Gbede Daniel

Mechanical Engineering graduate turned Java Fullstack Developer with 3+ years of hands-on experience building scalable backend systems using Spring Boot, modern frontends with React, and integrating AI APIs, payment gateways, and Shopify customizations. Passionate about clean architecture, user-centric design (Figma), and delivering production-ready applications. Currently open to full-time, freelance, contract, and remote opportunities.

Full Stack Developer (Contract) at Hadoy (2025-01 – Present)

• Designed and built Help_Agric, a fully deployed agricultural financial investment platform from scratch (user onboarding, investment/portfolio management, transactions).
• Developed RESTful backend services and database models for financial data handling.
• Built responsive React frontend emphasising clarity and user trust.
• Collaborated directly with stakeholders to deliver production-ready features.

Backend Developer at CDMWARE (2025-01 – Present)

• Built and maintained backend services for the Co-Fund fintech application using Spring Boot and RESTful APIs.
• Designed API contracts integrated with a Flutter frontend team.
• Integrated Flutterwave for secure payment processing and transactions.
• Managed cloud deployment on Render and environment configuration.

Software Engineering Intern / Team Lead at IISPPR — International Institute of Strategic Policies and Research (2025-06 – 2025-11)

• Led backend development for an AI-integrated Learning Management System (LMS) focused on argument extraction for research and policy.
• Architected microservices with Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, and Docker containerisation (reduced deployment time by 40%).
• Implemented CI/CD pipelines and maintained high code quality (98% bug-free release rate).
• Coordinated a small development team using Agile practices.

Industrial Trainee (SIWES) at NPDC — Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (2024-04 – 2024-09)

• Conducted diagnostics and maintenance on industrial equipment (pumps, compressors, pipelines), improving efficiency by 20%.
• Contributed to maintenance schedules and technical documentation that reduced troubleshooting time.

Engineering Intern (SIWES) at NNPC Enserv (2023-07 – 2023-09)

• Supported preventive maintenance programmes, reducing equipment failures by 15%.
• Assisted with safety inspections (zero incidents recorded) and delivered technical reports for operational decisions.

B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering – Benson Idahosa University (2025-09)