About Me
Welcome to my portfolio website! I'm Richie Moluno, a software developer with a passion for
creating impactful solutions. As a Mechanical Engineering graduate,
I bring a unique perspective to the world of software development.
My diverse background allows me to approach problems with a fresh mindset,
combining my analytical skills with a creative approach to build innovative applications.
Throughout my journey, I've worked on a variety of projects, both individually and
as part of collaborative teams. These experiences have taught me the value of collaboration,
adaptability, and continuous learning. I firmly believe in an iterative and
hypothesis-driven
approach to development, constantly seeking to improve and innovate.
- Name: Richie Moluno
- Address: Lagos, Nigeria
- Email: molunorichie@gmail.com
- Twitter: MolunoRichie
8+
Projects Done
Resume
Languages
- TypeScript 80%
- Python 80%
- Java 80%
- JavaScript 80%
- CSS 85%
Frameworks / Tools
- Node JS 80%
- Express JS 80%
- Mongo DB 75%
- PostgreSQL 75%
- Redis 75%
- Kafka 75%
- Docker 75%
- Mocha and Chai 75%
- GIT 85%
Experience
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November 2023 - Present
Backend DeveloperAccuvend
- Led the architecture, design, development and white labeling of a enterprise-grade payment processing SAAS solution, now serving as the core engine for some of Nigeria's largest banks
- Architected a scalable distributed architecture using Docker and Apache Kafka which improved throughput to 3000 transactions per second.
- Authored detailed technical documentation for Accuvend's distributed system, streamlining developer onboarding and ensuring consistent client deployments, which reduced integration time by 20%.
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2022 - Present
Software Engineer Core contributorOpen Science Community Saudi Arabia
- Co-ordinated open source contributions for the development of backend API for an online educational platform improving effective collaboration within peers
- Implemented automated unit tests for test driven development resulting in reduced cases of reported API vulnerabilities.
- Deployed and maintained backend API’s for testing using cloud services -
July 2023 - August 2024
Project Lead / Backend DeveloperVeridux Pay
- Led the design and development for Veridux Pay providing a financial solution to pay utility bills, airtime, data, and cable TV.
- Developed a delivery aggregator, consolidating multiple delivery services and optimizing pricing for product deliveries, resulting in a 25% reduction in delivery costs.
- Conducted code reviews and enforced best practices to ensure code quality and maintainability reducing bugs in production by 50%.
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July 2023 - Present
Lead Backend DeveloperSwiftvia
- Led the architecture, design and development of a delivery ride hailing app
- Architected a scalable distributed architecture with Websockets, Docker to integrate realtime location broadcasts, geo navigation and vehicle tracking
- Authored detailed technical documentation for Swiftvia's distributed system, streamlining developer onboarding and ensuring consistent client deployments, which reduced integration time by 20%.
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2023
Lead Frontend developerBlackAt
- Implemeted the user interface, ensuring seamless navigation, and optimizing the website for various devices.
- Collaborating closely with designers and back-end developers, I played a key role in transforming concepts into a visually appealing and functional website.
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2023
Backend-developer (contract)Dixtrit Media
- Conducted frequent code reviews to identify and address performance bottlenecks, resulting in 20% higher server speed.
- Developed user-friendly backend systems for all front-end applications, improving the functionality and resulting in a 20% increased user experience.
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May, 2021 - July 2022
Backend-developerBOAYANT
- Regularly inspect server code resulting for improved code optimization
- Performed thorough automated unit tests for deployed applications and APIs resulting in improved code quality and easy integration
- Collaborated closely with the product design team to understand better end user requirement resulting in improved user experience.
Education
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2016-2022
Undergraduate DegreeUniversity of Benin, Benin City
- Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering in view -
2022
Software Engineering InternOutreachy
- Collaborated with an agile team to develop the API for the Open source project which led to 20% increase in accessibility
- Utilized Cloud technologies like Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to host the platform decreasing latency by 50%.
- Implemented bilingual support using external APIs, resulting in 50% improved accessibility to Arabic speaking countries
Talks
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August 2024
POSIT 2024JSquarto: Bridging JavaScript Documentation with Quarto's Power
- Delivered a lightning talk on how JSQuarto leverages the power of Quarto to streamline the process of generating and translating JavaScript documentation. Highlighted strategies for enhancing developer collaboration, improving accessibility, and automating documentation workflows. -
Zenodo
May 2023Documentation, Localisation and Open Infrastructure for Research Equity
- Presented insights on the importance of accessible documentation and localization in promoting research equity. Discussed how open infrastructure can bridge gaps in knowledge sharing and empower global research communities.
Opensource Contributions
Open source contributions have been an integral part of my journey as a software developer.
I firmly believe in the power of collaboration and the collective intelligence
of the developer community.
In this section, I am excited to showcase some of my notable open source contributions.
From bug fixes and feature enhancements to creating new libraries,
each contribution represents my dedication to giving back to the developer community.
Portfolio
Throughout my journey, I've worked on a variety of projects, both individually and as part of collaborative teams. These experiences have taught me the value of collaboration, adaptability, and continuous learning. I firmly believe in an iterative and hypothesis-driven approach to development, constantly seeking to improve and innovate.
Latest Blogs
Tutorial: Timezones Project
A few weeks back I completed a project, it was a front-end design of a web page that allows you to check for the time in all time zones. For this project I used, Javascript, HTML, and CSS. ... Read More
Design of Movie streaming page
Detailed documentation of the buildup process of the Movie streaming webpage. for this project i used HTML and CSS for the styling... Read More
CSS Selectors
CSS selectors are components of the CSS rule set, they are implemented for selecting the content of your web page you wish to style. CSS selectors choose elements in HTML based on the class, type, attribute, id etc.... Read More
Git, Github and it's uses for Collaboration
To fully understand Github, we must first have proper understanding of Git, starting with Git. Git is an open source version control system, it was created by Linus Torvalds, he’s the same person who created Linux OS. Git is a version control system (VCS).... Read More
Responsive and Adaptive Design
Responsive and adaptive design are basically two approaches applied in designing across the diverse range of devices. From the end users perspective, responsive and adaptive technologies probably ... Read More
Responsive and Adaptive Design
A Middleware is a program or software that mediates between applications, programs, tools, databases and networks. It basically functions as a hidden translation layer which enables more efficient communication and data management between applications... Read More
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