01 · Work history

Experience

A chronological record of roles, projects, and production systems I've worked on.

  1. Full-Stack & AI Engineer · UmEmployed

    2023 – 2026

    USA (Remote)

    Worked across backend, frontend, mobile, AI, and cloud engineering on a single recruitment platform, building each layer to function as one coherent product.

    • Designed and built the Django and Django REST Framework backend, including API architecture, OAuth2-based authentication, and Stripe/PayPal payment integration.
    • Built React dashboard interfaces that surface the platform's AI outputs (resume scores, match results, recommendations) in a form recruiters and candidates could act on directly.
    • Built the cross-platform React Native app end to end, shipped it to both the Google Play Store and Apple App Store, and maintained it in production.
    • Built resume parsing, resume scoring, AI job matching, skill extraction, an AI recommendation system, MCQ interview-question generation, a Career Roadmap engine, and a Skills Guide engine.
    • Deployed on Azure and Docker, migrated databases to PostgreSQL with Alembic, and maintained CI/CD and infrastructure across AWS S3, RDS, Lambda, and IAM.
    • Deployed 6+ AI models at over 85% accuracy for résumé scoring, job matching, and personalized recommendations, in production use by 500+ users.
  2. Software Engineer, AI & Frontend · Skye8

    2025

    Remote

    • Built a plagiarism-checker microservice using NLP and FastAPI, containerized with Docker and integrated via REST and gRPC endpoints.
    • Automated CI/CD workflows with GitHub Actions, cutting deployment time by 40%, and built Grafana dashboards for real-time monitoring.
    • Built production Next.js landing pages with dynamic routing, SEO optimization, and sitemap generation for public indexing.
  3. Full-Stack Engineer · ZiloTech

    2023 – 2025

    Cameroon

    Delivered multiple production products end to end across EdTech and food delivery, from backend design through mobile and cloud deployment.

    • Z-Learn (EdTech): architected the Django REST backend with JWT authentication and PostgreSQL, plus AI-powered tutoring modules that personalize learning paths per student.
    • Yamo (Food Delivery): built the React Native app and Django backend with real-time order tracking and secure payment integration; deployed to the Google Play Store, reaching 1,000+ downloads.
    • Designed and trained recommendation systems and customer-insight models, evaluated against live usage.
    • Built CI/CD with GitHub Actions and Docker, managing infrastructure across Azure App Services, AWS EC2, S3, and Azure Blob Storage.
  4. Full-Stack Software Engineer · Various US Clients

    2023 – Present

    USA (Remote)

    • Designed and shipped web applications with Django, React, and Tailwind CSS, deployed with Kubernetes Helm and GitHub Actions.
    • Integrated third-party APIs including Stripe and Twilio, collaborated in agile teams maintaining 90% test coverage, and mentored junior developers.
  5. Mobile Engineer · LandlordNde24

    2024 – 2025

    Property Tech · Freelance

    • Deployed the LandlordNde24 React Native app to both the Google Play Store and Apple App Store; managed release cycles and production maintenance.
  6. Open Source Contributor · Daytona & Outreachy (Fedora)

    2024 – 2025

    Freelance

    • Contributed backend modules to Daytona, an open-source development-environment platform, working alongside its core maintainers on container orchestration features.
    • Improved core modules, test coverage, and documentation under Outreachy (Fedora OS), and helped streamline onboarding for incoming contributors.

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Education

B.Eng. Computer Engineering

University of Bamenda

2022 – 2026