DANIEL OJEDIRAN

Frontend Software Engineer

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About

Highly accomplished Frontend Software Engineer with over 10 years of experience driving impactful web and mobile application development. Expert in delivering robust, scalable, and secure solutions that enhance operational efficiency, streamline critical processes, and generate significant revenue. Proven leader in frontend architecture, team mentorship, and leveraging cutting-edge technologies to solve complex business challenges.

Work Experience

Frontend Software Engineer

INSURITY | Contract (via Andela Talent Accelerator)

Mar 2020 - Present

Hartford, CT, US

Drives the development of secure, efficient, and data-driven frontend solutions for enterprise products, enhancing user experience and operational capabilities.

  • Implemented Auth0-enabled Single Sign-On (SSO) for the SpatialKey product, enabling enterprise customers to authenticate securely via their organization's identity provider.
  • Enhanced the security profile of Insurity Geospatial by 80% through proactive core package and dependency upgrades, significantly reducing vulnerabilities and strengthening resilience.
  • Coordinated integration of 20 hazard reports from MapRisk into SpatialKey, providing a unified and comprehensive hazard reporting system for enhanced risk assessment and decision-making.
  • Rebuilt the critical Flash-based dataset importer, an essential business feature, ensuring business continuity and extensive customer adoption.

Senior Software Engineer

VENTURE GARDEN GROUP

Apr 2019 - Jan 2020

Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

Led UI/UX and Frontend teams, establishing technical standards, providing strategic direction, and ensuring high code quality for critical applications.

  • Led Venture Garden Group's UI/UX and Frontend team, providing technical standards, strategic direction, training, and comprehensive code reviews.
  • Coordinated code reviews for team members, providing targeted recommendations to significantly improve overall code quality and maintain development standards.
  • Led frontend application development for a real-time flight and revenue visualization web application, enhancing data insights for the Ministry of Aviation in Nigeria.

Frontend Software Engineer

VENTURE GARDEN GROUP

Jun 2017 - Apr 2019

Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

Developed advanced data management and revenue collection platforms, revamping critical systems to enhance decision-making and ensure financial integrity across diverse sectors.

  • Developed a ReactJS-based data management platform for airport authorities, leveraging real-time and historical data to enhance decision-making and monitor field operations profitably.
  • Revamped a secure flight information platform capturing real-time flight and passenger data from 40 international and domestic airlines, processing over $200 million in settlements.
  • Led front-end development of a platform to automate revenue collection, payment, and settlement for Federal Health Institutions, enabling multi-channel payments across Northern Nigeria.
  • Built a ReactJS monitoring and reconciliation tool for central coordination, facilitating service charges and mitigating revenue leakages.

Software Engineer

IQUBE LABS

Apr 2015 - Jun 2017

Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

Developed web and mobile applications, focusing on optimizing resource management, enhancing user engagement, and establishing cohesive visual brand identities.

  • Developed a Blood Resource Management Portal using CakePHP and MySQL, streamlining blood resource tracking and management for blood banks.
  • Built an Android application for blood resource requests and designed a product landing page, significantly enhancing visibility and user engagement.
  • Designed aesthetic user interfaces for web and mobile applications using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe XD, creating consistent brand logos for enhanced visual identity.

Education

Computer Engineering

OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY

Feb 2008 - Mar 2015

Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria

Volunteer

Frontend Engineering Mentor

LADDER TECH PLATFORM

May 2022 - Present

Lagos, Nigeria

Provides ongoing mentorship and skill development to aspiring and experienced developers, fostering growth into more competent professionals.

  • Mentored a diverse group of eight aspiring and seasoned developers through tailored one-on-one sessions, providing guidance and skill development.

Lead Frontend Mentor

STUTERN

Feb 2023 - Jun 2023

Lagos, Nigeria

Led frontend mentorship programs, delivering comprehensive web technology classes and direct technical support to a large student base.

  • Conducted live classes for over 200 learners, imparting knowledge on web technologies like JavaScript and React.
  • Directly mentored over 25 students through Ask Me Anything (AMA) sessions, effectively addressing their technical queries.
  • Coordinated and led a team of front-end mentors responsible for guiding other students.

Software Engineering Mentor

STUTERN

Oct 2022 - Dec 2022

Lagos, Nigeria

Delivered foundational web development training and provided direct technical mentorship to a significant number of learners.

  • Conducted live training sessions for over 200 learners, teaching basics of web development using HTML and CSS.
  • Offered direct mentorship to over 40 students through interactive Ask Me Anything (AMA) sessions, catering to their specific technical queries and needs.

Skills

Libraries & Frameworks

  • React
  • Redux
  • Material UI
  • Jest
  • Vue
  • MobX
  • MobX State Tree
  • Next
  • Nuxt
  • AngularJS
  • Bootstrap
  • Vuex

Programming Languages

  • JavaScript (ES6)
  • TypeScript
  • HTML
  • CSS3
  • SASS
  • Java
  • Kotlin

Tools & Technologies

  • Git
  • Webpack
  • Babel
  • Enzyme
  • Octopus
  • Jenkins
  • Jira