The Engineer

Benjamin Nwaochei

Backend Software Engineer

5+

Years Experience

15+

APIs Built

10+

Technologies

6

Deployments

Professional Summary

Backend Software Engineer specializing in building secure, scalable systems that connect enterprise applications and automate business processes. Proficient in Python, Laravel and modern backend technologies with a focus on API development, system integration and secure software practices.

Experience

Backend Software Engineer

Independent / Contract

2022 — Present

Building and maintaining backend systems, APIs and automation tools for enterprise clients. Specializing in Laravel, Python and system integrations.

Designed and implemented RESTful APIs serving thousands of daily requests
Built automation pipelines reducing manual workflow time by significant margins
Integrated multiple enterprise systems including WordPress, CRM and payment platforms
Implemented security best practices including authentication, authorization and data encryption

Full Stack Developer

Various Projects

2020 — 2022

Developed full-stack web applications with focus on backend architecture and API design. Worked with Laravel, WordPress and custom PHP solutions.

Built custom WordPress solutions for enterprise content management needs
Developed Laravel applications with service-oriented architecture
Created API integrations between disparate business systems
Implemented automated testing pipelines for code quality assurance

Projects

Gridspace

Enterprise platform with API-first architecture built with Laravel, featuring scalable backend systems and real-time data processing.

Laravel MySQL REST APIs Redis

AI Personal Assistant

Intelligent automation platform built with Python and FastAPI, featuring modular pipeline architecture for workflow automation.

Python FastAPI SQLite Docker

Python Automation Suite

Collection of automation tools and scripts for streamlining development workflows and system administration tasks.

Python Click YAML Cron

Technical Skills

Languages

Python PHP JavaScript SQL Bash

Frameworks

Laravel FastAPI WordPress REST APIs

Databases

MySQL PostgreSQL SQLite Redis

Tools

Git Docker Linux Nginx Vite TailwindCSS

Practices

API Design Secure Development Testing CI/CD Code Review

Systems

Queue Management Caching Strategies Authentication System Integration

Education

Office Technology & Management

Polytechnic

2025 — 2027

Foundation in software engineering principles, algorithms, data structures and system design.

Certifications

Certifications coming soon.

Technologies

Laravel v13 Framework

PHP v8.4 Language

Python v3.x Language

MySQL v8 Database

FastAPI Framework

Redis Database

Docker DevOps

Git Tool

Featured Projects

Gridspace

In Development

Enterprise platform with API-first architecture

Laravel MySQL REST APIs Queues Redis

AI Personal Assistant

Online

Intelligent automation with Python and FastAPI

Python FastAPI SQLite REST APIs Async Processing

Python Automation

Online

Workflow automation and system orchestration

Python Click YAML REST APIs Cron