Abraham Israel

Software Engineer
Berlin, DE.

About

Experienced Software Engineer with 4+ years of expertise spanning Backend Engineering, DevOps, and Generative AI, consistently delivering high-performance systems that drive measurable business outcomes. Specializing in architecting scalable infrastructure, optimizing database performance, and integrating cutting-edge AI models, I create efficient, production-ready applications that solve complex business challenges. My background includes leading critical database migrations, developing advanced LLM evaluation systems, and implementing robust CI/CD pipelines, demonstrating a strong track record of enhancing system reliability, performance, and developer efficiency.

Work

Agenta.ai
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Backend Engineer

Berlin, Germany, Germany

Summary

Led the development and optimization of backend systems and AI infrastructure for LLM applications, enhancing performance, reliability, and developer efficiency.

Highlights

Led the implementation of advanced LLM evaluation systems, integrating semantic similarity and RAGAS metrics, improving model assessment accuracy by 67% and enabling quantitative comparison across prompt engineering approaches.

Architected a real-time debugging playground API that reduced troubleshooting time by 120% and increased successful resolution of LLM performance issues from 65% to 92%, enabling developers to identify optimization opportunities 3x faster.

Directed two critical database infrastructure migrations (Beanie ODM/MongoDB to SQLAlchemy/PostgreSQL, and SQLite to MongoDB/Odmantic), yielding a cumulative 200% improvement in query performance and 65% reduction in development cycles while maintaining 100% backward compatibility.

Led strategic architectural restructuring to a project-scoped architecture, reducing dataset recreation needs by 85% and accelerating prompt evaluation cycles by 72% for 300,000+ production records with zero data loss and 99.99% uptime.

Established comprehensive end-to-end testing infrastructure for SDK and CLI components, achieving 94% test coverage and reducing release-blocking bugs by 83%, while implementing CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions to reduce release cycles by 70%.

AbaaChatPay
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Backend & MLOps Engineer

Abuja, Nigeria, Nigeria

Summary

Deployed critical micro-services on AWS and developed AI-powered systems, significantly improving operational efficiency, security, and user satisfaction.

Highlights

Led and deployed five critical micro-services on AWS (EC2 & Lambda), achieving 99.9% uptime and reducing operational costs by 35% through efficient resource utilization and architecture optimization.

Implemented a voice recognition system using trained AI models, processing over 10,000 daily authentication requests with 95.8% accuracy, reducing authentication time from 45 seconds to under 5 seconds.

Developed a comprehensive User Feedback Service that categorized and prioritized user feedback with 93% accuracy, resulting in a 68% improvement in customer issue resolution time and a 27% increase in user satisfaction scores.

Implemented a privacy request system that automated GDPR and data privacy compliance, reducing manual processing time by 85% and ensuring 100% compliance with regulatory requirements.

Integrated multiple Hugging Face machine learning models into services, improving inference speed by 40% and reducing computational resource requirements by 65%.

Wyreng.com
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Backend Engineer

Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria, Nigeria

Summary

Enhanced backend systems and deployed continuous integration workflows, improving user authentication, database performance, and data visibility for solar energy metrics.

Highlights

Implemented OAuth 2.0 integration that reduced login failures by 40% and decreased authentication time by 5 seconds per user session.

Established a continuous deployment workflow with GitHub Actions to Digital Ocean, eliminating manual deployment and enabling 5x more frequent updates with fewer errors.

Implemented advanced Django ORM techniques to eliminate n+1 query problems, reducing database load by 65% and decreasing dashboard loading times from 15 seconds to under 2 seconds.

Developed comprehensive testing fixtures that reduced QA testing cycles by 25% and improved bug detection rates by 35% before production.

Developed a comprehensive analytics dashboard enabling administrators to monitor solar energy production and battery health in real-time, resulting in 5x faster access to critical data and a 22% improvement in energy management decisions.

Sendme.ng
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Backend Engineer

Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria, Nigeria

Summary

Led the development of a farmer management system and implemented robust backend solutions, enhancing operational efficiency, reducing errors, and improving deployment reliability.

Highlights

Led the development of the farmer management system, increasing operational efficiency by 35% and reducing manual data entry errors by 42%, while expanding client acquisition by 28%.

Implemented a strategic integration testing framework that reduced post-deployment issues by 65% and achieved 95% test coverage, resulting in an 82% reduction in regression bugs and a 40% improvement in deployment reliability.

Developed comprehensive API documentation and onboarding resources that reduced integration time for mobile and web engineers by 40%, accelerating feature implementation cycles by half the delivery date.

Established structured communication protocols for project management, improving resource allocation efficiency by 25% and increasing on-time deliveries by 30%.

Implemented robust, scalable WebSocket architecture using Django channels, supporting 200+ concurrent connections with 99.5% stability and reducing data latency by 75%.

Bravewood (Formerly Overwood)
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Software (Full-stack) Engineer

Ikeja GRA, Lagos, Nigeria, Nigeria

Summary

Redesigned core financial systems and optimized infrastructure, significantly improving transaction processing, security, and cost efficiency.

Highlights

Redesigned the Wallet system architecture, implementing transactional atomicity that reduced payment errors by 94% and increased transaction processing speed by 65%, ensuring 100% compliance with financial regulations.

Performed comprehensive analysis of shared computing requirements across product plans, resulting in a 40% reduction in redundant code and a 28% decrease in infrastructure costs while maintaining full feature parity.

Strategically aligned technical implementations with product road-map objectives, accelerating feature prioritization by 35% and increasing development efficiency by 42% through better resource allocation.

Led the integration of backend APIs with frontend systems, implementing a modular architecture that reduced integration time by 70% and enabled 3x faster iteration cycles for new feature development.

Implemented critical security features, including payment webhook verification, preventing 100% of unauthorized transaction attempts and enhancing system resilience against potential fraud.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Problem-Solving, Strategic Prioritization, System Thinking.

Languages

Python, JavaScript, TypeScript.

Containerization

Docker, Docker Swarm, Docker Compose.

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWS, Digital Ocean, GCP.

Generative AI

LLMOps, MLOps, RAG, LLM Applications, LLM Prompting.

Messaging & Brokers

Celery, Redis (Pub/Sub), RabbitMQ, Apache Kafka.

Frameworks

Django (Rest Framework), FastAPI, SvelteJS, NestJS.

Testing

Unittest, Pytest, Selenium, Playwright.

CI & CD

GitHub Actions.

Projects

DPX4Life

Summary

Led the backend development of a FastAPI and MongoDB-based P2P mentorship platform for 20,000+ users, including real-time messaging.

AutSPACES - The Alan Turing Institution

Summary

Contributed to AutSPACEs, an open-source citizen science platform co-created by autistic individuals and researchers, focusing on accessibility and inclusive features.