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Systems thathold up underreal load.

Seven years building AI, web, and mobile products that survive contact with production — across fintech ledgers, high-traffic commerce, and corporate systems nobody is allowed to break.

I’m an engineer and an entrepreneur. This is the software engineer half — the same engagements, weighted toward architecture and implementation. See my tech entrepreneur work

01Case studies

The problem, and how it was actually built.

Client names are withheld under NDA. The architecture, constraints, and trade-offs are exactly as shipped.

02Capabilities

What I actually build.

Four areas where the depth is real. Everything else I will happily hand to someone better.

Secure financial systems

Transaction processing and regulated platforms, where correctness is not negotiable.

  • Payment gateway integration and encryption in transit and at rest
  • Compliance-driven design against industry data standards
  • Real-time analytics on top of transactional workloads

Design systems at scale

Component libraries built to be documented, tested, and handed over.

  • Atomic design, from Figma mockup to responsive production widget
  • Storybook documentation with Chromatic visual regression testing
  • Performance budgets held to strong Core Web Vitals scores

Full-stack product engineering

Java and Spring on the backend, React and Next.js on the front, end to end.

  • Spring Boot microservices with Spring Security and Spring Cloud
  • REST APIs documented with Swagger, consumed by web and mobile clients
  • PostgreSQL and MySQL schema design and query optimisation

Technical leadership

The part that decides whether a team keeps shipping after you leave.

  • Mentoring junior engineers through code review and design sessions
  • Agile sprint management across multidisciplinary, distributed teams
  • Alignment with product managers, designers, and clients on scope
03Technical arsenal

Tools chosen for the job, not the résumé.

Languages

Daily drivers

JavaJavaScript (ES6)TypeScriptDartSQL

Backend

Where the rules live

Spring BootSpring CloudSpring SecuritySpring RESTMicroservicesLaravel

Frontend

Product surface

ReactNext.jsReduxInertiaTailwind CSSMUIAnt DesignStyled ComponentsMotion

Mobile

Cross-platform

FlutterDart

Data

Persistence

PostgreSQLMySQLOracleFirebaseStrapi

Tooling & platforms

How the work ships

GitDockerGitHub ActionsMavenWebpackSwaggerStorybookChromaticCloudflareStripeFigmaAgile
04Experience

Track record.

Roles, dates, and what each one actually moved.

2023 — 2025

Remote

Frontend Engineer — Design Systems

Owned a production component library from Figma handoff through to documented, visually tested release.

  • Built pixel-perfect, accessible components on atomic design principles, from Figma mockup to fully responsive optimised widgets
  • Configured Storybook for component documentation and Chromatic for visual regression testing
  • Streamlined component libraries and tightened performance budgets, landing strong Core Web Vitals scores

Dinovix Ltd.

Current role

Mar 2022 — Present

Douala, CM · Remote

Founder & Principal Engineer

Architected and deployed secure, scalable software for financial applications — transaction processing and real-time data analytics.

  • Integrated multiple secure payment gateways and implemented encryption protocols protecting financial data in transit and at rest
  • Improved response times by 30% and reduced system downtime by 40% through a backend architecture revamp
  • Maintained a 100% client satisfaction rate while adhering to industry data standards
  • Mentored junior engineers on secure coding, design, and database management through code review

Dec 2019 — Mar 2022

Remote · CM

Software Engineer

Directed end-to-end development and deployment of multiple client & internal projects.

  • Delivered regulatory-compliant tax calculations at 99% accuracy
  • Optimised backend systems and database queries, cutting processing times by 25%
  • Built the APIs backing the mobile applications, enabling secure and efficient data exchange
  • Ran Agile sprints across a multidisciplinary team of engineers, designers, and QA

Jun 2021 — Sep 2021

Remote

Frontend Engineer

Built the frontend for a digitised workshift application aimed at workplace efficiency.

  • Built reusable, modern frontend components with React, MUI, and Ant Design
  • Integrated APIs using JWT and OAuth for secure data handling and authorisation

Independent & Client Projects

Nov 2018 — Sep 2021

Douala, CM

Full-Stack Engineer

Delivered web applications end to end for a rotating set of clients, and trained the interns behind them.

  • Built responsive applications with React, Laravel, and Tailwind CSS on mobile-first principles
  • Integrated REST APIs from Laravel backends using the MVC architectural pattern
  • Handled backend optimisation and PostgreSQL database management
  • Trained and followed up interns, handing them curated practical skills
05How I work

Opinions earned the expensive way.

Scope is the real architecture decision

Most systems fail from doing too much too early, not from picking the wrong framework. I cut scope to the workflow that proves the thesis, then build that properly.

Regulated work sets the floor

Building for financial and public-sector platforms means compliance and data integrity are design inputs, not a review gate at the end. That discipline carries into everything else.

Components are a contract

A component library nobody can read is a liability. Storybook documentation and visual regression testing are how a design system survives its second team.

Empathetic technical leadership

Leading remote teams across three time zones taught me that async clarity beats synchronous heroics. Written decisions, visible reasoning, no ambient context.

06Credentials

Education, certification, and the unpaid half.

Education

BSc Computer Science

Software Engineering major

African Institute of Computer Science · Cameroon

Languages

French
Bilingual
English
Bilingual
Chinese
Basics
Russian
Basics

Certification

  • Meta Front-End Developer

    Meta · 2024

  • Google Africa Developer Training Program

    Google · 2021

Community

  • Co-Founder TIC Foundation

    Volunteer club supporting local technical education.

  • Contributor Open Source Cameroon

    Ongoing contributions to the regional open-source community.

  • Mentor Code4Africa

    Mentored underprivileged students through JavaScript development fundamentals.

07Contact

Let’s talk architecture.

If you need a seasoned engineering consultant to lead your next product lifecycle, drop me a message and let's shape the future of tech together.

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Douala, Cameroon · WAT (UTC+1)
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