectors. I've had the opportunity to work with early-stage startups where I handled everything from delivering concepts to MVPs and deploying and scaling products for millions of users. My main stack includes TypeScript for React on the frontend and Node.js on the backend, with Kubernetes and Docker to streamline deployments. Currently, I lead engineering teams and ship features rapidly while emphasizing code quality, testing, and performance optimization. I enjoy mentoring and scaling teams, building scalable architectures, and integrating cutting-edge AI technologies to create impactful solutions.…Hi, I'm Chika Benjamin, a Full Stack Engineer with over 10 years of experience focusing on AI, Fin-Tech, and Recruitment sectors. I've had the opportunity to work with early-stage startups where I handled everything from delivering concepts to MVPs and deploying and scaling products for millions of users. My main stack includes TypeScript for React on the frontend and Node.js on the backend, with Kubernetes and Docker to streamline deployments. Currently, I lead engineering teams and ship features rapidly while emphasizing code quality, testing, and performance optimization. I enjoy mentoring and scaling teams, building scalable architectures, and integrating cutting-edge AI technologies to create impactful solutions.

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Hi, I’m Chika Benjamin, a Full Stack Engineer with over 10 years of experience focusing on AI, Fin-Tech, and Recruitment sectors. I’ve had the opportunity to work with early-stage startups where I handled everything from delivering concepts to MVPs and deploying and scaling products for millions of users. My main stack includes TypeScript for React on the frontend and Node.js on the backend, with Kubernetes and Docker to streamline deployments.

Currently, I lead engineering teams and ship features rapidly while emphasizing code quality, testing, and performance optimization. I enjoy mentoring and scaling teams, building scalable architectures, and integrating cutting-edge AI technologies to create impactful solutions.

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CTO at Metacare AI

October 1, 2021 - October 31, 2024

Scaled engineering team 3× in 6 months, leading hiring, onboarding, and training across backend, frontend, and AI teams. Built CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, Docker, and Kubernetes, reducing deployment time by ~80% and enabling fast, reliable rollouts. Developed and maintained Gmail/Google Workspace integration, allowing secure email send/receive for 100% of authenticated Metacare customers. Architected a central API Gateway using Express Gateway, supporting JWT decryption and routing across 15+ microservices with 99.99% uptime.

Tech Lead at Kreatoor.Ai

March 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025

Shipped 4 AI features including brand voice cloning and publishing tools in 12 weeks using Next.js, LangChain, and OpenAI APIs; drove +70% WAU and +45% output success rate. Boosted content quality by 30% via advanced prompt engineering, dynamic context injection, and real-time feedback loops. Cut API latency by 35% and infrastructure costs by 25% by optimizing model serving with vLLM, Redis caching, and GCP Cloud Run autoscaling. Raised test coverage from 42% to 85% and enforced strict code quality using Jest, Vitest, ESLint, Prettier, and TypeScript rules, reducing bugs and review churn by over 30%.

Full Stack AI Engineer at Vennote Technologies (MTN Communication Project Aurora)

October 1, 2024 - June 27, 2025

Co-built a scalable web chatbot framework for MTN’s Project Aurora using React.js, TypeScript, and Node.js, supporting over 1 million potential users across MTN’s digital ecosystem. Improved issue resolution speed by 40% by leading frontend bug fixes, ticket triage, and integration QA across the bot’s microservice architecture. Designed and deployed a React Native-compatible SDK, enabling seamless chatbot integration across MTN’s iOS/Android apps, reducing mobile integration effort by approximately 60%. Enhanced code maintainability and quality by enforcing TypeScript best practices, implementing unit tests, and reducing code review time by 25%.

Front-end Engineering Lead at Mintyn Digital Bank

March 1, 2019 - February 29, 2024

Led development of Mintyn's fintech web framework and held technical leadership position since inception, overseeing code ownership and mentorship. Iterated five versions of Mintyn website with complex latest iteration achieving excellent SEO scores. Integrated Apache Kafka for efficient inter-service communication reducing latency by over 50%. Connected Hasura GraphQL Engine to monitor live service health and product dependencies, detecting over 95% of potential downtimes before impact. Built advanced analytics pipelines reducing support backlog by 35%. Implemented live chat gateway improving response times by 60%. Developed Headless WordPress CMS integration strategy to enhance SEO rankings. Designed secure back office system for transaction oversight and audit. Collaborated with Digital Marketing achieving 100,000 monthly active users.

