Okiemute Omuta
Engineering Manager
linkedin.com/in/kheme
Lagos, Nigeria-
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Engineering Manager, Autochek Africa | June 2022 - Present | Lagos, Nigeria
360 degree automobile platform for buying, selling and fixing of cars with financing options.
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Collaborate with upper management and key project stakeholders to define project goals,
prioritize tasks, and ensure timely delivery of high-quality products.
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Lead and manage a distributed team of engineers across two timezones, fostering a
collaborative and productive working environment, and driving the development and
improvement of both internal and external products used across Africa.
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Promote a culture of continuous improvement and elevate the skills and productivity of the
engineering team by participating in code reviews, conducting pair programming sessions,
and advocating for best practices in software engineering.
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Collaborate closely with product managers to establish clear product specifications, provide
technical guidance and recommendations on potential solutions, and ensure that technical
delivery meets stakeholder needs and expectations.
Technical Lead, Borderless HR | November 2021 - June 2022 | Ontario, Canada
HR outsourcing for small and medium-sized enterprises looking to hire vetted international tech
talents.
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Led a small, distributed team of engineers as the system architect and technical lead in a
successful full-stack rebuild of the product, resulting in improved performance and scalability.
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Design, build, and maintain reusable object-oriented, clean PHP 7/8 codes using a Laravel
framework backend, improving development efficiency and reducing overall maintenance
costs.
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Restructured and optimized MySQL database architecture to enhance data retrieval and
improve security measures, leading to faster and more secure data access.
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Ensured high performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications through conducting
thorough code reviews, implementing unit testing for critical modules, and providing technical
guidance and support to team members.
Senior Software Engineer, Pangaea Holdings | June 2021 - May 2022 | Los Angeles, USA
A team of brand operators that helps digital consumer brands scale their reach with global
expansion.
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Work collaboratively with the team to build and maintain multiple backend services using
Redis, queued listeners, and artisan commands in a multi-tenant Laravel application.
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Contribute to code reviews, and collaborate on the architecture, design, and development of
new backend product features.
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Create REST APIs for both internal and external consumption, ensuring they meet technical
specs.
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Design and develop internal tools, reports, and dashboards using JavaScript and SQL on
Retool.
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Model and design MySQL database structures to ensure the scalability and reliability of the
system.
Senior Software Engineer, Sparkle Nigeria | November 2020 - July 2021 | Lagos, Nigeria
A lifestyle and financial app that provides simple solutions to Nigeria’s retailers, SMEs, and
individuals.
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Co-developed, optimized, and maintained several RESTful APIs and microservices using
Redis caching, queues, and event listeners for a scalable and performant system.
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Developed and enhanced the staff management, staff salary payments, and tax deduction
features of Sparkle for Business, ensuring accurate and timely processing of employee
financials.
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Conducted code reviews to maintain code quality and enforce software development best
practices.
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Screened and interviewed prospective developers to build a strong team and ensure cultural
and technical fit.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES
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Senior Software Engineer, Concept Nova| July 2018 - November 2020 | Lagos, Nigeria
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Backend Engineer, ChowHub| June 2016 - December 2017 | Abuja, Nigeria
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Backend Engineer, Özkan Corporation | August 2013 - May 2015 | Lefkoşa, Cyprus
SIDE PROJECTS
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Staff Management System: Built a Laravel staff registration with 2-way online to offline
synchronization, which reduced registration time by about 80%.
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Online Plagiarism Detection Tool: Wrote a PHP app that leverages Google search to find
potential sources of plagiarism in academic papers, with about 75% accuracy.
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Source Code Plagiarism Detection: Created a Laravel Lumen app that checks source codes
for plagiarism, with about 90% accuracy, and supports 5 programming languages.
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATES
2013 M.Sc. in Computer Engineering, European University of Lefke
TECHNICAL SKILLS
(10+ years): PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, SQL
(8+ years): Laravel, Lumen
(4+ years): Redis, Git
