Moses Kwaknat

Backend Engineer

Nigeria6 yrs experience

Key Highlights

Over 5 years of backend software engineering experience.
Expert in architecting robust APIs for fintech applications.
Proven track record in implementing event-driven architectures.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend Engineer specializing in Fintech and E-commerce solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

EngineeringApache KafkaPostgresqlSystems DesignTypeormTypescriptNode.js

Other Skills

SonarqubetemporalargocdRedisGrafanaJiran8nNestJSMySQLTeamworkWeb DevelopmentSoftware DevelopmentMongoDBJavaScriptAmazon Web Services (AWS)

About

With over 5 years of hands-on experience in backend software engineering, I specialize in architecting and developing robust APIs to power high-performance applications in the fintech and e-commerce domains. Proficient in Node.js, TypeScript, Redis, and RabbitMQ, I've led teams and collaborated across diverse projects, from crafting scalable solutions for financial transactions to optimizing data flow for seamless user experiences. My track record includes spearheading the implementation of caching strategies with Redis, orchestrating microservices communication with RabbitMQ and Kafka, and integrating cutting-edge tools like Elasticsearch to enhance API performance. I thrive on challenges and am deeply committed to delivering excellence in every aspect of software development. Let's connect to explore opportunities for driving innovation and achieving your business objectives with urgency and precision.

Experience

Earna

Backend Software Engineer

Mar 2025 – Oct 2025 · 7 mos · United States · Remote

Designed and deployed the membership microservice and admin
Dashboard APIs, improving operational efficiency and reducing
Manual user management tasks by 40%.
Implemented event -driven architecture with Kafka to coordinate
Communications across 5+ core services (payments, memberships,
Partnerships, utilities, backend), increasing system scalability and
Cutting inter-service failures by 25%.
Delivered secure crypto wallet features by integrating with provider
APIs, while leveraging PostHog and Customer.io SDKs/APIs to track
user behaviour and automate engagement campaigns, boosting
feature adoption by 30%.

SonarqubetemporalEngineeringargocdRedisTypeORM+6

Payborda

2 roles

Engineering Team Lead

Promoted

Jan 2025 – Jul 2025 · 6 mos · Delaware, United States · Remote

Led the design and delivery of the Perks & Discounts feature, integrating multiple third-party services and increasing business retention on the platform by 5%.
Built the Referral system end-to-end, enabling user-driven growth through reward-based referrals.
Architected the Pay Partners system for partner onboarding, business tracking, and automated reward payouts.
Directed maintenance and performance improvements across all backend services while guiding the engineering team.

Systems DesignEngineeringTypeORMMySQLTypeScriptNestJS

Software Engineer

Jul 2024 – Jul 2025 · 1 yr · Delaware, United States · Remote

Built the Quotes feature used by businesses to generate pre-bid FX estimates using NestJs and Redis, improving bidding accuracy and reducing operational overhead.
Designed and shipped the complete Bid feature (APIs + business logic) using NestJs, MySQL and TypeOrm, enabling seamless currency exchange bidding on the platform.
Upgraded and standardized the Crypto Wallet V3 API endpoints, increasing reliability for multi-currency settlements.
Maintained and optimized core backend APIs, strengthening system performance and stability.

EngineeringRedisTypeORMMySQLTypeScriptNestJS

Changera

Software Engineer

Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 · 1 yr 11 mos · United States · Remote

Wrote Changera Business APIs using NestJs for our web application
Communicated with various microservices using RabbitMQ as the transport layer
Set up Redis using NestJs in-memory-cache for caching and improving response time for large data
Integrated tools like elastic search, set up custom logs/audit for improving API performance
Wrote unit tests using Jest
Set up rate limiter on authentication endpoints
Set up webhooks for funding and crypto settlements
Wrote APIs for features such as – Fiat/Crypto wallets, wallet to wallet transfers, virtual cards, local/foreign virtual accounts, send/receive money, event/ticketing, authentication, and gift cards

EngineeringNode.jsTeamworkRedisTypeORMWeb Development+3

Trofira

Back End Developer

Mar 2022 – Oct 2022 · 7 mos · Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria

Wrote Trofira APIs using NestJs for our mobile application
Set up Redis using NestJs for caching and improving response time for large data
Set up webhooks for verifying payments for orders
Wrote APIs for features such as – carts, orders, mailing-services, wallets, withdrawals, Wishlist, subscriptions, and authentication

MongoDBEngineeringNode.jsTeamworkRedisTypeORM+4

Ixnotes services

Software Developer

Aug 2021 – Jul 2022 · 11 mos · Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria

Part of the frontend team that built an EUM portal for UNICEF.
Built the server side of a news Magazine mobile application
Built a Covid-19 tracker web application.
Led a team of Interns.
Technologies used include Reactjs, MongoDb, Docker, Nodejs, MySQL, and Git

MongoDBEngineeringNode.jsTeamworkJavaScriptWeb Development+1

Filerskeepers

Software Developer

Sep 2020 – Aug 2021 · 11 mos · Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Part of the team that built the legal retention schedules APIs.
Part of the team that built the Developer Portal for the retention schedules API where the endpoints can be found.
Technologies used include ReactJs, AWS, NodeJs, MySQL, and Git

Amazon Web Services (AWS)serverlessEngineeringNode.jsTeamworkAWS Lambda+5

Hash analytic

Intern

Apr 2020 – May 2020 · 1 mo · Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Carried out Data cleaning using Regex, Numpy and the pandas python libraries.
Carried out Data analysis and visualisation using Tableau, Seaborn and matplotlib
Technologies used include Python, Tableau, Numpy, Pandas, and the Sk-learn library.

Python (Programming Language)TableauDigital Marketing