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    Emmanuel Gita

    Software Engineer

    4+ years shipping production systems end to end. Payment infrastructure I've built has moved $500K+ through live flows across fintech, logistics, travel, and SaaS. Currently building SapaBay, a high-liquidity P2P marketplace engine.

    Lagos, Nigeria · Open to remote work worldwide

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    $500K+
    Payments processed
    4+
    Years professional
    12+
    Production systems
    Emmanuel Gita, software engineer

    About

    Software engineer shipping production systems

    Based in Lagos, Nigeria and open to remote work worldwide. Four-plus years shipping live products across fintech, logistics, ride-hailing, travel, and education.

    4+
    Years professional
    $500K+
    Payments processed
    12+
    Production systems
    99.9%
    Uptime sustained

    I'm a software engineer with 4+ years of professional experience shipping production systems, after several years teaching myself to code starting in 2014. I work primarily in Laravel and PHP, also build in Node.js and Express, and take on the frontend — React, Inertia.js, and the admin dashboards that ship alongside the systems I build.

    My deepest specialty is payment and fintech infrastructure: transaction lifecycles, reconciliation, and reliable third-party integrations. I've built payment systems that have moved $500K+ through live production flows, integrating Stripe, Paystack, Flutterwave, Kora, Square, Cryptomus, Safehaven MFB, and Reloadly.

    Day to day, I design REST APIs, optimize MySQL through indexing and query tuning, and build background processing, Redis-backed queues, and real-time systems over WebSocket and Pusher. I work with clean architecture, the repository pattern, RBAC, and PHPUnit tests on core flows.

    I've been the primary or sole engineer on several of these builds — owning architecture decisions, setting documentation standards, and delivering independently for clients in Nigeria, Canada, and the UK.

    Education & Achievements

    • B.Eng, Electrical & Electronics Engineering

      Federal University Otuoke

      2019 – 2024 · CGPA 4.05 / 5.0

    • Google Africa Developer Scholarship

      Java for Android · Kotlin for Android

      2020, 2022

    Experience

    Where I've shipped

    4+ years building production systems across fintech, logistics, travel, education, and SaaS.

    Bomdrive Limited

    Apr 2022 — Present

    Software Engineer (Contract)

    Remote · Fintech & Logistics

    Own a live fintech app end to end — backend and admin dashboard — plus ticketing and ride-hailing systems across the company's product line.

    $500K+
    Moved through live payment flows
    500+
    Daily bookings ticketed
    2
    Apps live on Play Store
    • BritEdge (live on Play Store): own the platform end to end, building and maintaining both the backend and the admin dashboard — covering transfers, VTU top-ups, property sales, loans, and group savings with built-in lending
    • Built the platform's payroll system end to end — automated deduction of dues, charges, and loan repayments before disbursement, settled against the same balance and transaction-lifecycle layer as the rest of the app
    • Implemented full transaction-lifecycle handling, balance tracking, webhook processing, and automated reconciliation across Safehaven MFB and Reloadly
    • Bompay (live on Play Store): own parts of the payments backend, covering transaction management, multi-provider VTU, and automated reconciliation
    • BritTransport: built a digital ticketing system handling 500+ daily bookings with QR-code generation, automated notifications, and indexed search for fast lookups
    • Nairaxi: built the backend and admin dashboard, and designed a real-time, geolocation-based driver-to-rider matching engine with wallet, cash, and card payments

    Crudpen Technologies

    Jan 2022 — Present

    Software Engineer (Freelance)

    Remote · Clients in Nigeria, Canada & UK

    Deliver production systems end to end for international clients — backend architecture, payment integrations, and the React frontends and admin dashboards that ship alongside them.

