Esupu Raphael

Experience

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  Self-employed

  Mar 2012 - Dec 2013

  Software Engineer

  ● Contacts back up solution for Symbian OS● Petrinet model designs● Android application to help restaurants take orders

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  The Independent Publications

  Dec 2013 - Oct 2015

  Web Administrator

  ● Performed and oversaw software and application development, installation, and upgrades.● Provided technical support to resolve reported software problems for both existing and newly developed software systems to ensure optimal performance.● Managed to setup and maintain an application web server handling over100000 concurrent connections at a time.● Migrate the website application from the then Software stack to the current one it is running. ● Performed security updates and patches on the web hosting environment. Show less

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  MobiCash

  Oct 2015 - Apr 2016

  Software Engineer

  ● Collaborated with other teams on security, automation ,internal tools andplatform architecture.● Collaborated on all stages of systems development lifecycle fromrequirement gathering to production releases.● Participated in software development of the MobiCash and MobiVisa mobile applications to enable travellers easily book visa appointments with member states without the need of leaving their convenience

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  Mixakids

  Jan 2016 - Oct 2017

  Mobile Applications Developer

  ● Developed and launched an android mobile application using nativeandroid technologies .● Created a web portal to manage the mobile application and providereal-time, daily, monthly and annual reports as well as send real timenotification of customers and administrators using SMS and emailrespectively.● Implemented a payments module that involved integration of Mobile Moneyto enable App agents carry out cashless transactions.● Implemented verification with NFC and QR cards at events to ensure therewere no counterfeit cards.● Built the Google Cloud Messaging management backend and integrated itwith the application to enable notifications to users when new content isavailable. Show less

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  Acerat Ltd

  Oct 2017 - Jun 2023

  Backend Engineer

  ● Lead team to develop an efficient migration tool that successfully migratedand imported over 2 millions records.● Improved performance and reliability of databases, web services usingElasticsearch and Apache Lucene for text search.● Evaluated and developed new tools and technologies to help achievecompany-level goals such as a multi platform billing solution and lab moduleto handle lab requests and results electronically.● Implemented robust event driven microservices to handle complex scenarioswithin the platform setup.● Collaborated with project managers to select ambitious, but realistic codingmilestones on pre-release software project development. Show less

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  HONEYCOMB TECHNOLOGIES

  Sept 2020 - Mar 2022

  Senior Software Engineer

  ● Lead 5 professional engineers to ensure delivery of efficient solutions within budget and on time.● Develop document management application to handle Standard Bidding Documents for Government of Uganda electronic government procurement.● Manage quality assurance programs, including on-site evaluations, internal audits and customer surveys.● Manage setup and implementation of PKI infrastructure.● Develop high-quality software design and architecture● Identify, prioritize and execute tasks in the software development life cycle● Develop tools and applications by producing clean, efficient code● Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting● Review and debug code● Perform validation and verification testing● Collaborate with internal teams and vendors to fix and improve products Show less

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  GOVNET TECHNOLOGIES

  Oct 2021 - Mar 2023

  Chief Technological Officer

  ● Monitor social and technological trends to help influence the company’s business goals .● Lead a team of professional software engineers to ensure adherence to software development standards set within the company .● Manage quality assurance programs, including on-site evaluations, internal audits and customer surveys.● Oversee the company’s data, security, maintenance and as well set the company’s technical strategy.● Manage deployments and company infrastructure.● Develop high-quality software design and architecture for the Electronic Business Registration System OBRS (https://obrs.ursb.go.ug)● Identify, prioritize and execute tasks in the software development life cycle● Develop tools and applications by producing clean, efficient code● Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting● Review and debug code● Perform validation and verification testing● Collaborate with internal teams and vendors to fix and improve products● Document development phases and monitor systems● Ensure software is up-to-date with latest technologies● Ensure deployment of the Show less

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  HONEYCOMB TECHNOLOGIES

  Mar 2023 - Oct 2024

  Senior Software Engineer

  ● Upgrade the setup and implementation of PKI infrastructure.● Identify, prioritise and execute tasks in the software backlog in accordance with severity tags.● Develop tools and applications by producing clean, efficient code● Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting● Review and debug code● Perform validation and verification testing● Collaborate with internal teams and vendors to fix and improve products● Engage clients on possible technological advancements that could be implemented Show less

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  Uniscale

  Jul 2023 - Oct 2024

  Senior Software Engineer Team Lead

  ● Writing clean, scalable & efficient code● Integrating user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server-side logic● Building reusable code libraries for future use● Designing and implementing RESTful APIs● Optimizing the performance of applications for full-scale production deployments● Providing code documentation and other inputs to technical documents● Participating in code reviews● Troubleshooting and debugging to optimize performance● Participate in backlog grooming for the team .● Do specification breakdown to extract requirements and come up with estimates for each task leading to estimation of the overall project delivery timelines. ● Participate in daily and weekly standups wi the team to prioritise what epics and or logs need to be pushed out. ● Participate in Sprint planning , validation and deployments . Show less