Professional Experience

Banking, fintech, and enterprise delivery — where reliability, security, and correctness are non-negotiable.

4+ years in production
Bank of Africa Group delivery via Synapse
West Africa · Remote worldwide
Bilingual FR / EN

What you get

Hands-on delivery in regulated banking and fintech — mobile money, enterprise APIs, and production pipelines across West Africa.

Senior Backend Engineer — Banking Systems

ClientBank of Africa — Groupe Bank of Africa

Drove backend modernization of enterprise banking platforms — Java / Spring Boot, microservices, clean architecture — serving 11+ Bank of Africa Group subsidiaries.
Designed secured enterprise REST APIs, payment and transfer services, and append-only reconciliation so money movement stays auditable. Technical ownership with product, QA, and engineering teams in a high-availability environment.

Stack

Java
Spring Boot
API Design
Docker
Kubernetes
CI/CD
JasperReports
+3

Software Engineer — FinTech & Payments

Owned backend microservices for digital lending, customer onboarding, and payment workflows on a FinTech platform.
Integrated Wave and Orange Money services to automate payment processing. Implemented asynchronous processing patterns and strengthened API security with Spring Security.

Stack

Java
Spring Boot
AWS
PostgreSQL
Apache Kafka
Docker
GitLab CI/CD
+2

Software Engineer — SaaS Platform

Built backend services and REST APIs supporting inventory management, order processing, sales, and financial workflows for a SaaS platform helping SMEs manage operations.
Improved application performance by optimizing database queries and business processing. Implemented caching and asynchronous processing for scalability.

Stack

Java
Spring Boot
MySQL
Angular
TypeScript
REST APIs
Agile XP

Software Engineer

Developed backend services and domain features supporting patient management, consultations, prescriptions, and healthcare workflows on a clinical platform.
Designed secure and scalable REST APIs across multiple business modules. Improved performance through caching and asynchronous processing; participated in code reviews and testing.

Stack

Java
Spring Boot
Angular
REST APIs
Scrum
Jira

Enough proof to take the next step?

Download the CV for hiring, or review engagement packages for freelance and contract work.

Resume See packages

Education

Formal training and continuous learning in software engineering.

Master, Software Engineering
Université numérique Cheikh Hamidou KANE (UN-CHK)
May 2024
Bachelor, Mathematics & Computer Science
Université numérique Cheikh Hamidou KANE (UN-CHK)
Jan 2020 — May 2024
Computer Programming BootCamp
SarayaTech
Jan 2022 — Oct 2022

How I engineer

End-to-end system thinking for critical financial infrastructure — every stage demands precision, foresight, and resilience.

01
Architect for reliability
Start with the assumption that the network and dependencies will fail — bake in idempotency, circuit breakers, and robust retry semantics from the first design doc.
02
Contract before code
Make data boundaries explicit: versioned API and event schemas lock in integration expectations before business logic flows.
03
Make outcomes observable
Trace user-impacting flows end to end: machine-readable logs, actionable metrics, and performance targets meaningful to real users, not just ops dashboards.
04
Engineer for compliance and security
Regulations and auditability are core requirements: model audit trails, access controls, and encryption as composable features, not bolt-ons.

Engineering mindset

Financial infrastructure is not just code — it’s a web of durable guarantees: consistency when events collide, recoverability when things break, and predictable outcomes for every cent and every edge case.

Idempotency and strong transaction guarantees as table stakes, not tradeoffs
Provable auditability and traceability built into all critical flows
Security, controls, and compliance as pervasive building blocks, not late-stage concerns

Technical depth

Capabilities, production stack, and engineering principles

For hiring managers and technical reviewers — full capability map, tools, and how I build regulated systems.

Open full profile

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Recruiters: grab the CV or send a brief. Teams: share stack, constraints, and timeline — I reply with a package proposal or next hiring steps.

Get in touch Book a call See packages Resume

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Professional Experience

Banking, fintech, and enterprise delivery — where reliability, security, and correctness are non-negotiable.

4+ years in production
Bank of Africa Group delivery via Synapse
West Africa · Remote worldwide
Bilingual FR / EN

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What you get

Hands-on delivery in regulated banking and fintech — mobile money, enterprise APIs, and production pipelines across West Africa.