    $40K+
    Processed on Viraleety
    1,800+
    Users served
    5
    Payment rails integrated
    • Viraleety (live): built the full backend for an influencer-brand marketplace, including a digital wallet, multi-gateway payments across Stripe, Paystack, Flutterwave and Kora, crypto via Cryptomus, and automated commission payouts
    • Built both the React user-facing app and the admin dashboard for Viraleety
    • EnRaven Events (Canada-based client): sole engineer on a rental and event-management SaaS built with Laravel 12, React, Inertia.js, Filament and Docker
    • Engineered a per-day inventory reservation engine, swappable Stripe/Square payments, automated late-fee scheduling, PDF receipts, and the Filament operations admin
    • Airflourish (travel): built the backend with Sabre GDS flight search and booking, Stripe payments, automated confirmations, and the admin dashboard in React/Inertia

    Paramount Students

    May 2024 — Jul 2025

    Backend Engineer

    Remote · United Kingdom · Education SaaS

    Primary backend engineer on an education platform, leading implementation and architecture with clean, documented patterns.

    1,000+
    Students on the platform
    2,000+
    Notifications processed daily
    • Led backend implementation and architecture as primary engineer, applying clean architecture across controllers, services, repositories, and DTOs
    • Designed and built real-time chat over WebSocket with one-to-one and group conversations, threading, read receipts, and media sharing, plus RBAC with Laravel Sanctum
    • Engineered a Redis-backed Laravel queue notification system, plus automated email alerts for critical events
    • Built advanced multi-filter search with dynamic query building, implemented caching strategies, set architecture patterns and documentation standards, and wrote PHPUnit tests on core flows

    Christ Embassy

    Nov 2018 — Dec 2023

    Software Developer

    Yenagoa, Bayelsa · Audio Streaming & Web

    Built and ran a live audio-streaming platform, sustaining roughly 99.9% uptime across a five-year run.

    10,000+
    Monthly listeners
    99.9%
    Uptime over five years
    Top 21
    Of 5,000+ at a global hackathon
    • Built and operated a live audio-streaming (radio) platform with real-time commenting over Pusher
    • Built the platform's admin dashboard, including live-stream link management, comment moderation, and role-based user management for admins, moderators, and members
    • Led the build of Rhapta, a partnership and giving-tracking app (TypeScript/Node.js backend, React Native mobile, React.js admin) — placed in the top 21 of over 5,000 submissions at a Global Hackathon and won a $5,000 award
    • Built an internal staff reporting tool for monthly video, audio, or text submissions, giving managers one place to review, give feedback, and audit past reports by role
    • Managed Linux/Apache deployment and configuration

    Projects

    Notable projects

    Production systems delivered across fintech, logistics, travel, SaaS, and education.

    Personal project · 2026

    SapaBay

    P2P Commerce Platform

    Live
    sapabay.ng

    A high-liquidity peer-to-peer marketplace optimized for speed of trade and verified deal discovery.

    Problem

    P2P markets suffer from pricing friction, dead listings, and low trust, making it hard to sell quickly.

    Solution

    An 'Active Selling' engine with automated Fire Sale logic, using similarity matching to verify deal urgency, plus real-time buyer alerts.

    Founder & Engineer

    LaravelMySQLRedisFull-Text SearchPaystack

    Bomdrive · Live on Play Store

    BritEdge

    Fintech App

    $500K+
    Moved through live payment flows

    Transfers, VTU top-ups, property sales, loans, group savings with built-in lending, and a full payroll system.

    Problem

    The platform needed reliable transaction handling and reconciliation across multiple financial providers, and a payroll system that nets out dues, charges, and loan repayments against live balances before disbursement.

    Solution

    Own the platform end to end — backend and admin dashboard. That includes the payment engine, the payroll system, transaction-lifecycle handling, balance tracking, webhooks, and automated reconciliation across Safehaven MFB and Reloadly.

    Full-stack — backend, payroll & admin

    LaravelMySQLRedisPayrollSafehaven MFBReloadly

    Crudpen · Live

    Viraleety

    Influencer Marketplace

    1,800+
    Users · $40K+ processed

    Influencer-brand marketplace with a digital wallet, multi-gateway payments, and automated commission payouts.

