Chizindu David

Architected and implemented the backend control plane for a provider-agnostic infrastructure orchestration platform, exposing a unified API to provision and manage cloud environments across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Designed a registry-driven orchestration model and an event-driven deployment lifecycle with strongly typed state machines.

Architected and implemented platform features spanning backend services, frontend applications, and distributed workflows supporting AI deployments across customer-managed cloud environments. Designed backend APIs in Go and built complex React-based management interfaces for infrastructure provisioning and deployment management.

Architected a point-based loyalty program for ~100k customers across 3 independent platforms, leveraging federated identities, SSO, and asynchronous messaging. Led backend development for high-traffic commerce and operations platforms, designing scalable APIs and distributed services for mission-critical business workflows.

Designed and implemented full-stack platform features supporting mentorship workflows, collaboration, and enterprise learning experiences. Optimized the mentor-mentee recommendation engine and implemented real-time voice and video collaboration using Amazon Chime SDK.

Developed backend services powering digital banking capabilities including international transfers, payment processing, and customer transaction management. Integrated Mastercard Payment Gateway Services (MPGS) and additional payment providers to support secure, reliable, and high-volume payment processing.

Collaborated to develop VOF Tracker, an in-house product utilized for assessing the performance, progress, and eligibility of bootcamp learners aspiring to join the Andela Fellowship program. Designed and executed unit and integration tests to validate newly implemented features.

Built the internationalization (i18n) feature on the web application, supporting 3 international languages, achieving a 14% increase in user onboarding and higher conversion rates. Implemented a matching algorithm utilizing Google's Geolocation Services, enabling business owners to track potential customers in their vicinity.

Earned the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate certification in 2024.

Completed the Site Reliability Engineer Nanodegree in 2024.

Completed the Cloud Native Application Architecture Nanodegree in 2023.

Completed the AWS Cloud Architect Nanodegree in 2023.

Earned the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification in 2022.

Completed the Cloud DevOps Engineer Nanodegree in 2021.

Earned a Bachelor's Degree in Microbiology from Niger Delta University in 2016.