Professional Experience

Solving complex challenges in banking, fintech, and enterprise environments—where reliability, security, and accuracy are paramount.

Experience

Banking, fintech, and enterprise systems — contexts where correctness, compliance, and reliability are non-negotiable.

Synapse Groupe
01Current
Backend Engineer — Banking Systems
Synapse Groupe
Client: Bank of Africa — Groupe Bank of Africa
Feb 2025 — Present
Ngor, Dakar, Senegal
- Designed and evolved backend services for payments, transfers, and transaction processing — supporting enterprise banking platforms across 11+ Bank of Africa subsidiaries.
- Built enterprise APIs for secure integration between banking applications, middleware, and third-party systems. Modernized services for maintainability, reliability, and operational resilience in a high-availability environment.
Stack
Java
Spring Boot
API Design
Docker
Kubernetes
CI/CD
JasperReports
Microservices
Clean Architecture
Agile (Scrum)
ENG Technologie Group
02
Software Engineer — FinTech & Payments
ENG Technologie Group
Jul 2023 — Feb 2025
Dakar-Plateau, Senegal
- Contributed to a FinTech platform supporting digital lending, payment processing, and financial operations — designing and implementing backend microservices for customer onboarding and payment workflows.
- 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
API Design
Agile Scrum
Mafalia — Ecom & Fintech Applications
03
Software Engineer — SaaS Platform
Mafalia — Ecom & Fintech Applications
Jun 2022 — Nov 2023
Dakar Region, Senegal
- 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, reducing response times by approximately 30%. Implemented caching and asynchronous processing for scalability.
Stack
Java
Spring Boot
MySQL
Angular
TypeScript
REST APIs
Agile XP
SarayaTech Senegal
04
Software Engineer
SarayaTech Senegal
Dec 2021 — May 2022
Senegal
- Developed backend services and full-stack 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

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

Production Technology Stack

Live-honed tools and architectural patterns powering mission-critical banking and fintech backends—not just a tech buzzword collection.

Programming Languages

Java (8 – 21)JavaScript (ES6+)TypeScriptSQL (PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL)

Modern Frameworks

Spring Boot (Microservices)Spring SecuritySpring Batch & CloudSpring Data & IntegrationJasperReportsSaaS Platform DevelopmentReactAngularNestJSNext.js

Infrastructure & DevOps

PostgreSQL • Oracle • MySQLRedis (Caching)Apache Kafka (Streaming)Docker & Kubernetes (Cloud Native)AWS (Production-scale)CI/CD: GitLab, JenkinsGit (Version Control)JUnit & Mockito (Testing)

Fintech Practices & Architectural Patterns

OpenAPI/SwaggerRESTful APIsSpring BatchWebhooks & Payment APIsSaaS Platform DevelopmentDomain-Driven Design (DDD)Clean/Hexagonal ArchitectureEvent-driven architectureCQRS & Provider AbstractionDesign patterns for fintech

Technical expertise

Tools, patterns, and platforms for building resilient financial systems.

Java (17+) & Spring BootSpring Batch & JasperReportsDistributed Systems & Event-driven ArchitecturePayments, Mobile Money & IntegrationsApache Kafka & Stream ProcessingSaaS Platform DevelopmentPostgreSQL, Redis & Data ModelingClean Architecture, DDD & HexagonalDocker, Kubernetes & Cloud (AWS)API-first: REST, OpenAPI & MicroservicesCI/CD, GitLab Pipelines & DevOps

Systems I deliver

Expert-level backend engineering — architecting reliable, scalable, and secure core infrastructure for high-stakes financial products.

Modern payments platforms

Seamless payment orchestration: mobile money, cards, virtual accounts, real-time settlement, antifraud, and idempotent money movement.

Credit & lending engines

Automated loan workflows — origination, scoring, disbursement, and repayments. Tuned for market realities: compliance, audit, and late/default cycles.

Resilient distributed systems

Event-driven and microservice architectures — Kafka, stream processing, transactional messaging, and robust failure recovery for unpredictable production workloads.

Enterprise architecture at scale

Battle-tested clean architecture, strict domain-driven design, and scalable patterns for B2B platforms built to last — even through rapid growth or regulatory change.

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Professional Experience

Solving complex challenges in banking, fintech, and enterprise environments—where reliability, security, and accuracy are paramount.