Senior Backend Engineer — Banking Systems

ClientBank of Africa — Groupe Bank of Africa

Drove backend modernization of enterprise banking platforms — Java / Spring Boot, microservices, clean architecture — serving 11+ Bank of Africa Group subsidiaries.
Designed secured enterprise REST APIs, payment and transfer services, and append-only reconciliation so money movement stays auditable. Technical ownership with product, QA, and engineering teams in a high-availability environment.

Stack

Java
Spring Boot
API Design
Docker
Kubernetes
CI/CD
JasperReports
+3

Software Engineer — FinTech & Payments

Owned backend microservices for digital lending, customer onboarding, and payment workflows on a FinTech platform.
Integrated Wave and Orange Money services to automate payment processing. Implemented asynchronous processing patterns and strengthened API security with Spring Security.

Stack

Java
Spring Boot
AWS
PostgreSQL
Apache Kafka
Docker
GitLab CI/CD
+2

Software Engineer — SaaS Platform

Built backend services and REST APIs supporting inventory management, order processing, sales, and financial workflows for a SaaS platform helping SMEs manage operations.
Improved application performance by optimizing database queries and business processing. Implemented caching and asynchronous processing for scalability.

Stack

Java
Spring Boot
MySQL
Angular
TypeScript
REST APIs
Agile XP

Software Engineer

Developed backend services and domain features supporting patient management, consultations, prescriptions, and healthcare workflows on a clinical platform.
Designed secure and scalable REST APIs across multiple business modules. Improved performance through caching and asynchronous processing; participated in code reviews and testing.

Stack

Java
Spring Boot
Angular
REST APIs
Scrum
Jira

Enough proof to take the next step?

Download the CV for hiring, or review engagement packages for freelance and contract work.

Resume See packages

Education

Formal training and continuous learning in software engineering.

Master, Software Engineering
Université numérique Cheikh Hamidou KANE (UN-CHK)
May 2024
Bachelor, Mathematics & Computer Science
Université numérique Cheikh Hamidou KANE (UN-CHK)
Jan 2020 — May 2024
Computer Programming BootCamp
SarayaTech
Jan 2022 — Oct 2022

How I engineer

End-to-end system thinking for critical financial infrastructure — every stage demands precision, foresight, and resilience.

01
Architect for reliability
Start with the assumption that the network and dependencies will fail — bake in idempotency, circuit breakers, and robust retry semantics from the first design doc.
02
Contract before code
Make data boundaries explicit: versioned API and event schemas lock in integration expectations before business logic flows.
03
Make outcomes observable
Trace user-impacting flows end to end: machine-readable logs, actionable metrics, and performance targets meaningful to real users, not just ops dashboards.
04
Engineer for compliance and security
Regulations and auditability are core requirements: model audit trails, access controls, and encryption as composable features, not bolt-ons.

Engineering mindset

Idempotency and strong transaction guarantees as table stakes, not tradeoffs
Provable auditability and traceability built into all critical flows
Security, controls, and compliance as pervasive building blocks, not late-stage concerns

Technical depth

Capabilities, production stack, and engineering principles

For hiring managers and technical reviewers — full capability map, tools, and how I build regulated systems.

Open full profile

Hiring for this profile — or scoping a package?

Recruiters: grab the CV or send a brief. Teams: share stack, constraints, and timeline — I reply with a package proposal or next hiring steps.

Get in touch Book a call See packages Resume

Professional Experience

Senior Backend Engineer — Banking Systems

Software Engineer — FinTech & Payments

Software Engineer — SaaS Platform

Software Engineer

Formal training and continuous learning in software engineering.

Master, Software Engineering

Bachelor, Mathematics & Computer Science

Computer Programming BootCamp

End-to-end system thinking for critical financial infrastructure — every stage demands precision, foresight, and resilience.

Architect for reliability

Contract before code

Make outcomes observable

Engineer for compliance and security

Capabilities, production stack, and engineering principles

Hiring for this profile — or scoping a package?

Professional Experience

Senior Backend Engineer — Banking Systems

Software Engineer — FinTech & Payments

Software Engineer — SaaS Platform

Software Engineer

Formal training and continuous learning in software engineering.

Master, Software Engineering

Bachelor, Mathematics & Computer Science

Computer Programming BootCamp

End-to-end system thinking for critical financial infrastructure — every stage demands precision, foresight, and resilience.

Architect for reliability

Contract before code

Make outcomes observable

Engineer for compliance and security

Capabilities, production stack, and engineering principles

Hiring for this profile — or scoping a package?