
Wilfred Chetat Y.
Senior Backend Engineer | Python, AI
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Salary / Daily rate
3 people recommend
Freelance
Remote only
Skills
About me
Intro
Senior Backend Engineer with 5+ years building scalable fintech and security solutions using Python and AI/ML. Delivered an 80% performance optimization on AWS infrastructure and developed payment systems serving multiple African markets. Specialized in secure API development, computer vision integration, and cloud architecture for high-impact applications.
Work experience
Senior Backend Engineer
U X E SECURITY SOLUTIONS L.L.C
Sep 2024 - Present
2 years 2 months
Dubai - United Arab Emirates
Backend Engineer
alphathesis
Aug 2023 - Aug 2024
1 year 1 month
Kenyatta Road, Kenya
I built a lease insurance system that processed historical tenant lease data, helping real estate owners manage claims and minimize bad debt. Also, I improved frontend and backend integration by providing clear documentation, which reduced coordination meetings and increased frontend team productivity.
Backend Engineer
PaySika
Nov 2021 - Jul 2023
1 year 9 months
Douala, Cameroon
At PaySika, a fintech startup developing mobile and web-based banking solutions for French-speaking African countries, I led the development of a scalable backend system to streamline online payments and created both physical and virtual prepaid card issuing services, enabling users to make online payments without a bank account.
Backend Engineer
hybriData
Jul 2019 - Oct 2021
2 years 4 months
United States
I led development of an expense management app backend that synchronized card transactions to QuickBooks. I also built a data analytics dashboard to improve visualization and support data-driven decision-making, and optimized electricity bill query performance by 80% by converting data storage from JSON to Apache Parquet on AWS S3.
Independent Consulting
Udacity
Feb 2020 - Oct 2021
1 year 9 months
United States
As a consultant to Udacity educational platforms, I utilize my specialized knowledge in the field of Full Stack Development and my strong communication skills to provide project reviews and other student support services. - Provided personalized project reviews and one-on-one support for an average of 25 students per month, resulting in increased student engagement and graduation rates. - Answered students' questions on the Udacity Knowledge platform, leading to more students making progress and completing their Nanodegree.
Education
Udacity
Fullstack Web Developer Nanodegree, Web development
2020 - 2020
5 months
Udacity
Mentorship Nanodegree
IUT Douala
Bachelor's degree, Computer Software Engineering
Study of various Software Engineering courses including Data Structures and Algorithms, Networking & Information Systems, Databases, Operating Systems, Applied Mathematics
Licenses & certifications
Calculus for Machine Learning and Data Science
Issued: Dec 2025
Linear Algebra for Machine Learning and Data Science
Issued: Nov 2025