Daniel Ekara
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Daniel Ekara

Software developer in Lagos, He

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4 months ago

Work Experience

2022 — Now
Remote
  • Developed continuous Integration and continuous deployment pipelines for services using Github actions, Docker, and Aws to ensure swift and error-free releases.

  • Maintained existing services and led execution of new projects using Node.js, Typescript and web3js.

  • Configured alarm systems using AWS CloudWatch to receive notifications via Slack in case of critical errors or abnormalities in systems.

  • Improved response time to issues by promptly notifying the team about critical service errors, ensuring timely resolution, and minimizing downtime.

2023 — 2024
Nigeria, Remote
  • Utilized cronitor to ensure cron jobs run on time and track errors while executing jobs.

  • Developed RESTful APIs to implement logic for main product using Node.js, express and Postgresql

  • Designed and implemented scalable infrastructure using Terraform to provision AWS resources, including VPCs, EC2 instances, and S3 buckets.

  • Managed Terraform state files, utilized workspaces for environment segregation, and implemented Terraform modules for reusable infrastructure components.

2021 — 2021
Lagos
  • Contributed to internal documentation on projects such as aura (aura.transcorphotels.com)

  • Contributed to the Polcoop (POLCOOP (polcoopng.com)) project on the frontend development team utilizing technologies such as react.js and redux gaining experience on creating reusable components and writing custom hooks for reusable functionality.

Projects

2024

Untamed is an NFT marketplace on Celo empowering you to combat biodiversity loss and climate change via planet-positive collectibles.

2024

Wildchain is a game that lets you protect endangered wildlife with just a phone, hatch and collect cute animals, care for your habitat, and play fun mini-games

2023

Hospitals Connect is an innovative platform that streamlines the process of connecting patients with healthcare professionals, making it easy to book appointments and consultations across a wide network of providers.

Side Projects

2023

The aim of this project is to leverage Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques specifically Word embeddings and Cosine similarity to develop an automated system for grading examination answers

Education

2016 — 2022
Bsc. Computer Science at University of Lagos
Lagos