Software Engineer | Backend & Fullstack | Cloud & AI Systems
- Email: sopewenike@yahoo.com
- GitHub: Chibuikee
- LinkedIn: Chibuike Ewenike
- Portfolio: https://www.bytealpha.online
Highly adaptable Software Engineer with strong expertise in Python and javascript based backend systems, cloud deployments, and fullstack product development. Proven experience building and maintaining production-grade SaaS platforms, including AI-driven systems, e-commerce and e-learning platforms, legal-tech, financial, and booking applications. Comfortable owning features end-to-end from system design and API development to cloud deployment and performance optimization. Thrives in fast-paced startup and scale-up environments. Passionate about building software that solves real-world problems.
- Python, Go (Golang), JavaScript, TypeScript, Bash
- React, Next.js, Node.js, Redux Toolkit / RTK Query, FastAPI, Django, Nginx, Docker, Git
- SQL: PostgreSQL, MySQL
- NoSQL: MongoDB
- AWS (EC2, S3), Google Cloud Platform
2024 — Present (2+ Years) Lexanalytics is an AI-powered legal research and analytics software.
- Designed and implemented metadata extraction algorithms for parsing law reports, enabling accurate indexing, search, and analytics across legal documents.
- Maintained enterprise-grade authentication systems, supporting secure access for law firms, researchers, and institutional clients.
- Contributed significantly to legal research tools and services, improving data retrieval speed, relevance, and usability for legal professionals.
- Worked on contract drafting and automation tools, enabling structured document generation and reducing manual drafting effort.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to translate complex legal workflows into scalable software solutions. Tech: Python, FastAPI/Django, PostgreSQL, React, TypeScript
2025 – 2026
- Reviewed, cleaned up, and refactored an existing AI-generated full-stack codebase, improving structure, stability, and maintainability.
- Fixed production bugs and UX/UI issues across bookings, subscriptions, and dashboards.
- Added Stripe features including card payment-method updates, subscription auto-renewal, and manual renewals with robust webhook handling.
- Improved authentication, subscription logic, and API contracts across backend and frontend.
- Redeployed and stabilized both backend and frontend services after cleanup and feature additions. Tech: TypeScript, Node.js, Next.js, React, PostgreSQL, Stripe, Docker, RabbitMQ, Tailwind CSS
2025 – Present
- Reviewed and refactored an existing full-stack codebase, identifying and fixing critical bugs across backend APIs and frontend flows to improve stability, correctness, and maintainability.
- Took ownership of production deployment: provisioned AWS infrastructure, configured environments, deployed backend and frontend services, and set up DNS and domain configuration for live usage.
- Improved authentication and authorization logic by strengthening token handling, fixing edge-case auth bugs, and adding email validation to the signup and login flows.
- Enhanced backend reliability by improving error handling, input validation, and API contracts across core domains including users, courses, enrollments, and transactions.
- Reviewed and optimized integrations with payment providers (Flutterwave/Stripe), including webhook handling and transaction verification logic.
- Improved frontend logic and UX in the Next.js application by fixing auth flow issues (including a multi-step signup wizard), refining form validation, and stabilizing API consumption via fetch wrappers.
- Collaborated on end-to-end feature stabilization—from database logic and backend services to frontend behavior—prioritizing production readiness, security, and long-term maintainability. Tech: TypeScript, Node.js, Next.js, React, PostgreSQL, Docker, AWS, Tailwind CSS, React Hook Form, Zod, Flutterwave, Stripe
2023 – 2025
- Joined an existing codebase and refactored core backend and frontend logic to improve performance, stability, and maintainability.
- Rewrote the full loan lifecycle (application, approval, repayment) to reduce bugs and improve efficiency across business and admin workflows.
- Added real-time chat functionality and built a proper notification system (email and in-app) for users and administrators.
- Improved dashboard UX, table search, and overall frontend performance in the Next.js application.
- Strengthened backend APIs, auth, cron jobs, and notification services; shipped production fixes and performance optimizations. Tech: TypeScript, Node.js, Next.js, React, Express, MongoDB, Docker, Cron Jobs, Tailwind CSS
June 2025 — July 2025
- Built Python-based backend services for AI-powered applications.
- Worked on voice cloning and voice synchronization systems.
- Implemented secure authentication mechanisms.
- Deployed and managed services on AWS and Google Cloud.
- Handled DevOps tasks including server provisioning and production deployments. Tech: Python, AWS, Linux, AI models
2023 – 2025
- Led frontend development for Growthclub from project setup (Next.js) through launch, translating Figma designs into a responsive, high-performance production UI.
- Worked closely with the backend engineer and UI/UX designer to define API contracts, auth flows, and end-to-end product behavior.
- Built core frontend features including authentication, dashboards, subscription and payment interfaces, and reusable component systems.
- Returned to the project post-launch to maintain and extend the product as a full-stack engineer, fixing bugs and improving reliability.
- Implemented and maintained backend features for payments, transactions, cron jobs, and webhooks to support ongoing operations. Tech: JavaScript, TypeScript, Next.js, React, Node.js/Express, MongoDB, Redis, Stripe, Docker, Tailwind CSS
- Lexanalytics — AI-powered legal research, analytics & contract automation
- DanceDeal Training Foundation — Online training & registration platform
- Dancerapy — Dance fitness video streaming platform
- Nuvoro — Appointment booking & payment system for service businesses
- Stalwartblue — Enterprise capital & funding management portal to loans.
- GrowthClub — Enterprise capital, Life Style & funding management portal.
- Nigerian Law School — BL
- University of Lagos — LLB