Femi S.

Sr Full Stack Engineer @Starterdev Inc

Toronto, ON, CA

Founded and operated a product-driven software studio, overseeing the full lifecycle of multiple applications-from ideation and system design to implementation, testing, deployment, and iteration-by using CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and Docker, which enabled delivery of five client-ready products within the first year. Led rapid prototyping and development of CareerAI, an intelligent career-management platform, defining data models, backend workflows, and production-ready architecture using TypeScript and Node.js, which accelerated MVP delivery to a functional demo in six weeks. Designed PostgreSQL-backed schemas and secure data access patterns with Prisma ORM, reducing query latency by 30% and ensuring compliance with data-privacy standards. Built RESTful APIs and backend logic within a microservices architecture using Express and Docker, supporting resume analysis, job tracking, and application lifecycle management, which increased API throughput by 40% and lowered error rates. Integrated GenAI-powered services (Google Gemini with OpenAI fallback) into production workflows, adding reliability safeguards such as circuit breakers and monitoring, which improved recommendation relevance and reduced downtime. Shipped and operated the platform end-to-end, using GitHub Actions for CI/CD, Docker for containerization, and automated test suites, resulting in a stable product that supports continuous feature releases. Designed and implemented Killer Sudoku, a procedurally generated puzzle application emphasizing algorithmic problem-solving and system correctness: Built a true procedural generation engine producing valid, solvable puzzle states with difficulty-based constraints. Implemented real-time validation pipelines enforcing complex rule sets and preventing invalid state transitions. Modeled complex application state and optimized performance through careful state management and update strategies.

University of Alberta

Bachelor of Science, Computational Science

Heriot-Watt University

Master of Science - MS, Computer Science