Caliph Cole
@caliphcole
Senior software developer at First Nova LTD building AI-powered dispensary POS products and government applications.
JamaicaWhat I'm looking for
At First Nova LTD, I lead IT solutions and solution architecture for client and internal software projects, including payment integrations with Stripe and PayPal. I own architecture, API design, and code review and QA standards across engagements.
I built and operate FettiFlow and Mello POS, two dispensary point-of-sale products using Angular, NestJS, and Firebase. I’ve added LLM-powered features to FettiFlow and designed its serverless backend for cost-efficient scaling.
At JAMICTA – ICT Authority (eGov Jamaica), I built enterprise applications for Government of Jamaica ministries and agencies, serving up to 400,000 daily active users. I also delivered full-stack features and, as acting Application Engineering Manager, led 10+ developers while improving UI/UX development processes and workflows.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Director of IT Solutions
First Nova LTD
Aug 2024 - Present (2 years 2 months)
Lead IT solutions and solution architecture for client and internal software projects. Built payment solutions integrating PayPal and Stripe, and own architecture, API design, and code review/QA standards.
Solutions Architect
First Nova LTD
Nov 2021 - Aug 2024 (2 years 9 months)
Provided solutions architecture for client and internal software projects, including payment solutions with PayPal and Stripe, and established architecture, API design, and QA standards.
Innovation Developer Analyst
VM Group
Jan 2023 - Mar 2024 (1 year 2 months)
Built AI chatbots as customer-facing conversational assistants and developed real estate websites for the group.
Senior Programmer Analyst
JAMICTA – ICT Authority (eGov Jamaica)
Jun 2019 - Jan 2023 (3 years 7 months)
Built enterprise applications for Government of Jamaica ministries and agencies, serving up to 400,000 daily active users. Delivered full-stack features across Angular, React, Node.js, Spring Boot, and WordPress, with payments, authentication, and CI/CD.
Application Engineering Manager (Acting)
JAMICTA – ICT Authority (eGov Jamaica)
Jul 2021 - Oct 2021 (3 months)
Led a team of 10+ developers, improving UI/UX development processes and workflows, interviewing new hires, and handling team administration.
Software Engineer
First AI
Apr 2019 - Nov 2019 (7 months)
Built onboarding software to recruit developers and match them with client projects.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
The University of the West Indies, Mona
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
2012 - 2015
Grade: First Class Honours
Activities and societies: Capstone: JA Transit, a mobile app for Kingston bus arrival times and trip planning (team project).
B.Sc. in Computer Science with First Class Honours. GPA 3.65, recipient of Ministry of Labour scholarship and UWI Open Scholarship.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
JamaicaAuthorized to work in
Website
fettiflow.comSalary expectations
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