# Kpono-Abasi Akpabio

Kpono-Abasi Akpabio is a remote worker on Himalayas, Senior Backend & Platform Engineer at Almond Systems, based in Nigeria.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@kpono-abasiakpabio

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I build and operate secure banking, payments, and commerce platforms with Java and cloud infrastructure.
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| Detail | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Availability | Open to opportunities |
| Location | Nigeria |
| Authorized to work in | Nigeria |
| Job categories | Backend Engineer, Platform Engineer, Software Engineer, Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, Technical Lead, Web Developer, E Commerce Engineer, Backend Engineering, Backend Infrastructure Engineer, Backend Systems Engineer, Backend Services Engineer, Product Backend Engineer, Backend Platform Engineer, Cloud Backend Engineer, Python Backend Engineer, SaaS Backend Engineer |
| Skills | Java, Java 21+, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security, Java EE, Hibernate, JPA, JDBC, REST APIs, Microservices, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch, SQL Tuning, Flyway, RabbitMQ, Kafka, Resilience4j, Micrometers, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, ELK, AWS, EC2, S3, AWS IAM, Cloudwatch, Google Cloud Platform, Docker, Linux, Nginx, SSL TLS, GitHub Actions, CI CD, Kubernetes, Python, Node.Js Development, NestJS, fastAPI, GraphQL, WebSockets, Magento, Odoo, Swagger, OpenAPI, PCI DSS, Interswitch, Paystack, SQLite, NodeJS, CentOS, GitHub, SQL, OAuth |
| Website | https://almondsystems.com.ng/kpono-akpabio.html |
| Portfolio | https://revire.one |

## What I'm looking for

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I'm available for Lagos onsite, hybrid, or fully remote roles where I can build and operate secure backend, platform, banking, payments, or commerce systems.
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## About

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I've built and operated production software for 15 years, including secure banking, payments, commerce, and job-discovery platforms. At Almond Systems, I deployed a Spring Boot internet-banking platform with live OpenAPI documentation and built JobRadar, which processes jobs from 20+ employer ATS boards and public APIs every two hours.

I lead backend architecture for revire.one and pos.revire.one, delivering Node.js/NestJS and Python/FastAPI services across customer, business, and point-of-sale workflows. I provision and administer AWS EC2 and GCP production environments with Docker, Nginx, SSL/TLS, CI/CD, monitoring, backups, and incident response at 99.9% uptime.

My work includes delivering Sterling Bank internet banking and integrating Interswitch, Flutterwave, Paystack, GTPay, and Netplus under PCI-DSS constraints. I've also built Magento 2 APIs for MTN eShop, real-time chat services at Zendwave, and enterprise integrations at VDT Communications.

I'm an Oracle Certified Professional in Java and bring hands-on experience across Java, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, AWS, cloud operations, API design, and resilient distributed systems.
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## Experience

### Senior Backend & Platform Engineer (current)

Almond Systems. May 2025 - Present

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Provisioned and administered AWS EC2 and GCP production environments, built JobRadar job-discovery pipeline, and deployed a Spring Boot internet banking platform with modular services and secure REST APIs.
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Skills: Java, Spring-Boot, PostgreSQL, AWS, Docker, Nginx, Linux, CI-CD, Python, NestJS, fastAPI, MongoDB, Redis, GCP

### Backend Engineer

MTN eShop. Jan 2024 - Jan 2025

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Optimized database queries and caching, engineered the Customer Reviews and Ratings module, built headless Magento 2 backend APIs, and developed GraphQL services for FAQs and search.
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Skills: Magento, GraphQL, API-Development, Database-Optimization, Caching, PHP

### Backend Engineer

Zendwave. Jun 2024 - Jul 2024

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Optimized database indexing for low-latency delivery, documented APIs with Swagger/OpenAPI, and delivered a real-time Chat API with WebSocket integration.
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Skills: MongoDB, PostgreSQL, WebSockets, Swagger, API-Documentation

### Team Lead, IT Solutions

VDT Communications. Jul 2023 - Nov 2023

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Led software governance, testing, and release validation, and implemented third-party integrations with validation, retry logic, and graceful failure handling.
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Skills: Testing, Integration, DORA-Metrics

### Solution Architect

Payviame & Entermarket. Jan 2022 - Jan 2023

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Architected solutions for Payviame and Entermarket, focusing on system design and integration.
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### Python / Odoo ERP Senior Engineer

Chams PLC / Chamsmobile Ltd.. Dec 2018 - Jun 2022

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Senior engineer responsible for Python and Odoo ERP development and maintenance.
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Skills: Python, Odoo, ERP

### Web Developer / eCommerce Engineer

Yudala Limited (now Konga). Oct 2015 - Oct 2017

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Developed and maintained web and eCommerce solutions for Yudala Limited.
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Skills: Web-Development, Ecommerce

### Java Software Engineer

Integrated Software Services Ltd.. Jan 2011 - Jan 2013

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Developed software solutions using Java technologies.
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Skills: Java

## Education

### University of Calabar

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science. 2002 - 2006

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Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Calabar, Nigeria, from 2002 to 2006.
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## Tech stack

- OpenAPI
- Google Cloud Platform
- GitHub
- Kubernetes
- GitHub Actions
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
- MongoDB
- SQLite
- Magento
- Node.js
- Spring Boot
- NestJS
- Spring MVC
- Redis
- Java
- Java EE
- Kafka
- RabbitMQ
- FastAPI
- Prometheus
- OpenTelemetry
- CentOS
- Linux
- GraphQL
- Elasticsearch
- Spring Security
- OAuth2
- NGINX
- SQL
- Odoo
- Paystack

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