I'm Efosa Odia, a software engineer focused on backend and full-stack development with a passion for building scalable fintech, proptech, and ecommerce solutions. I enjoy designing robust APIs, optimizing performance, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ship value. I'm a team player with a bias for action and a track record of delivering results. Outside of work, I enjoy learning about AI/ML in web apps, tinkering with side projects, and playing the bass guitar.…

Efosa Odia

I'm Efosa Odia, a software engineer focused on backend and full-stack development with a passion for building scalable fintech, proptech, and ecommerce solutions. I enjoy designing robust APIs, optimizing performance, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ship value. I'm a team player with a bias for action and a track record of delivering results. Outside of work, I enjoy learning about AI/ML in web apps, tinkering with side projects, and playing the bass guitar.…

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I’m Efosa Odia, a software engineer focused on backend and full-stack development with a passion for building scalable fintech, proptech, and ecommerce solutions. I enjoy designing robust APIs, optimizing performance, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ship value.

I’m a team player with a bias for action and a track record of delivering results. Outside of work, I enjoy learning about AI/ML in web apps, tinkering with side projects, and playing the bass guitar.

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Skills

Experience Level

Redis
Expert
JavaScript
Expert
TypeScript
Expert
Node.js
Expert
PostgreSQL
Expert
Express
Expert
React JS
Expert
GitHub CoPilot
Expert
Web Design
Expert
Socket.IO
Expert
AWS
Expert
Docker
Expert
Python
Expert
Kubernetes
Expert
HTML5
Expert
CSS
Expert
MongoDB
Intermediate
TensorFlow
Intermediate
Amazon Web Services
Intermediate
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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Software Engineer at MngkionbeoerMFB, NGA
October 1, 2023 - Present
Worked as a backend developer to build a Payroll portal to schedule and disburse salaries using Adonis JS. Optimized Node JS API gateway application for performance and concurrency using clusters and worker. Optimized Nest JS (TypeScript) API performance by introducing a layer of caching using Redis. Created an API to transmit real-time data for in-app notifications using Express JS (JavaScript) server-sent events.
Fullstack at Gatepass, NGA
July 31, 2021 - July 16, 2025
Collaborated with a team of backend Nest JS (JavaScript) developers to build a Slack application that automatically schedules meetings. Built CI/CD pipelines for applications with Github actions. Performed QA testing to ensure that application features meet requirements. Actively participated in the review of co-workers' code before deployment.
Backend Software Engineer at Seren, USA
July 31, 2021 - July 16, 2025
Worked in a team of Backend Nest JS (JavaScript) developers to build a Slack application that automatically schedules. Performed QA testing to ensure that application features meet requirements. Wrote test scripts using Mocha.
Software Engineering Intern at Stutern, NGA
February 28, 2021 - July 16, 2025
Wrote a web scraping script using Python to pull property price data. Worked in a team as a backend engineer using JavaScript Express JS / Tensorflow JS to build a web application that predicts the cost of renting or buying an apartment in Lagos, Nigeria.
Software Engineer at Mkobo MFB
October 1, 2023 - November 25, 2025
Backend developer to build a payroll portal to schedule and disburse salaries using AdonisJS; optimized Node.js API gateway with clusters and worker threads; introduced Redis caching to NestJS API for performance; built API to transmit real-time in-app notifications using Express Server-Sent Events.
Full Stack Developer at Gatepass
July 1, 2021 - July 1, 2021
Worked in a team of backend NestJS (JavaScript) developers to build a Slack application that automatically schedules meetings. Built CI/CD pipelines for applications with GitHub Actions. Performed QA testing and code reviews.
Backend Software Engineer at Seren
July 1, 2021 - July 1, 2021
Collaborated with a team of developers to build a bill payments system using Node.js (JavaScript) and React. Wrote test scripts using Mocha. Built a web application using Express.js / TensorFlow.js to predict the cost of renting or buying an apartment in Lagos, Nigeria.
Software Engineering Intern at Stutern
February 1, 2021 - February 1, 2021
Wrote a web scraping script using Python to pull property price data.

Education

B.Sc. Business Administration at University of Benin, Benin City, NGA
October 1, 2011 - October 31, 2017
Certificate at Stutern Graduate Accelerator (Software Engineering)
April 1, 2020 - February 1, 2021
Certificate at Codecademy (Software Engineering)
November 1, 2019 - April 1, 2020
Certificate at FreeCodeCamp (Web Development)
October 1, 2017 - October 1, 2018
B.Sc. at University of Benin, Benin City, NGA
October 1, 2011 - October 1, 2017

Qualifications

Software Engineering
April 1, 2020 - February 28, 2021
Software Engineering
November 1, 2019 - April 30, 2020
Web Development
October 1, 2017 - October 31, 2018

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services, Real Estate & Construction, Computers & Electronics, Professional Services, Other