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Timothy Nuga

@timothynuga

Senior Software Engineer specializing in JavaScript/TypeScript and Python backends, architecting scalable systems across microservices.

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to keep building backend systems and microservices end-to-end—owning architecture, integrations, security, and CI/CD—primarily with JavaScript/TypeScript and Python on AWS, while collaborating closely with product and frontend teams.

I’m a Senior Software Engineer from Lagos, Nigeria, with 6+ years of experience building and shipping production software across Front-end(React) and Back-end(Node, Django, FastAPI, Phoenix) stacks. I primarily focus on JavaScript/TypeScript and Python stacks for Backend Technologies, with a strong bias toward clean architecture.

In recent roles, I’ve architected and delivered backend capabilities for AI-driven products—implementing integrations, building webhook and subscription microservices, and creating reliable messaging/notification flows. I also improved platform security and reliability through stronger scanning and pipeline hardening, including gradual rollouts across relevant services.

I enjoy turning complex product needs into maintainable systems: migrating configuration services to JSON schema for better validation and versioning, restructuring serverless workflows and acceptance criteria, and optimizing database schemas and model interfaces. I’ve also led teams and supported other developers to stabilize and scale services.

Beyond core engineering, I’ve built AI-integrated bots, worked with LLM-based improvements, and contributed to data-driven features—often bridging the gap between backend services and frontend/product teams. My approach blends pragmatic delivery (CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes) with thoughtful engineering fundamentals (testing, APIs, and performance).

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Senior Backend Engineer

Chef4me

Oct 2022 - Jun 2026 (3 years 8 months)

Architected and implemented the Order microservice API in a containerized application. Built an admin back office and support system, and worked with frontend/product teams to develop an in-app messaging and notification system using Kafka.

TypeScript Docker AWS Swagger Kafka

Senior Backend Engineer (Core/Product)

Insait

May 2025 - Jan 2026 (8 months)

Implemented a Chatwoot integration for agent-assisted customer journeys using Python/FastAPI, Flask, TypeScript, and Node, enhancing product capabilities. Improved security and CI pipeline scanning, migrated a configuration service to JSON Schema validation, and improved microservice deployment workflows.

Python fastAPI Flask TypeScript AWS Chatwoot Trivy GitHub Actions CI CD Docker Integration Testing Microservices

Senior Software Engineer

GitStart

Mar 2024 - Oct 2025 (1 year 7 months)

Restructured a serverless architecture for preliminary project analysis by adjusting workflow and acceptance criteria using AWS Serverless components. Optimized database schemas and model interfaces and built AI-integrated bots for internal client application workflows.

Serverless TypeScript AWS Redis SQS S3 AWS Step Functions PostgreSQL Sequelize Python fastAPI Nginx GraphQL Django

Technical Project Manager

GitStart

Sep 2024 - May 2025 (8 months)

Led software engineering and QA teams to manage and build GitStart applications for community operations. Built CI/CD workflows across microservices, troubleshot architecture and pipeline issues, and optimized service/database-layer performance using multiple backend stacks.

GitHub Actions CI CD Docker Linux Kubernetes GraphQL SQL Postgres TypeScript Deno AWS Elixir Phoenix

Backend Engineer (Data)

Zarttech

Mar 2024 - May 2024 (2 months)

Developed algorithms (including bot logic) to calculate promotion discounts and implemented test cases to validate solution performance. Worked with data engineers and LLM-based workflows, implemented image-generation conversions, and built a serverless mailing service integrating promotion content and notification APIs.

Python fastAPI Databricks PostgreSQL SQLAlchemy GCP Data Warehouse LLM Flask AWS S3 Serverless

Backend Software Engineer

Sendtext

Mar 2023 - Nov 2023 (8 months)

Designed and implemented a Webhook-Subscription-Service microservice deployed on AWS Lambda to receive raw events and forward them to client webhook endpoints. Built WhatsApp/Facebook API-based systems and bots for customer communications and fixed backend issues across GraphQL/REST endpoints while optimizing error handling and algorithms.

AWS Lambda DynamoDB Amazon S3 MongoDB CI CD GraphQL Express REST WhatsApp Business API Facebook Developer API

Full Stack Engineer

GitStart

Nov 2021 - Dec 2022 (1 year 1 month)

Built test-case structures for an edutech dashboard and developed backend API logic using Django and related tooling. Designed schema architecture and developed microservices for a SaaS product, and implemented UI features with React and styled components.

Python Django Django REST Framework Django Test Case MySQL TypeScript Joi MongoDB Mongoose Express AWS JavaScript React styled components

Software Engineer

Energy360 Africa

Feb 2020 - Jun 2021 (1 year 4 months)

Built and improved API/documentation and backend integration for a multi-data-stream product using Python and Django. Developed bot/product features, REST API endpoints, and worked across multiple frontend/backend components to support energy monitoring and visualization.

Python Django Django REST Framework Azure MySQL Redis TypeScript PostgreSQL Prisma JavaScript Vue.Js RabbitMQ

Software Engineer

Freelance

Dec 2019 - Jan 2021 (1 year 1 month)

Developed API endpoints for a chat feature and implemented memory caching architecture using Node/Express and Redis. Built and scaled learning-management and serverless microservice APIs using JavaScript/Python stacks and cloud/container infrastructure.

JavaScript Redis MongoDB Docker Kubernetes AWS Python Django Amazon S3

Software Engineer Intern

Harbor Incubator Technologies

Jun 2019 - Nov 2019 (5 months)

Performed research and data analysis using Python scripts combined with machine learning algorithms to support development of product features. Facilitated programming education programs, including setting up boot camps and teaching younger students software development.

Python Machine Learning Data Analysis Programming Instruction