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Fatima I. Galaudu Software Engineer
PROFILE
Backend-heavy Fullstack Developer with years experience building with Python Django and React and Redux. Also with a a keen interest in building robust and scalable applications.
SKILLS
Languages: Python, JavaScript, PHP, SQL
Frameworks & Libraries: Django, Django REST Framework, React, Redux, React Native, Next.js, pandas
Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Google Firestore, CouchDB
Tools & Infra: Docker, Nginx, Gunicorn, CI/CD, GitHub Actions, KoboToolbox, REST APIs
Other: Legacy system maintenance, data cleaning & transformation, end-to-end project delivery, team leadership
EDUCATION
MSc Financial Systems Engineering · 2012 – 2014 University College London (UCL), United Kingdom
BSc Computer Science · 2008 – 2011 University of Hull, United Kingdom
WORK EXPERIENCE
Software Engineer — YediTech (Consultancy) · 2018 – Present Python · Django · DRF · React · React Native · MySQL · Docker · CI/CD · Terraform · Ansible · Linux
Architect and deliver robust backend APIs and full-stack systems for clients across multiple sectors, owning the full software engineering lifecycle from requirements through to production deployment.
Leads client discovery and requirements definition across distributed projects, translating stakeholder needs into technical specifications and delivery plans.
Built ETL pipelines processing 400,000 beneficiary records from field collection (KoboToolbox) through Python/pandas cleaning and validation to MySQL — producing reports that directly informed World Bank disbursement decisions. Reducing
Handle all DevOps responsibilities: server provisioning, Nginx/Gunicorn configuration in Linux servers, CI/CD pipelines, and production infrastructure on VPS environments and deploying observability tools like Prometheus and Grafana.
Technology Analyst — J.P. Morgan London · Jun 2013 – Jul 2014 Smalltalk · Legacy Systems · Investment Banking
Built custom internal tooling for traders to monitor live trade performance, gathering requirements directly from the desk.
Developed trade pricing algorithms in collaboration with quantitative analysts within the bank’s investment banking division.
PROJECTS
World Bank — Field Data Pipeline & Legacy System Support · 2023 – Present Stack: PHP · MySQL · Python · pandas · KoboToolbox · Excel
Maintaining legacy PHP application in a live production environment for a World Bank-funded education programme in Nigeria. Design and execute queries to surface and validate hidden data relationships across the database and fixing performance bottlenecks. Manage an end-to-end data pipeline: field data collection across tens of thousands of records via KoboToolbox, structured data cleaning and transformation in Python/pandas and Excel, and validated bulk uploads into MySQL.
Scholarship Management Platform · 2021 – Present Stack: Django · DRF · React · Redux
Designed and built the backend API for a system tracking scholarship-eligible students across Nigeria. Led a team of 3 developers and oversaw full integration of the RESTful API into web and mobile frontends.
Commercial Real Estate Management System · 2015 – Present Stack: Django · Python · MySQL
Designed and built from scratch; in continuous production for 9+ years. Currently leading a full architectural upgrade to meet evolving client requirements — one of the longest-running systems in the portfolio.
Agricultural Export Platform · 2020 – 2021 Stack: Django · DRF · React · Redux · Next.js · Google Firestore
Built a web platform to streamline agricultural export processes in Nigeria. Designed full system architecture, implemented CI/CD, wrote unit tests, and developed a matching feature that improved deal-making efficiency by 40%.
E-Commerce Mobile Platform (iOS & Android) · 2016 – 2019 Stack: Django · DRF · React Native
Built the full backend API from scratch for an eBay-style marketplace, integrated with pre-existing iOS and Android UIs. Shipped to both the App Store and Google Play.