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Melvin Ijih

Finedon

Summary

Experienced software developer with a strong proficiency in .NET framework and Agile methodologies. Adept at designing microservices architecture and utilising backend frameworks, ensuring seamless collaborative development. Skilled in Git version control, frontend frameworks, and RESTful API development. Committed to leveraging technical expertise to drive innovative solutions and enhance project outcomes.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
2015
2015
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Software Engineer

Ascential Group
London
01.2022 - 07.2025
  • Company Overview: Now part of Informa PLC
  • Participating in daily scrum meetings and biweekly sprint planning
  • Implementing new product features with associated units tests
  • Investigating bugs and implementing fixes
  • Undertaking investigative spike tasks planned tasks.
  • Monitoring error and exception logs in and raising bug tasks accordingly.
  • Conducting code reviews as requested by peer developers
  • Deploying company site in different environments, staging and production.
  • Now part of Informa PLC
  • Technologies used: .NET 8, .NET Framework, MCV, Webforms, Web API2, MS SQL Server, Redis, Docker, AWS, Circle CI, Git, CSS3, HTML5, Angular

Software Engineer

Bauer Media Group
Peterborough
01.2020 - 01.2022
  • Implementing new product features, change requests, bug fixes to company code base
  • Participating in daily scrum meetings and estimating product backlog on Kanban board
  • Deploying company site on different environments, development, staging and production.
  • Collaborating with third party vendors to Integrate their scripts unto company websites
  • Learning new technologies and skills as and when required by Team manager.
  • Technologies used: C#, .NET Framework, .NET core, MCV, Webforms, Web Api, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, MS SQL Server, Redis, MS SQL Server, Apache Solr, CMS (Episerver), Git, Jenkins, Foundation, React, SCSS, CSS3, HTML5, JQuery

Software Developer

IRIS Software Group
Peterborough
01.2018 - 01.2020
  • Learning new Desktop and Web technologies/ skills as and when required by team lead
  • Working with and reporting to Solutions Architect to implement client-driven modules as addons to the main PS Financials suite.
  • Collaborating with quality assurance team to test and produce a final release that is consistent with requirements.
  • Collaborating with Senior QA consultant for product documentation and release.
  • Collaborating with development team on projects, participating in scrums meetings and resolving allocated Product backlog items.
  • Technologies used: C#, .NET Framework, .NET core, MCV, Webforms, Web API, Entity Framework, Team foundation server, Git, Visual Studio, Visual Studio code, MS SQL Server, Bootstrap, Bulma, Buefy, Vue js, CSS3, HTML5, JQuery

Graduate Software Developer

PS Financials
Peterborough
01.2016 - 01.2018
  • Learning new Desktop and Web technologies/ skills as and when required by the Company
  • Working with and directly reporting to the Solutions Architect to implement client-driven modules as addons to the main PS Financials Package.
  • Collaborating with the Quality Assurance team to produce a final release build that is consistent with the requirements.
  • Collaborating with the Senior QA consultant for product documentation and release.
  • Collaborating with the development team on web projects, participating in scrums meetings and resolving allocated Product backlog items.
  • Technologies used: C#, .NET Framework, MCV, Webforms, Web API, Entity Framework, Team foundation Server, Git, MS SQL Server, Visual Studio, Visual Studio code, Bootstrap, Angular js, CSS3, HTML5, JQuery

Education

M.Sc. - Information Technology

Cardiff Metropolitan University
Cardiff

Skills

  • NET framework familiarity
  • Agile methodologies understanding
  • Microservices architecture design
  • Collaborative development
  • Backend frameworks utilization
  • Git version control use
  • Frontend frameworks utilization
  • RESTful API development
  • NET

Custom

A .Net software engineer with 9 years of commercial experience across sectors including media, finance and information services. Currently looking for a new role with different challenges to broaden my experience and overall skill set. A dedicated team player, quick learner with good interpersonal/communication skills.

Timeline

Software Engineer

Ascential Group
01.2022 - 07.2025

Software Engineer

Bauer Media Group
01.2020 - 01.2022

Software Developer

IRIS Software Group
01.2018 - 01.2020

Graduate Software Developer

PS Financials
01.2016 - 01.2018

M.Sc. - Information Technology

Cardiff Metropolitan University
Melvin Ijih