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Senior Full-Stack Engineer & Tech Lead

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Chiedozie Sunday

Senior Full-Stack Engineer & Tech Lead | Fintech, SaaS, AI/NLP

Shipping production systems across fintech, SaaS, and AI

14

Projects

5+

Years Experience

10+

Technologies

PyPI

Published Library

Open to remote full-time and contract roles

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About Me

The Story

Senior Full-Stack Engineer and Tech Lead with 5+ years of experience architecting and shipping digital products for businesses in fintech, e-commerce, SaaS, and media.

As founder of Techdozie Solutions, I lead engineering teams end to end: architecture, backend development, deployment, and production operations.

Most recent flagship: I led the build of a community fintech platform now serving 848+ registered customers and processing over ₦795M in total deposits, with a mobile app live on Google Play.

Published open-source developer on PyPI and creator of the first Igbo-English code-mixed hate speech detection model.

Education & Certifications

  • Higher National Diploma Computer Science - Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic, Unwana, Afikpo, Ebonyi State (2024)
  • National Diploma Computer Science - Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic, Unwana, Afikpo, Ebonyi State (2020)
  • Quantum-Safe Encryption Essentials (IBM)
  • Introduction to Cybersecurity (IBM)
  • Hadoop Foundations L1 (IBM)
  • Big Data Foundations L1 (IBM)
  • Machine Learning with Python L1 (IBM)
  • Data Analysis Using Python (IBM)

What I Work With

Tech Stack

Languages

PythonPHPJavaScriptTypeScriptSQLKotlin

Frameworks

React.jsNext.jsVue.jsReact NativeLaravelNode.jsDjangoCodeIgniter 4KivyMD

AI & Data

Machine LearningNLPscikit-learnTensorFlow/KerasPandasNumPyJupyter

Databases & APIs

MySQLPostgreSQLSQLiteDatabase Design & OptimizationRESTful APIsMeta (Facebook/Instagram) APIOAuth AuthenticationSocial Media APIsPayment Gateway IntegrationWebhook ProcessingWebRTC

Infrastructure & Tools

VPS Provisioning & DeploymentCoturn TURN ServerProduction OperationsGit/GitHubPostmanFigma (implementation)WordPress (WooCommerce, SaaS plugins)

Methodologies & Soft

Agile MethodologySystem ArchitectureSoftware Development LifecycleTechnical LeadershipTeam ManagementCode ReviewClient ManagementMentoring

Career Journey

Seven Years of Delivery

03/2019 - Present

Founder & Tech Lead

Techdozie Solutions

  • Lead end-to-end development and delivery of digital products for SMEs and enterprises across Nigeria, spanning fintech, e-commerce, SaaS, and media
  • Architected and led the build of a community fintech platform now serving 848+ registered customers and processing over ₦795M in total deposits, live in production with mobile app on Google Play
  • Personally build backend systems and APIs with Laravel, Node.js, and Django; full-stack web apps with React, Next.js, and Vue; and mobile apps with React Native and native Android (Kotlin)
  • Lead engineering teams through architecture, briefs, code review, and delivery on client projects
  • Deploy and manage production infrastructure including VPS provisioning, WebRTC, and self-hosted Coturn TURN servers for real-time communication systems
  • Published PySpamDetector on PyPI (96.6% test accuracy) and built the first Igbo-English code-mixed hate speech detection model as HND final year research
  • Optimized backend systems reducing server response time by 50% through API refactoring and database indexing

- - Ongoing

Part-Time Remote Software Developer

Eleven23 Digital

  • Contributed to web development projects focused on building African businesses into globally competitive digital enterprises
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams on client-facing digital solutions and website development

06/2020 - 10/2020

Instructor & Cyber Café Manager

Unique Stars Computer

  • Trained 20+ teenagers in foundational and advanced computing skills through hands-on lessons
  • Managed daily cybercafé operations, reducing wait times and improving user experience
  • Provided on-site technical support, cutting recurring problems by 15%

12/2016 - 01/2019

Office Assistant

Goodness Computers

  • Reduced data processing time by 30% by building Excel automation tools
  • Designed 100+ visual assets adhering to brand guidelines
  • Managed software updates, patches, and system configurations across multiple machines

Selected Work

Products I've Shipped

Let's talk

Ready to build something serious?

I'm currently open to remote full-time and contract engineering roles. If you're hiring a senior full-stack engineer or tech lead, or if you need a freelance build, let's connect.