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Elroy
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Technical Lead & Full Stack Engineer. Technical Lead and Full Stack Engineer building scalable enterprise applications, microservices, and CI/CD platforms.

I turn caffeine into microservices and bugs into features™.

currentlyLeading a team across timezones and tabs.
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Technical Lead & Senior Full Stack Engineer with 4+ years of experience leading cross-functional teams and delivering scalable enterprise applications, microservices, and CI/CD solutions. Proficient across the JVM, .NET, and modern web stacks, with hands-on expertise in Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS). I drive Agile delivery, mentor developers, and obsess over reliable, well-architected systems.

4+
Years experience
5
Companies shipped for
∞
Curiosity
01

Things I believe

Boring tech, exciting outcomes

I reach for proven tools. The thrill should be in what we ship, not in 3am incident calls.

Readable beats clever

Code is read far more than it’s written. If the next dev needs a séance to understand it, I rewrote it.

Mentor as you go

A team that levels up together ships faster than any one hero ever could.

Ship, measure, repeat

Small reversible steps with good observability beat a big-bang launch and a prayer.

02

Skills & tooling

Languages

  • Java
  • Kotlin
  • C#
  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • SQL

Frameworks

  • Spring Boot
  • .NET
  • Angular
  • React
  • ExpressJS

Cloud & DevOps

  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • GitLab CI/CD
  • Azure DevOps
  • AWS
  • Terraform

Data & Messaging

  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • Redis
  • Kafka
  • RabbitMQ
  • Amazon SQS

Practices

  • Microservices
  • Systems Design
  • Database Design
  • Scalability
  • Agile / Scrum
03

Experience

Senior Software Engineer · Drifting Desk

Dec 2023 — Feb 2026

Led developers across architecture, reviews, and mentoring while shipping enterprise microservices.

  • Led a team across code reviews, architecture decisions, and mentoring, elevating team capability and accelerating delivery via Agile/Scrum.
  • Designed and maintained microservices (Metasonic, ESG Assistant) using Java/Kotlin, Spring Boot, C#/.NET, Kafka, RabbitMQ, MongoDB, Redis, and Kubernetes.
  • Built and optimized React and Angular frontends, improving performance and UX across platforms.
  • Improved observability and reliability with Grafana dashboards, containerized deployments, and automated CI/CD via Azure DevOps and GitLab CI/CD.
  • Developed WordPress plugins and PHP integrations enabling custom internal tooling.
  • Spring Boot
  • Java
  • Kotlin
  • C#/.NET
  • React
  • Angular
  • Kubernetes
  • Kafka

Software Engineer · Bayzat

Sep 2022 — Aug 2023

Built HR and payroll platform features serving thousands of users.

  • Developed and maintained HR/payroll features with Kotlin, Spring Boot, and PostgreSQL, ensuring compliance and reliability at scale.
  • Built a bank integration with Saudi Awwal Bank, enabling on-platform payroll processing for customers in KSA.
  • Collaborated with product and customer success in Agile sprints to prioritize feedback and improve UX.
  • Enhanced backend architecture, reducing incidents and improving scalability.
  • Kotlin
  • Spring Boot
  • PostgreSQL
  • React
  • TypeScript
  • Terraform
  • Amazon SQS

Software Engineer · Skolabox

May 2022 — Dec 2023

Built and secured the Transkript education management system.

  • Maintained and enhanced attendance, authentication, and records modules for the Transkript platform.
  • Designed and implemented data security policies (including MFA), ensuring confidentiality and integrity.
  • Managed CI/CD pipelines and Azure DevOps deployments, reducing release time and improving consistency.
  • Optimized backend architecture for performance, scalability, and maintainability across multiple schools.
  • Java
  • Kotlin
  • Spring Boot
  • Angular
  • ExpressJS
  • Azure App Service
  • PostgreSQL

Software Developer · OpenRefine

Mar 2022 — Aug 2022

Open-source contributor (Outreachy) improving global accessibility.

  • Implemented server-side localization to support multiple languages and improve global accessibility.
  • Reviewed contributions and maintained server-side code quality through peer reviews.
  • Collaborated with the open-source community to triage and resolve critical issues.
  • JavaScript
  • Java
  • Servlets
  • Java IO/NIO
  • Weblate

Software Engineer · Nasia Technologies

Feb 2022 — Aug 2022

Helped launch One Seed One Farm, an enterprise market system.

  • Contributed to the inception and development of One Seed One Farm, an enterprise-grade market system.
  • Designed the database architecture and implemented CI/CD pipelines for faster, more reliable deployments.
  • Java
  • Spring Boot
  • CI/CD
  • PostgreSQL
04

The Arcade

Three tiny games, because a portfolio shouldn't be a chore to read. High scores save to your browser. Go on, flex.

+1 +3 avoid
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The bugs won't squash themselves.

05

Education & community

Education

  • B.Eng, Computer Engineering

    University of Bamenda · 2019 — 2023

  • GCE Advanced Level

    Lycée Bilingue d’Atiela · 2017 — 2019

Volunteering & leadership

  • Student Ambassador

    Microsoft Learn · 2022 — Present

  • Organiser

    Google Developer Group · 2022 — 2023

  • Project Coordinator

    Google Developer Student Clubs · 2021 — 2022

06

Unsolicited facts

01I’ve shipped to production on a Friday and lived to tell the tale.
02My commit messages are 60% poetry, 40% “fix stuff”.
03I debug rubber-duck style — the duck has equity now.
04Kotlin and I are in a committed relationship. Java knows.
05I once named a microservice after a snack. No regrets.
06Dark mode isn’t a preference, it’s a personality.

Let's build something

Get in touch

I'm open to interesting roles, collaborations, and conversations. The fastest way to reach me is by email.

elroykanye@gmail.com