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Awulonu Solomon

@awulonusolomon

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Senior software engineer with 10+ years building reliable backend systems.

Bulgaria

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior backend or architecture roles where I can design scalable microservices, improve testability, and drive product outcomes in collaborative teams.

I am a senior software engineer with over a decade of hands-on experience delivering backend systems, microservices, and full-stack solutions across multiple industries. I focus on pragmatic engineering, quality testing, and shipping production-ready software.

At Musala I contributed to an aviation project as a senior backend engineer, implementing features across 13 microservices using Quarkus, Kafka, MongoDB, Docker and an extensive test and CI toolchain. I take part in refining business requirements and translating them into robust technical solutions.

Previously I led architecture and engineering work on an accounting app, integrating bank APIs to enable reconciliation and categorization which moved MVP viability from 10% to 60% based on user research. I also automated trading-strategy testing, producing bots for MT4/MT5/CTrader and identifying high-performing strategies.

I bring a practical, results-driven approach to software design, a strong background in engineering and project management, and proven experience creating internal libraries, modular systems, and production-grade microservices.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Software Engineer

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Musala.com

Jan 2024 - Present (1 year 8 months)

Implemented features across 13 microservices for an aviation project, improving backend reliability and delivery using Quarkus and containerized test tooling. Participated in refining business requirements and automated testing to increase release confidence.

Quarkus OpenAPI Kafka RabbitMQ MongoDB Docker Junit Mockito

Software Architect

Gurate.com

Jan 2020 - Dec 2022 (2 years 11 months)

Led architecture and implementation of bank-transaction import and reconciliation using Mono.co API, increasing MVP viability from 10% to 60% based on user research. Designed account categorization and reconciliation workflows for small-business accounting.

API Integration Reconciliations PHP JavaScript User Research Data Mapping

Software Engineer

FXSeed.com

Jan 2011 - Dec 2020 (9 years 11 months)

Automated testing of trading strategies by translating systems into trading bots for MT4, MT5, and cTrader, testing 100+ strategies and selecting seven with >60% win rate and average account growth of 3%.

C Algorithmic Trading CTrader Test Automation

Software Engineer

Bishop Solomon and Partners

Jan 2009 - Dec 2011 (2 years 11 months)

Developed internal backend and frontend design library by consolidating features from CakePHP, Zend, Symfony, Laravel, and JS frameworks to modularize codebase and reduce external dependencies across projects.