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Olakunle Kuye

Birmingham

Summary

Accomplished Software Engineer versed in multiple programming languages and development frameworks. Partners successfully across teams to achieve project objectives. Analytical in approaching and resolving design problems.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate

Work history

Scala Developer

TSYSTEMS
  • Germany
  • Developed REST APIs using Scala , Play framework and Akka to store and retrieve data from MongoDB
  • I made use of libraries such as CATS , TAPIR and FS2
  • Used test frameworks like ScalaTest for writing test cases and coordinated with the QA team on end to end testing
  • Contribute to the development and continual enhancement of products
  • Used Scala fuctional programming concepts to develop business logic
  • Planning, estimation and design and usually done in a group
  • Developing features from little tweaks to many man-week roadmap items
  • This includes not only implementing the core functionality but also writing and executing unit and behavioral tests
  • Creating test plans and test scripts to be used by testers or business analysts
  • Technical requirements analysis & design, development and deployment
  • Creation and maintenance of automated tests (unit & QA)
  • Delivering high quality software at pace within a continuous delivery environment
  • An excellent ability to decompose complex problems into practical steps ., Deloitte
  • Build, deploy and operate outstanding digital services within an agile environment that meet well defined user needs
  • Deliver application designs that meet web standards, ensuring that key elements are built in from the outset
  • I used Scala/Play and integrated the CATS, TAPIR and ZIO libraries to enhance functional programming
  • Collaborate with Design Specialists to translate designs into high quality websites, apps, HTML emails, and interactive experiences
  • Contribute to the development and continual enhancement of products
  • Partner with Product Managers, Design Specialists, Business Analysts and Software Developers to facilitate a consistent user experience
  • Participate in the rapid development of user driven digital prototypes
  • Work in cross functional teams to write and test production quality, sustainable code for world-class user interfaces for new and existing systems
  • Ensure that new and updated digital services are thoroughly tested for accessibility and can be maintained and improved over the long term
  • Provide mentorship and/or line management for more junior Frontend Developers where necessary
  • Contribute to a culture of continual improvement in which key systems “owned” by the digital service team that are regularly analysed, maintained and improved
  • Contribute to a robust automated test suite to work in a continuous integration environment .

PDI Developer

HMRC
Manchester
  • Using PDI for Data Integration for ETL
  • Working within defined standards and job frameworks
  • Trouble shooting Pentaho Data Integrator server including platform and Tools issues.

Business Intelligence Developer

NCP
London
  • Designing, building, testing, and maintaining data pipelines to connect operational systems, data for analytics and BI systems
  • This enabled the firm to generate insights into their data in real time
  • Using Azure Data Factory, Cosmos DB, Azure DevOps and Power BI
  • Designed, maintained and optimised Data Warehouse and ELT/ETL pipeline solutions to maximise performance using Pentaho Data Integration (Kettle and Spoon)
  • Designing and maintaining on-premises, transactional and analytical, MS SQL Server Infrastructure
  • Designing and developing data warehouse solutions
  • Developed Azure Function Apps in C# that consumed REST API's among other function.

Scala Developer

HMRC
06.2019 - 04.2020
  • Developed advanced applications using Scala/Play, integrating the CATS and ZIO librarIes for enhanced functional programming capabilities
  • Employed AKKA streams for asynchronous data flow and event-driven solutions, improving system responsiveness and user experience
  • Designed and managed robust Microservices, focusing on data consistency and fault tolerance, with MongoDB integration for efficient data management
  • Worked closely with teams to set best practices in agile methodologies, including test-driven development (TDD) and paired programming
  • Led and participated in group sessions for planning, estimation, and design
  • Regularly integrated and enhanced core functionalities, ranging from minor tweaks to significant, multi-week roadmap items
  • Emphasized comprehensive testing by creating automated tests and collaborating with the QA team for end-to-end test scenarios using tools like ScalaTest
  • Advocated for technical best practices and provided mentorship, utilizing methods such as pair programming to uplift less experienced team members
  • Ensured rapid, quality software delivery within a continuous delivery environment, leveraging my expertise in decomposing complex problems for practical execution.

Data Engineer

WEJO
Chester
07.2018 - 05.2019
  • Engineering and modelling data pipeline platforms for scale, performance, reliability and security
  • Work with other members of Data Engineering team to design and build significant data streaming capabilities using AWS data pipeline, S3, SQS, SNS, EMR and Lambda as well as leveraging technologies like scala, spark, pulsar and Kafka
  • Work with product owners and business analysts in analysing business requirements to design and implement data processing pipelines, associated data and database structures and fine-tune performance to meet those requirements
  • Review new external data sets and open data sources to understand potential usage
  • Work with Infrastructure and DevOps teams to release and maintain live products
  • Processing large datasets using Scala/Spark running as Transient Cluster using AWS EMR
  • Used a Mongo Management Service for automating a variety of tasks, including backup/recovery and performance management
  • Design, Implement & Test all data processing systems
  • Participate in establishing processes and best practices around development standards, version control, quality control, deployment, maintenance and change management.

