Chidiebere Okpala

Highly skilled software engineer with over 5 years of experience in software development, cloud architectural solutions, and SaaS applications. Proficient in a wide range of technologies and programming languages, including AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Python, Typescript, PHP, Android, Angular, React/React Native, Drupal and Wordpress. Expertise in designing, implementing, and maintaining, monolith full-stack applications, microservice applications, cloud infrastructures, building CI/CD pipelines, and delivering innovative solutions.

Adept at problem-solving, leading teams, software development life-cycle and staying up-to-date on emerging software engineering trends and best practices.

Software Developer 

Vendasta Technologies Inc, Saskatoon, Canada 

September 2020 – Present 

• Developed business solutions using languages and frameworks such as WordPress PHP, AngularJS, ReactJS, Python, Go, and TypeScript.
• Implemented comprehensive automated test suites (Unit, Integration, and end-to-end tests) utilizing go, PHP, Angular, React, and python testing libraries ensuring the robustness and reliability of codebase functions and front-end modular components.
• Contributed to shared code libraries, SDKs and open-source projects following R&D standards and engineering practices like RFCs, version control with NPM for Javascript SDKs, Go packages, etc
• Monitored system alerts using Datadog and managed background worker processes with Temporal and Cadence services for Vendasta SaaS subscription based platform. 
• Built and maintained Google Cloud Functions with appropriate IAM permissions for the Vendasta platform at the Automations team. 
• Led initiatives for architectural improvements, documentation best practices, and team mentorship. 
• I was the go-to resource and represents the website marketing team’s technical interests, ensuring that engineering has a voice at Vendasta
• Identified as an expert in technology or domain like PHP Wordpress, React, Angular, deploying CI/CD pipelines to the point where i was consulted by other teams or people outside R&D

Web Developer 

Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation, Saskatoon, Canada 

February 2019 – October 2019 

● Worked with the Communications unit to align online project requirements with strategic goals.

● Managed over 20 websites for various Teachers’ Professional Growth Networks, ensuring functionality and maintenance with CMS platforms like WordPress and Drupal and kept documentations.

● Enhanced user experience by aligning web design with public relations campaigns, increasing customer engagement by 30%.

● Developed public online forms and organization internal website features, including custom WordPress themes, plugins and content management from scratch.

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science 

University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, 2014-2018

○ Programming and problem solving, Object-Oriented Design, Data Structures and Abstractions, Web Oriented Programming, Database & Info Retrieval, Software Engineering methodology, Advanced Data Structures and Algorithm Design.

● React/React Native Nanodegree 

Udacity 2020

○ Covered React fundamentals, Redux state management, and advanced React design patterns, Developing and building cross platform mobile applications with React Native.

● Cloud Developer Nanodegree 

Udacity 2020

○ Focused on AWS cloud fundamentals, full-stack apps on AWS, and serverless applications.

● Android Developer Nanodegree 

Udacity 2020

○ Building Layouts, Intents, RecyclerView, LifeCycle, Content Providers, Preferences, Android Architecture Components (Master-Detail UI Design), Background Tasks, Building a Content Provider, Storing Data in local database using Room API

Udemy 2025

○ Ruby on Rails