Freddy M. - Full Stack Software Engineer

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Randburg, South Africa

Experience

Dec 2022 - Present

2 years 11 months

Johannesburg, South Africa

Full Stack Software Engineer

BMW IT HUB SA

ITLBHM is the department of BMW Group that deals with inbound delivery, transport planning, packaging, container management, tracking, and associated finances
Developed new functionality within the product ITLBHM with a focus on Quarkus microservice development and frontend development using JavaScript
Created and maintained infrastructure as code modules using Terraform and Terragrunt to automate cloud infrastructure
Provided technical safeguarding of the CPMD solution across all participants through code reviews and architecture pipeline management
Ensured quality assurance over code and architectural artefacts across hub, AG, and third-party suppliers
Participated in architecture discussions and decisions within and across teams
Maintained and enhanced the CPMD solution, including support and error analysis during BMW test cycles and rollouts
Technologies: Quarkus; Angular; Kafka; Kubernetes; Maven; JPA; Git; Bitbucket; GitHub; Jira; Confluence; IaC; Azure; AWS; ArgoCD; Helm; Terraform; Terragrunt

Nov 2020 - Nov 2022

2 years 1 month

Johannesburg, South Africa

Intermediate Java Developer

Discovery Health Medical Scheme

Discovery Admin and Billing is the department handling medical aid applications through a web application for brokers to apply for medical aid by capturing applicant details, performing background checks, and making offers based on selected plans
Developed Java application software and assisted with the production of technical specifications and designs
Designed and developed high-volume, low-latency applications for mission-critical systems with high availability and performance
Contributed to all phases of the development lifecycle, writing well-designed, testable, efficient code and ensuring designs complied with specifications
Prepared and produced releases of software components
Supported continuous improvement by investigating alternative technologies and presenting them for architectural review
Collaborated with team members and stakeholders to deliver business requirements
Technologies: Spring Boot; Spring Cloud; Oracle 11g; Maven; JPA; Git; Bitbucket; Jira; Confluence; WebLogic; Bamboo; SoapUI; Angular 10; Test Driven Development; Backend Driven Development

Nov 2018 - Dec 2020

2 years 2 months

Cape Town, South Africa

Java Developer (Contractor)

WiGroup International

Spot Money is a mobile open banking platform integrating various bank and payment services, offering features such as loans and insurance, money transfers, tap to pay, QR code payments, and cashback rewards
Created and maintained RESTful web services covering payments, loyalty, rewards, and other client requirements following software development best practices
Worked on multiple internal systems and integrations with third-party systems including MasterCard, Bidvest, Paysoft, Masterpass, and Ozow
Gathered and analyzed requirements, breaking them down into smaller development tasks
Technologies: Spring Framework; MuleSoft; Maven; JPA; Git; Bitbucket; Jira; Confluence; MySQL; REST; Linux; JUnit; WildFly; JEE; Agile methodology; Docker; Amazon CloudWatch; Amazon RDS; Amazon EC2; Amazon SNS; Amazon S3

Mar 2017 - Oct 2020

3 years 8 months

Cape Town, South Africa

Java Fullstack Developer

Fluidity Software Solutions

Expose-It is an app that allows employees to report organizational wrongdoings with 100% anonymity and without fear of victimization
Implemented and maintained efficient, reusable, and reliable Java code
Contributed to overall system architecture to ensure scalability, performance, and maintainability
Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define technical requirements and system integration
Integrated Java applications with relational databases and other data storage solutions
Developed and maintained RESTful APIs to facilitate communication between system components
Performed bug fixing, maintenance, software design, architecture, database design, and optimization
Technologies: Spring Framework; Angular 4; JPA; Git; Bitbucket; Trello; MySQL; REST; Linux; JUnit; Gradle; TypeScript; Agile methodology

Summary

Dedicated full-stack software engineer with 8 years of experience specializing in Java backend development.

Skilled in building server applications and microservices deployed on the cloud.

Played a pivotal role in a project aligned with the 'Realization of the Paris Climate Treaty' initiative, focused on identifying and implementing strategies to reduce CO2 emissions efficiently.

Proficient in frontend technologies and comfortable working across the entire software development lifecycle.

Committed to leveraging technology to address pressing global challenges.

Eager to contribute my Java expertise and full-stack skills to your company as a Full Stack Software Engineer.