Godwin Abuka

Software Engineer | Java, Spring Boot, Microservices

Salary / Daily rate

Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

Freelance, open to permanent contract

Remote only

Skills

JavaSpring BootPostgreSQLAWSMongoDBHTMLJenkinsAngularCSSMySQLDockerKafkaSwagger/OpenAPIGitHubJira

Languages

English (Native)

About me

Intro

Java Backend Engineer with 5+ years building scalable microservices using Spring Boot and cloud technologies. Expert in optimizing REST APIs, implementing CI/CD pipelines, and solving complex deployment challenges for high-performance applications. Ready to deliver robust Java solutions with Spring Cloud, Docker, and modern development practices.

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Work experience

LLM - Java Backend Engineer

Turing

Mar 2025 - Present

1 year 8 months

Remote, OR 97458, USA

• Built scalable Java microservices using Spring Boot, Maven, and Docker to support LLM-based features. • Solved inference latency issues by optimizing REST APIs and asynchronous data pipelines using MongoDB and PostgreSQL. • Created Java-based backend logic and unit tests using JUnit and TDD principles for LLM model training. • Used Maven for dependency management and automated testing workflows.

Freelance Software Engineer

FreelanceFreelance

May 2020 - Mar 2025

4 years 11 months

Nigeria · Remote

• Developed Spring Boot microservices for client applications, incorporating JWT authentication, Hibernate ORM, MySQL and MongoDB. • Utilized Docker and Kubernetes for scalable deployments and CI/CD automation with GitHub Actions. • Designed and maintained RESTful APIs with Maven-based builds, solving deployment issues across staging and production.


Education

Federal university lokoja

Bsc

2020 - 2023

3 years 1 month

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