Scala Developer

Shop Direct Group
Liverpool
01.2018 - 06.2018
  • Spark / Scala coding, unit testing, system testing
  • Involved in design and building infrastructure and application for API using AWS ALB, EC2, Cassandra, Scala (Akka Framework)
  • Jenkins deployment using BLUE/GREEN deployment
  • Involved Kafka cluster using PUPPET and CloudFormation
  • Involved in building streaming jobs using Kafka Streams, Number of source and sink connectors used in clusters
  • Agile Backlog Grooming
  • Used docker to deploying Python packages as AWS Lambda Layers
  • Definition of Acceptance Criteria for QA and Business Analysts
  • Writing technical design documentation (high and low level) as required
  • Liaising with QA team to ensure that documentation is fit for purpose
  • Working with system team to perform load, performance and destructive testing
  • Modeling and developing data and CI/CD pipelines for production and pre-production environments Using primarily AWS such as S3, SQS, SNS, EMR and Lambda leveraging Kafka, and Cassandra
  • Used the Play Framework to update logic used to transform data received in a json into Cassandra , Oracle RDS and S3 based on respective criteria.

Architect / Analyst Developer

Cap Gemini HMRC
12.2014 - 05.2017
  • EDH Project, Lonon - Telford
  • Designed and developed web applications using Django, which used parsed SOLR queries based on chosen parameters at runtime
  • This application was predicted to save the HMRC £6M in tax revenue annually from inappropriate tax submissions
  • Used Sqoop and Flume to move data through various landing stages in Hadoop ecosystem once data had been through the cleansing process using shell scripts before placing Hive tables over them where required
  • Developed MapReduce programs in Java to parse raw data and also used Morphlines to perform ETL operations on data before indexing them for SOLR
  • Used Pentaho PDI and Informatica to transform data
  • Used Spark and Scala for program development using TDD methods and data analysis
  • Used AWS for proof of concept development and deployments that required data modelling and analytics.

Lead Application Architect/Developer

Williams Grand Prix Engineering IT
Oxford
03.2002 - 12.2014
  • Modelled and developed highly-scalable and performant pipelines that store and process large amounts of data in a distributed system
  • Developed Scala programs using TDD methods
  • Used AWS in development and proof of concept programs
  • Shared responsibility for the administration of Hadoop
  • Created Hive queries that helped with the comparison of car data models and historical metrics
  • Developed MapReduce programs to parse raw data, populate staging tables and store refined data in Hive tables
  • Produce high and low-level designs for numerous multi-threaded applications such as desktop, web and mobile utilising frameworks such as TOGAF, UML, OOD and Agile
  • Development of multiple applications utilising technologies such as C#, C++, J2EE, WPF, Windows Form, Visual Studio, Dev Express, Dundas and SOA
  • Translate business requirements into functional specification highlighting interactions between system interfaces and application functionalities
  • Technical design authority ensuring that systems are developed following policies and standards whilst promoting useability of components
  • Liaison with stakeholders including C-level to elicit, analyse, communicate and validate requirements for changes to business processes, policies and information systems
  • Co-ordinate and contribute to RFP, RFQ and vendor selection processes
  • Translate business requirements into a business process and system processes using BPM
  • Led various system integrations and report authoring projects utilising technologies XSDs/WSDL, Oracle, Crystal, Cognos, PERL, C-Sharp and MS SharePoint
  • Manage logical design and physical implementation of databases and data-warehouses using Microsoft and Oracle technologies
  • Ensure that functional and non-functional requirements are analysed, captured, prioritised and validated
  • Design and develop data extraction, transformation and load strategy from disparate sources into centralised data warehouse using Oracle and Microsoft BI technologies
  • Remove bottlenecks in business processes through transformation and managed upgrade and consolidation of IT infrastructures
  • Manage end-to-end system testing including analysis of specifications, reviewing documentation, internal /client liaison, regression testing and OAT
  • Built programs that used large datasets and leveraged the Hadoop ecosystem using MongoDB, where MongoDB was used as a real-time data store and Hadoop was used for batch data processing and analysis
  • Involved in designing and improving component tracking system
  • I had a major role in the architectural design and development of a system that was used to store, track, and analyse component usage with integrations into a Chrous Financial and a Siemens PLM system saving the firm over £300,000.00 in aquiring MRP licenses .

Education

Master of Business Administration - Data Analytics

Cranfield University

Advanced Diploma - Computing

Oxford University

B.Tech - Business Studies

Greenwich University

Skills

  • Hadoop - Cloudera and HortornWorks
  • Spark
  • Hive and Impala
  • AWS Kenisis Streams
  • Kafka
  • Scala
  • HBase
  • Cassandra
  • Java
  • Oracle
  • SQL Server
  • Python
  • AWS
  • AZURE
  • Jenkins
  • Microsoft Visual C#NET

Additional Information

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Timeline

Scala Developer

HMRC
06.2019 - 04.2020

Data Engineer

WEJO
07.2018 - 05.2019

Scala Developer

Shop Direct Group
01.2018 - 06.2018

Architect / Analyst Developer

Cap Gemini HMRC
12.2014 - 05.2017

Lead Application Architect/Developer

Williams Grand Prix Engineering IT
03.2002 - 12.2014

Scala Developer

TSYSTEMS

PDI Developer

HMRC

Business Intelligence Developer

NCP

Master of Business Administration - Data Analytics

Cranfield University

Advanced Diploma - Computing

Oxford University

B.Tech - Business Studies

Greenwich University

Certification

AWS Solutions Architect - 2020

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