Samson Akpewero

Project : Broader Africa (BA)

• Developed and maintained core backend components using Java 17, Spring Boot, and REST APIs to support a multi-market rollout (Botswana, Eswatini, Namibia, Lesotho, Zambia), impacting 100,000+ banking users.
• Built a modular and scalable architecture to orchestrate dynamic work item patterns across multiple financial products, enabling faster onboarding and reduced user friction for both existing-to-bank (ETB) and new-to-bank (NTB) customers.
• Integrated an automated lead generation workflow for NTB users, resulting in a increase in lead conversion and smoother onboarding flow.
• Enhanced reliability and reduced system downtime through asynchronous processing, fault-tolerant services, and database optimization.
• Delivered cross-market product support, including specialized products such as the Botswana Islamic product, with seamless cross-regional deployments.
• Collaborated closely with DevOps teams to automate build and deployment processes using Jenkins and Docker, achieving uptime and reducing deployment-related incidents.
• Worked in agile sprints, collaborating with originators, architects, and QA to meet tight implementation deadlines for phased regional rollouts.
• Implemented Clean Architecture principles to decouple business logic from external systems, enhancing modularity, code reusability, and test coverage across regional deployments.
• Technologies: Java 17, Spring Boot, MySQL, REST APIs, OCEP, Docker, Podman, Gitlab, BPMN(Camunda), OpenAPI/Swagger, Postman, mRemote, Graylag, Confluence, Agile (Scrum).

Project : Merchant Cash Advance (MCA)

• Built scalable APIs to support a dynamic cash advance product targeting SMEs with POS transactions.
• Developed re-advance and repayment logic using daily sales percentages through merchant terminals.
• Enabled risk-reduction by aligning repayment with customer turnover.
• Technologies: Java 17, Spring Boot, MySQL, REST APIs, OCEP, Docker, Podman, Gitlab, BPMN(Camunda), mRemote, Graylog, Psotman, OpenAPI/Swagger, Confluence, Agile (Scrum).

Project : Fleet Management System

• Designed and implemented scalable backend services using Java 8, Spring Boot, and RESTful APIs, improving real-time GPS tracking accuracy and processing speeds by.
• Integrated a robust alerting system for maintenance scheduling and route optimization, reducing fleet downtime.
• Collaborated with frontend and mobile teams to enhance UI/UX for operators, resulting in a increase in platform adoption across logistics partners.
• Streamlined CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and Docker, improving deployment speed and reducing release failures.
• Spearheaded a test automation suite using JUnit and Postman, which cut QA cycle time and improved code coverage and release quality.
• Leveraged MySQL and Hibernate for optimized data retrieval and audit logging, ensuring regulatory compliance and data traceability.
• Followed Agile (Scrum) development cycles, participating in sprint planning, demos, and retrospectives to ensure consistent delivery.

• Developed and maintained scalable enterprise applications using Spring Boot, Hibernate (JPA), and Core Java, improving system efficiency.
• Troubleshot and resolved Java application issues, reducing downtime and critical bugs by through prompt and effective debugging.
• Participated in requirements gathering and stakeholder meetings, ensuring alignment with business needs and reducing rework.
• Refactored and optimized legacy Java codebase, resulting in performance improvement and enhanced maintainability.
• Designed and implemented RESTful APIs, contributing to a increase in service interoperability and third-party integration.
• Recommended and applied best coding practices across the team, increasing overall code quality and review approval rates.
• Delivered timely updates and enhancements to existing applications, meeting 100% of project deadlines in an Agile environment