Thomas Sarpong

Senior Software Engineer

New York City, New York, United States4 yrs 10 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Delivered MVP for YC acceptance in weeks.
  • Launched HP's private App Store for secure app distribution.
  • Contributed to a vaccination platform used by millions.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Full-Stack Engineer with expertise in SaaS and Enterprise Software development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Software DevelopmentFull-stack DevelopmentBackend Development

Other Skills

GolangNodejsPythonReact.jsGraphQLMySQLDebuggingtemporalApollo GraphQLGitlabGitlab CI/CDGitHubExpress.jsSQLKafka

About

Full-stack platform engineer with 7+ years of experience turning bold ideas into production-ready products. I specialize in building MVPs quickly, scaling them into reliable platforms, and leading small teams through high-growth stages. My work spans YC-backed startups and enterprise innovation groups, where I’ve delivered systems used by millions of users and supported revenue-generating customer launches. I thrive in early-stage environments where speed, ownership, and technical depth drive business impact.

Experience

4 yrs 10 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 7 mos
Average Tenure
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Current Experience

Github

Senior Software Engineer

Jan 2024Nov 2025 · 1 yr 10 mos · Remote · Remote

GolangNodejsSoftware Development

Sherloq

Full-stack Developer

Dec 2022Nov 2023 · 11 mos · Tel Aviv District, Israel · Remote

  • Delivered the MVP that secured YC acceptance and seed funding, translating the vision into a
  • working product within weeks.
  • The team acquired 4 paying enterprise customers within the first quarter post-launch, proving
  • product–market fit and establishing early revenue.
  • Recruited and led a 4-engineer team, setting up engineering processes, code standards, and
  • release practices that enabled rapid iteration without sacrificing stability.
  • Scaled the platform 5× in traffic over 6 months, while maintaining reliability by introducing
  • observability, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code.
  • Designed a low-latency integration architecture, enabling smooth connections with external data
  • partners and positioning the product for future growth.
PythonReact.jsFull-Stack Development

Andela

Full Stack Engineer

Oct 2020Dec 2022 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Remote

  • Launched HP’s private App Store for its custom Linux-based OS, delivered as an on-demand
  • solution for select enterprise customers, enabling secure internal distribution of applications
  • across thousands of managed devices.
  • Owned feature development end-to-end — from technical design through implementation —
  • making architectural decisions that shaped the platform’s reliability and long-term evolution.
  • Produced detailed architectural documents that aligned cross-functional teams, reducing
  • delivery friction and accelerating feature rollout.
  • Built and optimized backend services using Golang, Node.js, GraphQL, and Kafka, integrating HP
  • OAuth2 and internal data pipelines to ensure performance and security.
  • Enhanced customer experience by iterating on the launch release, optimizing APIs for faster
  • response times, and refining developer workflows to improve delivery speed.
GraphQLPythonBackend Development

Mpedigree

Junior Software Engineer

May 2018Jun 2020 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana · Remote

  • Contributed as a junior engineer to KoldChain, a vaccination verification platform adopted by 20
  • airports and border crossings across 10 African countries, supporting millions of travelers.
  • Helped design and build backend APIs that scaled to handle high-volume verification requests
  • under real-world operational constraints.
  • Collaborated with senior engineers to deliver reliable, production-grade systems that enabled
  • governments and health agencies to validate vaccination cards efficiently at scale.
MySQLGraphQLBackend Development

Education

Monroe University

Master's degree — Computer Science

University of Energy and Natural Resources

BSc — Computer Engineering

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