I am a Full Stack Developer with one year of remote experience focused on building scalable Django and React applications. I specialize in creating high-performance APIs, secure Paystack escrow flows, and real-time features. I have a proven track record of driving over 2 million transactions, reducing API latency by 30%, and mentoring global teams. I am open to fully remote roles worldwide. I enjoy developing mobile-responsive e-commerce platforms, optimizing backend systems for scalability, and integrating realtime chat solutions. I have experience working with payment integrations and have hosted several tech community sessions, helping other developers grow their skills and improve application performance.

Donatus Gwer

I am a Full Stack Developer with one year of remote experience focused on building scalable Django and React applications. I specialize in creating high-performance APIs, secure Paystack escrow flows, and real-time features. I have a proven track record of driving over 2 million transactions, reducing API latency by 30%, and mentoring global teams. I am open to fully remote roles worldwide. I enjoy developing mobile-responsive e-commerce platforms, optimizing backend systems for scalability, and integrating realtime chat solutions. I have experience working with payment integrations and have hosted several tech community sessions, helping other developers grow their skills and improve application performance.

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I am a Full Stack Developer with one year of remote experience focused on building scalable Django and React applications. I specialize in creating high-performance APIs, secure Paystack escrow flows, and real-time features. I have a proven track record of driving over 2 million transactions, reducing API latency by 30%, and mentoring global teams. I am open to fully remote roles worldwide.

I enjoy developing mobile-responsive e-commerce platforms, optimizing backend systems for scalability, and integrating realtime chat solutions. I have experience working with payment integrations and have hosted several tech community sessions, helping other developers grow their skills and improve application performance.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Web Developer at ThriftbyZee
February 28, 2025 - July 10, 2025
Developed a mobile responsive e-commerce platform and improved load times by 40% using image optimization and lazy loading. Built a RESTful Items API using Django REST Framework handling over 1,000 daily requests with features like filtering, pagination, and error handling. Automated CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions while maintaining 99.9% uptime on Netlify for the front end and Render for the API.
Fullstack developer at Naija Co-op Hub
February 28, 2025 - July 10, 2025
Designed a bulk deal voting system optimizing Django ORM queries for a 10x faster vote tally. Integrated Paystack escrow facilitating over 2M secured trades with comprehensive webhook validation. Deployed Django Channels for real-time chat supporting 50+ concurrent users with encrypted messaging.
Full stack developer at JosEventia
January 31, 2025 - July 10, 2025
Developed an event vendor booking and escrow system with KYC onboarding, calendar UI, Paystack integration, WhatsApp connectivity, and an admin dashboard for vendors in Jos.
Web Developer at ThriftbyZee
February 28, 2025 - July 10, 2025
Developed mobile responsive e-commerce platform; improved load times by 40% via image optimization & lazy loading. Built RESTful Items API (DRF) handling 1,000+ daily requests; implemented filtering, pagination, and error handling. Automated CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions; maintained 99.9% uptime on Netlify (front end) and Render (API).
Fullstack developer at Naija Co-op Hub
February 1, 2025 - Present
Designed a bulk deal voting system, optimizing Django ORM queries to scale 10× faster vote tallies. Integrated Paystack escrow, powering 2M+ secured trades with comprehensive webhook validation. Deployed Django Channels for real time chat, supporting 50+ concurrent users with encrypted messaging.
Full stack developer at JosEventia
January 1, 2025 - Present
Event vendor booking & escrow system with KYC onboarding, calendar UI, Paystack & WhatsApp integration, admin dashboard for vendors in Jos.
Freelance Web Developer at Thriftby Zee
February 1, 2025 - August 4, 2025
Developed a mobile-responsive e-commerce platform, improving load times by 40% via image optimization and lazy loading. Built RESTful Items API handling 1,000+ daily requests with filtering, pagination, and error handling. Automated CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions; maintained 99.9% uptime on Netlify (frontend) and Render (API).
Remote Full Stack Developer at Naija Co-op Hub
February 1, 2025 - Present
Designed a bulk deal voting system optimizing Django ORM queries to scale 10× faster vote tallies. Integrated Paystack escrow, powering 2+ million secured trades with comprehensive webhook validation. Deployed Django Channels for real-time chat supporting 50+ concurrent users with encrypted messaging.
Remote Full Stack Developer at JosEventia
January 1, 2025 - Present
Built an event vendor booking and escrow system with KYC onboarding, calendar UI, Paystack and WhatsApp integration, and admin dashboard for vendors in Jos.

Education

B. A at Benue State University
August 1, 2018 - April 30, 2023
B. A at Benue State University
August 1, 2018 - April 30, 2023
B. A Philosophy at Benue State University
August 1, 2018 - April 1, 2023

Qualifications

Responsive Web Design
April 1, 2024 - April 30, 2024
Django Full Stack Web Dev
January 1, 2024 - January 31, 2024
100 Days of Code Bootcamp
September 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023
Python for Absolute Beginners
May 1, 2023 - May 31, 2023
Responsive Web Design
April 1, 2024 - April 30, 2024
Django Full Stack Web Dev
January 1, 2024 - January 31, 2024
100 Days of Code Bootcamp
September 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023
Python for Absolute Beginners
May 1, 2023 - May 31, 2023
Responsive Web Design Certificate
April 1, 2024 - August 4, 2025
Django Full Stack Web Developer
January 1, 2024 - August 4, 2025
100 Days of Code Bootcamp
September 1, 2023 - August 4, 2025
Python for Absolute Beginners
May 1, 2023 - August 4, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services, Retail, Education, Professional Services

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