Experience

Banking, fintech, and enterprise systems — contexts where correctness, compliance, and reliability are non-negotiable.

Synapse Groupe
01Current
Backend Engineer — Banking Systems
Synapse Groupe
Client: Bank of Africa — Groupe Bank of Africa
Feb 2025 — Present
Ngor, Dakar, Senegal
- Designed and evolved backend services for payments, transfers, and transaction processing — supporting enterprise banking platforms across 11+ Bank of Africa subsidiaries.
- Built enterprise APIs for secure integration between banking applications, middleware, and third-party systems. Modernized services for maintainability, reliability, and operational resilience in a high-availability environment.
Stack
Java
Spring Boot
API Design
Docker
Kubernetes
CI/CD
JasperReports
Microservices
Clean Architecture
Agile (Scrum)
ENG Technologie Group
02
Software Engineer — FinTech & Payments
ENG Technologie Group
Jul 2023 — Feb 2025
Dakar-Plateau, Senegal
- Contributed to a FinTech platform supporting digital lending, payment processing, and financial operations — designing and implementing backend microservices for customer onboarding and payment workflows.
- 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
API Design
Agile Scrum
Mafalia — Ecom & Fintech Applications
03
Software Engineer — SaaS Platform
Mafalia — Ecom & Fintech Applications
Jun 2022 — Nov 2023
Dakar Region, Senegal
- 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, reducing response times by approximately 30%. Implemented caching and asynchronous processing for scalability.
Stack
Java
Spring Boot
MySQL
Angular
TypeScript
REST APIs
Agile XP
SarayaTech Senegal
04
Software Engineer
SarayaTech Senegal
Dec 2021 — May 2022
Senegal
- Developed backend services and full-stack 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

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

Production Technology Stack

Live-honed tools and architectural patterns powering mission-critical banking and fintech backends—not just a tech buzzword collection.

Programming Languages

Java (8 – 21)JavaScript (ES6+)TypeScriptSQL (PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL)

Modern Frameworks

Spring Boot (Microservices)Spring SecuritySpring Batch & CloudSpring Data & IntegrationJasperReportsSaaS Platform DevelopmentReactAngularNestJSNext.js

Infrastructure & DevOps

PostgreSQL • Oracle • MySQLRedis (Caching)Apache Kafka (Streaming)Docker & Kubernetes (Cloud Native)AWS (Production-scale)CI/CD: GitLab, JenkinsGit (Version Control)JUnit & Mockito (Testing)

Fintech Practices & Architectural Patterns

Technical expertise

Tools, patterns, and platforms for building resilient financial systems.

Systems I deliver

Expert-level backend engineering — architecting reliable, scalable, and secure core infrastructure for high-stakes financial products.

Modern payments platforms

Seamless payment orchestration: mobile money, cards, virtual accounts, real-time settlement, antifraud, and idempotent money movement.

Credit & lending engines

Automated loan workflows — origination, scoring, disbursement, and repayments. Tuned for market realities: compliance, audit, and late/default cycles.

Resilient distributed systems

Event-driven and microservice architectures — Kafka, stream processing, transactional messaging, and robust failure recovery for unpredictable production workloads.

Enterprise architecture at scale

Battle-tested clean architecture, strict domain-driven design, and scalable patterns for B2B platforms built to last — even through rapid growth or regulatory change.

Professional Experience

Banking, fintech, and enterprise systems — contexts where correctness, compliance, and reliability are non-negotiable.

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

Live-honed tools and architectural patterns powering mission-critical banking and fintech backends—not just a tech buzzword collection.

Tools, patterns, and platforms for building resilient financial systems.

Expert-level backend engineering — architecting reliable, scalable, and secure core infrastructure for high-stakes financial products.

Modern payments platforms

Credit & lending engines

Resilient distributed systems

Enterprise architecture at scale

Professional Experience

Banking, fintech, and enterprise systems — contexts where correctness, compliance, and reliability are non-negotiable.

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

Live-honed tools and architectural patterns powering mission-critical banking and fintech backends—not just a tech buzzword collection.

Tools, patterns, and platforms for building resilient financial systems.

Expert-level backend engineering — architecting reliable, scalable, and secure core infrastructure for high-stakes financial products.

Modern payments platforms

Credit & lending engines

Resilient distributed systems

Enterprise architecture at scale