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onah francis

@onahfrancis

Software engineer who led engineering at Stroll, building voice messaging, matching, and live chat features for its dating app.

Nigeria

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What I'm looking for

I'm available now for remote roles with working hours overlapping US and European teams. I’ll need visa sponsorship to work on-site outside Nigeria.

At Stroll, I led engineering for a dating app built around intentional connections. I built its voice messaging and matching features, along with live chat that used WebSockets.

I also created a Python admin analytics dashboard that helped the product team track activity during beta, contributing to a 15% rise in retention. By managing the app’s AWS infrastructure with Terraform, I cut the monthly cloud bill 25% as the user base grew.

Before Stroll, I built customer-facing features for GLAS Homes and worked on healthcare, learning, and other web and mobile products. I currently mentor early-career engineers at Tech4Dev, explaining software fundamentals like APIs, Git, and cloud deployment in plain language.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Software Engineering Mentor

Current

Tech4Dev

Jan 2026 - Present (9 months)

Mentored early-career engineers in training programs, explaining software fundamentals such as APIs, Git, and cloud deployment in plain language.

Mentorship APIs Git cloud deployment

Lead Software Engineer

Stroll

Nov 2024 - Aug 2026 (1 year 9 months)

Led engineering for a dating app, building voice messaging and matching features with TypeScript, Node.js, and REST APIs. Improved retention by 15% and cut cloud costs by 25% through AWS and Terraform management.

TypeScript JavaScript NodeJS NestJS REST APIs WebSockets Socket.IO Python AWS AWS ECS Lambda DynamoDB Terraform GitHub Actions Docker CI CD

Full Stack Developer

GLAS LLC

Jan 2024 - Aug 2024 (7 months)

Built customer-facing features for a homes platform using React, Next.js, and TypeScript, raising user engagement by 40%. Redesigned sign-up flow and created a reusable component library, improving conversion and performance.

React Next.js TypeScript JavaScript HTML CSS GraphQL Go Tailwind AWS Jenkins GitHub Actions CI CD

Software Engineer (Team Lead)

Magicaldb Limited

Apr 2023 - Dec 2023 (8 months)

Led a team building a REST API for a web and mobile app using Node.js, TypeScript, and MongoDB. Added Redis caching and payment integrations, improving API response times by 25%.

NodeJS TypeScript Express MongoDB OpenAI API Redis Payment Gateways Testing Unit Testing Integration Testing E2E Testing

Full Stack Developer

HealthStack Limited

Aug 2022 - Jul 2023 (11 months)

Built React and Node.js features for a healthcare platform, integrating RESTful APIs and reducing response times by 10%. Shipped printed receipts and added automated testing, reducing bugs by 25%.

React NodeJS REST APIs Third Party Providers Testing Automation GitHub Actions CI CD

Backend Developer (Contract)

Parakletus Hub

Apr 2021 - Jun 2022 (1 year 2 months)

Built the backend of an online learning platform as microservices using Node.js, Express, and PostgreSQL on AWS. Deployed with Docker and Kubernetes, ensuring high availability and secure access controls.

NodeJS Express NestJS PostgreSQL MongoDB AWS S3 EC2 RDS Lambda Docker Kubernetes Amazon EKS Security

Software Engineer

PaxAlpha Limited

Nov 2020 - Mar 2021 (4 months)

Built website features with Angular and TypeScript, raising user engagement by 25%. Integrated Paystack payments, reducing failed transactions by 15%, and optimized the codebase for a 20% speed increase.

Angular TypeScript HTML CSS Paystack GitHub Actions Testing Automation Performance Optimization