Senior Technical Consultant at Vela Business Solution

September 1, 2019 - February 28, 2023

Collaborated with front-end engineers to develop an insurance website within one week for a valued client. Played key role in developing Salam Takaful Insurance ERP including underwriting, policy endorsements, and administration management. Spearheaded rebuilding Jaiz Bank Mobile Management Platform supporting 100+ branches. Supervised launch of Jaiz Bank’s first internet banking platform.

Technical Consultant at Natterbase HQ

February 1, 2019 - May 31, 2019

Built MVPs for Vendly Payments enabling send and receive vends on Twitter giveaways; created MVP for CountlessMiles travel itineraries and account management.

Full Stack Engineer at Kwakwaa.com

January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2018

Collaborated extensively on API development using Laravel PHP framework, focusing on fashion designers and tailors platform functionality. Integrated APIs with jQuery frontend.

Software Developer at GetQualified

October 1, 2018 - February 28, 2019

Managed Sails.js project for existing recruitment platform. Built a Job Board in React.js and a Web Scraper application in Node.js that increased customer sign ups by 20% in 2 months.

Software Developer at NEON Ventures

October 1, 2018 - February 28, 2019

Worked with digital marketing team on first version of visacheck.co enabling vehicle inspection for Uber cars.

Tech Lead at Kreatoor.Ai

March 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025

Shipped 4 AI features in 12 weeks using Next.js, LangChain, and OpenAI APIs; boosted weekly active users by 70% and output success rate by 45%. Improved content quality by 30% using advanced prompt engineering and dynamic context injection. Optimized model serving reducing API latency by 35% and infrastructure costs by 25%. Raised test coverage from 42% to 85% and enforced strict code quality standards, reducing bugs and review churn by over 30%.

Full Stack AI Engineer at Vennote Technologies (MTN Communication Project Aurora)

October 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Co-built scalable web chatbot framework supporting over 1 million users with React.js, TypeScript, and Node.js. Led frontend bug fixes, ticket triage, and QA, improving issue resolution speed by 40%. Designed and deployed React Native-compatible SDK to reduce mobile integration efforts by ~60%. Enforced TypeScript best practices and implemented unit tests to improve code quality and reduce code review time by 25%.

CTO at Metacare AI

October 1, 2021 - October 31, 2024

Scaled engineering team by 3x in 6 months, leading hiring, onboarding, and training across backend, frontend, and AI teams. Developed CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Docker, and Kubernetes, reducing deployment time by approximately 80%. Maintained Gmail/Google Workspace integration for secure email handling for all authenticated customers. Architected central API Gateway with Express Gateway supporting JWT decryption and routing for 15+ microservices with 99.99% uptime.

Front-end Engineering Lead at Mintyn Digital Bank

March 1, 2019 - February 28, 2024

Led development of Mintyn's fintech web framework and held technical leadership from inception. Led iterations of the Mintyn website achieving excellent SEO scores. Integrated Apache Kafka to reduce inter-service communication latency by over 50%. Connected Hasura GraphQL for live service monitoring and improved downtime detection. Built analytics pipelines reducing support backlog by 35%. Improved issue discovery accuracy by 100% using OpenAI prompt embedding. Implemented live chat gateway improving response times by 60%. Collaborated with Marketing to achieve 100,000 monthly active users.

Senior Technical Consultant at Vela Business Solution

September 1, 2019 - February 28, 2023

Collaborated with frontend engineers to build insurance website in one week. Led development of Salam Takaful Insurance ERP core features including Underwriting and policy endorsements. Spearheaded rebuild of Jaiz Bank Mobile Management Platform used across 100+ branches. Supervised launch of Jaiz Bank's first internet banking platform.

Technical Consultant at Natterbase HQ

February 1, 2019 - May 31, 2019

Built MVPs for Vendly Payments and CountlessMiles Travel itineraries curation and account management.

Full Stack Engineer at Kwakwaa.com

January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2018

Developed APIs using Laravel (PHP) for a Pinterest-inspired platform focused on fashion designers and tailors. Integrated APIs with JavaScript using jQuery.

Software Developer at GetQualified

October 1, 2018 - February 28, 2019

Managed Sails.js project for recruitment platform. Built Job Board with React.js. Created web scraper in Node.js to source jobs from various sites, increasing sign-ups by 20% in two months.

Software Developer at NEON Ventures

October 1, 2018 - February 28, 2019

Worked with digital marketing team developing visacheck.co, a vehicle inspection platform for Uber cars.