    Problem

    Connecting brands and influencers required secure wallet balances, several payment rails including crypto, and commission payouts that settle without manual intervention.

    Solution

    Built the full Laravel backend with Stripe, Paystack, Flutterwave and Kora, crypto via Cryptomus, and automated commission payouts — plus the React user app and admin dashboard.

    Full-stack engineer

    LaravelReactFilamentStripePaystackCryptomus

    Crudpen · Canada-based client

    EnRaven Events

    Rental & Event SaaS

    Sole
    Engineer on the build

    Rental and event-management SaaS built end to end as the only engineer on the project.

    Problem

    Rental operations needed per-day inventory availability, flexible payment processing, and automated handling of late returns and receipts.

    Solution

    Built a per-day inventory reservation engine, swappable Stripe/Square payments, automated late-fee scheduling, PDF receipts, and the Filament operations admin.

    Sole engineer

    Laravel 12ReactInertia.jsFilamentSquareDocker

    Professional · May 2024 – Jul 2025

    Paramount Students

    Education SaaS

    2,000+
    Notifications processed daily

    Education platform with real-time chat, a high-throughput notification system, and role-based access control.

    Problem

    The platform needed scalable backend support for real-time communication, role-based access, and high-frequency notifications.

    Solution

    Built the backend on clean architecture with WebSocket chat, Redis-backed queues, and Sanctum-based authentication and RBAC.

    Backend engineer (primary)

    LaravelMySQLRedisWebSocketSanctumPHPUnit

    Bomdrive · Live

    BritTransport

    Ticketing System

    500+
    Bookings processed daily

    Digital manifest and ticketing system with QR codes and automated notifications.

    Problem

    The operator needed automated booking with complex filtering, ticket generation, and fast lookups at boarding time.

    Solution

    Engineered a manifest system with indexed multi-parameter search, QR-code generation, and Laravel queue-based SMS and email notifications.

    Engineer

    LaravelMySQLRedisQR CodesQueue Workers

    Global Hackathon · $5,000 award

    Rhapta

    Giving & Partnership Tracker

    Top 21
    Of 5,000+ submissions

    Partnership and giving-tracking app that recorded online and offline contributions automatically.

    Problem

    Contributions were collated by hand, costing the collections team time and leaving zonal leads without live visibility into project progress.

    Solution

    Built a TypeScript/Node.js backend with a React Native mobile app and React admin dashboard, tracking every contribution and surfacing real-time progress per project.

    Project lead

    TypeScriptNode.jsReact NativeReactMongoDB

    Skills

    Technologies I work in

    Production-tested tools across the stack, with the deepest specialty in payment and fintech infrastructure.

    Highlighted items are what I work in day to day.

    Backend

    PHP 7.x/8.xLaravel 5–12EloquentQueuesBroadcastingSanctumFilamentNode.jsExpress.jsREST API designOAuth

    Payments & Integrations

    StripePaystackSafehaven MFBFlutterwaveKoraSquareCryptomusReloadlySabre GDSWebhooksReconciliation

    Databases & Caching

    MySQLRedisMongoDBSQLIndexingQuery optimizationTransactions

    Frontend

    ReactInertia.jsTypeScriptReact NativeJavaScriptTailwind CSSBootstrapBladejQuery

    Real-time & Infrastructure

    WebSocketsDockerPusherLinux / ApacheGit / GitHubGitHub ActionsAWS (S3, Amplify, Route 53)

    Practices

    Clean architecturePHPUnit / TDDRepository patternRBACCode reviewAgilePythonKotlinGo

    Contact

    Let's build something great

    I'm open to software engineering roles, contract work, and collaboration. I bring 4+ years of professional experience building production systems — payment infrastructure, REST APIs, real-time features, and the admin dashboards that ship alongside them.

    emmanuel.gita@gmail.com

    Location

    Lagos, Nigeria

    Availability

    Remote, worldwide

    Status

    Open to opportunities

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