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Adikah Erick

@adikaherick

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I’m a full-stack software engineer building responsive, scalable products with modern React/Next.js and secure APIs.

Zimbabwe

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to lead architecture and delivery on user-focused full-stack products—building with React/Next.js and Node.js—while mentoring engineers in an agile environment and continuously improving scalability, security, and code quality.

I’m a full-stack developer with over five years of experience building responsive, scalable, and user-focused digital products. I craft clean, intuitive user interfaces with React and Next.js, and I engineer secure, efficient APIs and server architectures using Node.js, Express, and MongoDB.

In my Senior Software Engineer role (June 2024–Present), I lead planning, task assignment, development delivery, and agile practices like sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives—while mentoring developers and driving architectural decisions through code reviews and best practices. I’ve also delivered full-stack outcomes across a gaming platform (responsive UI, tournament workflows, backend services and real-time features) and a fintech platform (secure transaction/auth APIs, compliance features, and scalable microservices), plus a payments integration project that increased completed transactions by 20% through M-Pesa and PayPal. I’ve proven I can ship end-to-end as a sole developer—covering front-end and back-end work, UI/UX using Figma, and seamless client communication with Postmark.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Software Engineer

Current

MyDevConnect

Jun 2024 - Present (2 years)

Led planning and execution of multiple full-stack projects, mentoring developers and driving agile ceremonies to support timely delivery. Built responsive gaming and fintech features, including secure APIs and real-time services using React, Node.js/Express, and MongoDB.

React Next.js MongoDB Microservices RESTful API Design AWS Cloud CI CD

Payment Integration Lead

KenyaHomeWarranty

Spearheaded development of secure payment methods for an e-commerce platform by integrating M-Pesa and PayPal, increasing completed transactions by 20%. Built RESTful APIs and implemented tokenization/encryption to safeguard payment data and improve backend performance.

M Pesa API Integration RESTful APIs Tokenization Encryption Performance Optimization

UI/Backend Developer

MwendaRoyfordandCompanyAdvocates

Designed intuitive, visually appealing user interfaces in Figma by gathering requirements and converting them into wireframes and prototypes. Built backend communication features such as messaging and notifications, and led deployments using CI/CD pipelines with post-deployment testing.

Wireframing Messaging Systems Notifications CI CD Pipelines Deployment Stakeholder Management Project Management

Full-Stack Developer

Acuitus-duo Consultancy

Created an entire application end-to-end as the sole developer, delivering an intuitive visitor UI and scalable backend functionality. Integrated Postmark for client communication and messaging, completing the project within the established timeline.

Backend Postmark Integration UI Delivery Management

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

ALX Africa

Certificate in Software Engineering (Backend Development), Software Engineering

2021 - 2022

Completed a Certificate in Software Engineering (Backend Development) with coursework in HTML/CSS/JavaScript/Python, AWS, Node.js/Express, Django/Flask, MongoDB and SQL, Git, and DevOps practices.

Zetech College

Certificate in Graphic Design, Graphic Design

2020 - 2021

Earned a Graphics Design certificate, covering logo design, flyer/poster design, digital illustrations, UI design using Figma, and web graphics/asset creation.