Jerry Abadi

Fullstack Engineer

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About

Highly versatile Fullstack Engineer with 3+ years of experience, specializing in architecting and deploying responsive, scalable web applications across diverse industries, including FinTech, E-Commerce, Health Tech, and Music Tech. Expert in modern JavaScript frameworks (Node.js, Nest.js, Express.js, React, Next.js, Angular) and API integration, consistently delivering performance-optimized, secure, and cloud-ready solutions. Proven ability to drive business-aligned UI/UX strategies and collaborate effectively within Agile environments.

Work Experience

Fullstack Engineer (React.js, JavaScript, Angular, Nest.js)

Oxygen X

Aug 2024 - Present

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

As a Fullstack Engineer at Oxygen X, I am responsible for optimizing a loan collection and a loan decisioning application, developing innovative fraud detection services, and enhancing agent productivity within a dynamic fintech environment.

  • Optimized a loan collections application through efficient query handling, debugging, and code refactoring, significantly reducing system downtime by 15% and improving agent workflows.
  • Developed and deployed an in-house face recognition service leveraging AWS Rekognition, cutting third-party dependency costs by 25% and enhancing security protocols.
  • Integrated the Kassokoo auto-caller into an Angular-based collections frontend application, enabling seamless in-app calls and reducing agent context switching by 30%.
  • Updated the Oxygen Web landing page, transforming new UI/UX designs into responsive, production-ready web pages.
  • Designed and implemented API endpoints to manage customer referrals, including investment referrals.
  • Integrated payout processing with Paystack for seamless wallet crediting and reward disbursement.
  • Extended and maintained Promise-to-Pay (PTP) management system with automated status tracking, payment scheduling, and queue processing, improving collection efficiency and customer payment commitment handling by 35%.

Software Engineer - React.js, Typescript, MSSQL, C#, .NET

Microsoft

Oct 2023 - Sep 2024

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

Software Engineer at Microsoft, i contributed to the development of a sustainability-focused desktop application and a microservice architecture to deliver high availability and performance

  • Collaborated extensively with backend teams to establish clear API contracts, robust error handling mechanisms, and streamlined loan lifecycle management, ensuring system scalability.
  • Designed and delivered a sustainability-focused desktop application in C# with UWP, enabling users to track usage trends, measure carbon emissions, and schedule charging for maximum efficiency.
  • Leveraged Azure services (Functions, Cosmos DB, Service Bus) to build and maintain a microservice application, achieving 99.9% uptime.
  • Applied data analytics techniques to get insights, producing recommendations that lowered carbon impact and enhanced energy efficiency for the Windows OS

Fullstack Engineer (Next.js, Typescript, Tailwind CSS Nest.js)

Better Health Solutions

Feb 2024 - Apr 2024

Lagos, Lagos, NG

As a Fullstack Engineer at Better Health Solutions, I led the development of a comprehensive patient-doctor platform, focusing on scheduling, secure data management, and subscription-gated health resources to enhance user experience and operational efficiency.

  • Developed a robust patient-doctor platform featuring intuitive scheduling, role-specific dashboards, and secure access to subscription-gated health resources, enhancing user engagement and data privacy.
  • Built a real-time appointment system with integrated calendar functionality and rescheduling capabilities, improving patient booking efficiency by 20% and reducing administrative overhead.
  • Designed and implemented a multi-step health assessment form with comprehensive validation, significantly improving diagnostic accuracy and facilitating more effective follow-up procedures.
  • Leveraged Zustand and React Query for efficient server and global state management, ensuring seamless data synchronization and a highly responsive user experience across all platform users.
  • Engineered a secure subscription-based payment system using the Paystack API, enabling granular access control to premium features and plans based on active user subscriptions.

Frontend Engineer - Next.js, Tailwind CSS, Typescript

FlarePro

Mar 2023 - Aug 2023

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

As a Frontend Engineer at FlarePro, I was instrumental in building a secure music promotion platform, designing intuitive artist dashboards, and integrating real-time data solutions to enhance user experience and operational efficiency.

  • Engineered a secure music promotion platform featuring artist dashboards for seamless uploads, station bookings, and payment processing.
  • Integrated React Query and Zustand to enable real-time updates for bookings, balances, and notifications, improving data freshness and user engagement by 30%.
  • Designed highly interactive tables and cards for displaying stations, songs, transactions, and bookings, significantly enhancing data clarity and user experience for artists and platform administrators.

Education

Chemical Engineering

Landmark University

Aug 2016 - Nov 2021

Omu-Aran, Kwara, NG

Projects

Swappit

Jul 2025 - Present

A people-powered e-commerce application that helps users to purchase and sell directly with other users on Swappit. You receive the best deal and value when there is no middleman.

BorrowHub

Jul 2024 - Sep 2024

A P2P microloan platform, enabling real-time loan requests and funding between borrowers and lenders.

TaskFlow

Dec 2023 - Jan 2024

A task scheduling application

Skills

Backend Frameworks

  • Node.js
  • Express.js
  • Nest.js

DevOps & API Tools

  • Git
  • GitHub
  • Docker
  • AzureDevOps
  • Swagger
  • Postman

Databases & State Management

  • SQL Server
  • MSSQL
  • React Query
  • Zustand
  • Context API
  • Redux
  • Postgres
  • MongoDB
  • CosmosDB
  • MSSQL

Payment Gateways

  • Paystack API
  • Monnify payment API
  • Flutterwave API

Cloud Platforms

  • Azure Cloud
  • AWS
  • AWS Rekognition
  • AWS Cognito
  • AWS Textract
  • Azure service bus
  • Azure communication service

Frontend Frameworks

  • React.js
  • Next.js
  • Tailwind CSS

Programming Languages

  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • Angular
  • C#