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funmi ayinde

@funmiayinde

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Senior software engineer specializing in scalable backend systems, cloud infrastructure, and full-stack development.

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What I'm looking for

I am seeking senior backend or platform roles where I can improve system reliability, scale services, mentor engineers, and drive modernization with cloud-native practices.

I am a Senior Software Engineer with extensive experience designing and modernizing scalable backend and platform services across fintech, education, AI, and big data domains.

I have led teams and delivered major platform upgrades that increased revenue and user adoption, modernized legacy services to improve reliability, and implemented containerized microservices with measurable performance gains.

My technical work spans AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Java, Node.js, TypeScript, Redis, Postgres, GraphQL, and infrastructure-as-code, with deep experience in improving resilience, automation, and observability for systems serving hundreds of thousands of users.

I collaborate cross-functionally with product, compliance, and operations teams, mentor engineers, and prioritize eliminating technical debt to accelerate iteration and maintainability.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Software Engineer

Current

Harver

Jul 2025 - Present (7 months)

Refactored legacy candidate-processing backend services to async/await, improving stability and failure handling; eliminated technical debt and enhanced scalability to support growing global candidate volumes.

TypeScript AWS Docker Kubernetes Redis Postgres Microservices Refactoring

Senior Software Engineer

Coursera

Dec 2023 - Jan 2025 (1 year 1 month)

Designed and implemented scalable backend and platform services for 600k+ active learners; containerized microservices and introduced Redis-backed communication, reducing response times ~35% and cutting downtime ~70%.

Java TypeScript Docker Kubernetes Redis Postgres AWS Monitoring

Senior Software Engineer

Mansa

Dec 2022 - Jan 2024 (1 year 1 month)

Led a team of four to deliver a major platform upgrade that drove 35% revenue growth in nine months and delivered features increasing user adoption by 25%; integrated third-party streaming platforms and backend dashboards.

React GraphQL MongoDB AWS Docker Kubernetes Terraform Team Leadership

Software Engineer

Cohesity

Aug 2022 - Sep 2023 (1 year 1 month)

Improved CI integration and testing using Git submodules and GitHub Actions, enhanced testing coverage and compliance validation, and collaborated on platform reliability improvements for data-storage services.

Java AWS Angular CI CD GitHub Actions Testing Infrastructure

Senior Fullstack Engineer

STEMuli

Aug 2021 - Dec 2022 (1 year 4 months)

Designed and implemented backend services with Node.js, GraphQL, and AWS to boost performance ~30% and supported high-traffic applications serving 600k+ users; containerized deployments with Docker and Kubernetes.

Node GraphQL React TypeScript AWS Kubernetes Postgres Redis Docker

Senior Software Developer

Fitnescity

Apr 2022 - Aug 2022 (4 months)

Designed backend APIs and architecture for a healthcare platform and implemented automated backups and performance optimizations that improved query performance ~90%; introduced CI/CD automation.

React AWS Postgres SQL fastAPI CI CD Serverless

Senior Software Engineer

Chamsaccess

Jan 2019 - Dec 2021 (2 years 11 months)

Improved application performance ~30% via backend optimizations and integrated Redis for Node.js microservices, reducing response times ~35% and delivering backend features for 600k+ users.

Node Redis AWS Java Docker Angular Microservices Performance Optimization

Senior Software Engineer

Intelligent Innovation

Jun 2017 - Jun 2018 (1 year)

Implemented a Java-based notification service using SOA and RabbitMQ to enable rapid, flexible scaling and led best-practice initiatives while mentoring junior engineers.

Java RabbitMQ MongoDB AWS Service Oriented Architecture Mentoring

Team Lead

Fetchr

Sep 2016 - Apr 2017 (7 months)

Built a Java-based notification service using SOA and RabbitMQ to support rapid scalability, established best practices, and mentored junior staff across platform teams.

Java RabbitMQ Service Oriented Architecture Team Leadership Mentoring

Junior Software Engineer

E-Settlement Limited

May 2014 - Sep 2016 (2 years 4 months)

Developed dashboard management and migrated a hybrid mobile app to native Android, improving APK size and performance ~20% and supporting 20k+ agents; delivered 4+ web, desktop, and mobile solutions.