Rowland I. Ekemezie
Software Solution Architect
Hong Kong,New Terrorites
Summary
Enthusiastic Software Architect with a strong passion for Engineering leadership, team building, and crafting hi-tech distributed systems. I'm passionate about automated systems and proudly a team player with a great aptitude for mentorship.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Lead Software Engineer
GitStart
Hong Kong, New Territories
2020.09 - Current
- Architect and build out GitStart platform for developer network and clients
- Lead global Developer network expansion and growth
- Setup automated testing infrastructure for reliability and scalability
- Lead customer Engineering expansion initiatives by infrastructure to support seamless integrations.
- Optimize Engineering processes for faster CI/CD, better automated testing, talent onboarding, and documentations.
Engineering Lead
Murcul Inc
San Francisco, California
2018.04 - 2020.08
- Built MVP of Murcul Platform for YCombinator S19.
- Led developer global community and network initiatives
- Hired over 40 developers from 5 continents in 2 years.
- Built developer tools for seamless integration with client systems.
- Worked with partner's Engineering teams to break technical complexities for better utilization of Murcul services.
- Created career growth and developer
Tech Stack: GraphQL, ReactJS, NextJS, Hasura, NodeJS, AWS, GCS and TypeScript
Software Engineer
2U Inc
New York, USA
2016.11 - 2017.10
- Built and maintained static content generator for marketing producers.
- Integrated communication mechanism for sharing data across products with AWS Lambda and AWS Kinesis.
- Maintained content management systems for web content producers.
Senior React Consultant
Catholic Singles
(Remote), USA
2017.09 - 2018.01
- Led front end development with ReactJS as core technology.
- Architect frontend revamp and migration from Perl.
- Built payment systems integrations for subscribers and marketing purposes.
- Setup robust authentication and authorization systems for client consumption.
- Finished initial launch phase in 3 months of active development.
Software Consultant
Andela
Lagos, Nigeria
2015.08 - 2018.04
- Designed systems for internal operations and learning content
- Provided technical consultancy services to partnering firm.
- Led open-source projects and provide technical leadership for internal projects.
Expert Mentor (Part Time Consultant)
Codementor
San Francisco,, California
2016.10 - Current
- Featured author on Codementor.
- Have 5 star rating
- Tech Stack: GraphQL, ReactJS, NextJS, Hasura, NodeJS, AWS, GCS and TypeScript, Provide reliable and real-time programming to help mentees and developers.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Nnamdi Azikiwe University
Awka 2008.10 - 2012.08
Higher National Diploma - Electrical/Electronics Engineering
Federal Polytechnic Oko
Oko 2004.11 - 2009.10
Skills
JavaScript
ReactJS
TypeScript
NodeJS
AWS
SQL
GraphQL
Leadership
Project Management
Software applications
Web-based software engineering
Engineering standards
Code Reviews
CI/CD Pipeline
Awards and Scholarships
- African App LaunchPad Grant (2021)
- OnDeck Founders Fellowship (2021)
- Faculty of Physical Sciences Merit Award for Excellence (2011)
- Award for Community Development Service in IT (2011)
- Faculty of Physical Sciences Merit Award for Excellence (2010)
- ACF Scholarship for Academic Excellence (2001)
- ACF Scholarship for Academic Excellence (1998)
Timeline
Lead Software Engineer
GitStart
2020.09 - Current
Engineering Lead
Murcul Inc
2018.04 - 2020.08
Senior React Consultant
Catholic Singles
2017.09 - 2018.01
Software Engineer
2U Inc
2016.11 - 2017.10
Expert Mentor (Part Time Consultant)
Codementor
2016.10 - Current
Software Consultant
Andela
2015.08 - 2018.04
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Nnamdi Azikiwe University
2008.10 - 2012.08
Higher National Diploma - Electrical/Electronics Engineering
Federal Polytechnic Oko
2004.11 - 2009.10