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Chiagozie Okafor

@chiagozieokafor

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Fullstack Engineer, Laravel · PHP · Vue · React, Building the CRM that 20+ car rental companies run on, over 100K users

Nigeria

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I'm building CarCheck's B2B car-rental CRM, deployed at 20+ rental companies, including one with over 100,000 registered users. I built its Google Gemini document pipeline and Vue 3 self-service portal, enabling renters to reserve, sign, and pay independently.

I've shipped backend and full-stack work across eight codebases in four countries, from Laravel marketplaces and coworking software to Node.js microservices. My work includes normalising production schemas, removing N+1 queries, building WebSocket messaging, implementing access controls, and delivering REST APIs.

I also built UCRM solo from schema through deployment and co-founded ELZAI, where I owned a real-time AI product frontend. I take production issues end to end and review and merge other developers' work.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Fullstack PHP Developer

Current

CarCheck

Aug 2025 - Present (1 year 1 month)

Developed a B2B car-rental CRM used by 20+ companies, including an AI document pipeline and a customer self-service portal.

PHP CodeIgniter MySQL WebSockets

Backend Laravel Developer

Realestway

Mar 2025 - Sep 2025 (6 months)

Redesigned a production schema, eliminated N+1 queries, implemented authorization policies, and built real-time messaging.

PHP Laravel PostgreSQL WebSockets

Fullstack JavaScript Developer

Remote Helpers

Jun 2025 - Aug 2025 (2 months)

Integrated Google authentication across a microservice mesh and extended the React/Redux admin dashboard.

Express React Redux

Fullstack JavaScript Developer

PropertyXchange

Feb 2025 - May 2025 (3 months)

Built listing, booking, and favouriting features in React with Redux, and integrated Auth0 and Cloudinary.

Express React Redux Auth0 Cloudinary

Backend Laravel Developer

UrbanHub Technologies

Sep 2024 - Apr 2025 (7 months)

Delivered around 30 REST endpoints for a coworking management software, working with a modular codebase.

PHP Laravel MySQL Postman

Fullstack Laravel Developer

Pepoz Platform

Oct 2024 - Dec 2024 (2 months)

Owned hosting and deployment pipeline, added input validation and rate limiting, and built the frontend in Vue.js.

Laravel PHP Vue.Js Pinia Deployment

Co-founder & Frontend Developer

ELZAI

Feb 2024 - Dec 2024 (10 months)

Owned the entire frontend of an AI startup, streaming conversation over WebSockets and rendering markdown in real-time.

Vue.Js Pinia WebSockets fastAPI Azure

Fullstack PHP Developer

Netwiver Technologies

Sep 2024 - Nov 2024 (2 months)

Refactored a procedural codebase toward OOP and optimized database queries for reporting views.

PHP MySQL Query Optimization

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Aptech Computer Education

Advanced Diploma, Software Engineering

2021 - 2023

Activities and societies: Led a 6-person team to first place in the institutional software competition.

Advanced Diploma in Software Engineering from Aptech Computer Education, Enugu, Nigeria, from June 2021 to June 2023. Led a 6-person team to first place in the institutional software competition.