Achile Salomon Nghukam Noussi
Verified Expert in Engineering
Front-end Developer
Paris, France
Toptal member since October 14, 2022
Achile is a senior full-stack engineer with 7 years building critical banking, payment, airline, and high-traffic platforms. He specializes in Java 17/21, Spring Boot, React, Angular, and TypeScript, with strong expertise in API design, performance, automated testing, cloud, and CI/CD. He combines hands-on architecture with code reviews, pair programming, and mentoring to deliver secure, maintainable systems.
Portfolio
Experience
- Full-stack Development - 9 years
- Angular - 7 years
- Java - 7 years
- Spring Boot - 5 years
- CI/CD Pipelines - 5 years
- TypeScript - 5 years
- React - 4 years
- PostgreSQL - 3 years
Preferred Environment
MacOS, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Git, Agile Software Development, IntelliJ IDEA, Innovation, Startups
The most amazing...
...platform I've co-architected is an award-winning microfinance and savings solution developed with MTN to advance financial inclusion in Cameroon.
Work Experience
Senior Software Engineer
Societe Generale
- Contributed to migrating critical Java/J2EE banking applications to Spring Boot in a high-availability environment with stringent security requirements.
- Designed SOAP and REST integration layers connecting new payment portals with legacy banking systems.
- Helped shape a micro-frontend architecture for a bank transfer management portal, improving modularity and maintainability.
Senior Full-stack Engineer
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo
- Developed secure, modular Spring Boot APIs and React/Angular modules within a microservices architecture for a major airline group.
- Optimized high-volume business algorithms and built a Lucene-based fuzzy-search engine using trigram tokenization to improve large-scale matching.
- Automated Azure deployments with Terraform and GitHub Actions and implemented blue-green releases to support zero-downtime delivery.
Software Engineer - Consultant
GammaTech LTD
- Collaborated with senior developers to develop and maintain web applications using Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, and Thymeleaf.
- Developed and maintained Java Spring Boot applications, including RESTful APIs and web services.
- Implemented database integration and managed data persistence using Spring Data JPA and Hibernate.
- Involved actively in cross-functional discussions and gained exposure to back-end technologies like microservices and containerization.
- Implemented unit tests (JUnit) and integration tests to ensure the reliability of software applications.
Freelance Software Engineer
ByBegoo
- Coordinated with development teams and designers to develop web applications on numerous platforms.
- Designed and developed user interface components for mobile apps using React Native.
- Wrote reusable and scalable components for mobile apps using TypeScript.
- Took overall responsibility for driving and managing delegated assignments.
- Planned, prioritized, and assigned tasks to team members on Jira.
- Implemented a real-time tracking and position-sharing system.
- Conducted training for technical and non-technical staff.
- Configured and deployed mobile apps on the Google Play Store and App Store.
- Developed and deployed a web portal for driver onboarding built with React.
- Set up a CI pipeline with GitHub Actions for web and mobile apps.
React Native Mobile Developer
Anglo African
- Designed and built mobile applications for Android and iOS platforms.
- Took full responsibility for mobile application development in the team.
- Implemented new technologies to maximize application performance.
- Performed identification, diagnosis, and resolution of system errors.
- Conducted training for technical staff at Anglo African International. I also provided training to customers and users locally and abroad.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to analyze, design, and ship new features.
- Identified, prioritized, and executed tasks in the software development lifecycle.
- Mentored junior and mid-level engineers of the front-end team.
Freelance Software Engineer
Prestalig
- Designed and built mobile applications with a QR code reader and tracking system.
- Developed a QR code generator with the company logo using PHP.
- Conceived and built an admin dashboard with Laravel.
IT Developer
Afrik Pay
- Built and deployed React Native-based Android and iOS apps.
- Created native modules for Android devices with a printer working with the React Native app.
- Optimized build sizes and app performance before deployment.
- Implemented a web dashboard, enabling more than a thousand merchants to track their payments and initiate withdrawals.
- Designed and developed a store management system for eMerchant using Angular and Symfony.
- Developed the company website with AngularJS and integrated payment services publicly accessible without authentication.
Experience
Charty
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Bike Rentals App
Delivrix
React Admin Dashboard
HooBank Landing Page
Education
Engineer's Degree in Computer Science
Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM) - Paris, France
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
University of Douala - Douala, Cameroon
Certifications
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
Microsoft
React (Basic) Certificate
HackerRank
JavaScript (Intermediate) Certificate
HackerRank
Skills
Libraries/APIs
React, jQuery, React Redux, Google Maps SDK, Google Maps API, PHPExcel, Socket.IO, Node.js, REST APIs, Formik, Chart.js
Tools
Expo, Git, Jira, Figma, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Trello, MongoDB Atlas, GitHub, Terraform, Apache Maven, Grafana, Kibana, Karma, IntelliJ IDEA, Jenkins, Apache JMeter, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)
Languages
TypeScript, Java, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, PHP, CSS, HTML, Java 11, PHP 7, PHP 8
Frameworks
React Native, Spring Boot, Angular, Redux, Jest, Laravel, Cypress, AngularJS, Tailwind CSS, JUnit, Thymeleaf, Hibernate, Bootstrap, Express.js, Jasmine
Storage
JSON, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL
Paradigms
Continuous Integration (CI), Test-driven Development (TDD), REST, Continuous Development (CD), Agile Software Development, Gamification, MVC Design, Kanban, Unit Testing
Platforms
Firebase, Android, iOS, Bitrise, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, Amazon EC2, AWS Lambda
Other
Full-stack Development, Axios, CI/CD Pipelines, Push Notifications, Cloudinary, Laravel Orchid, QR Codes, Digital Signatures, SVG, WebSockets, Front-end, Mobile App Development, Web App Development, App Store Acceptance Process, EAS, APIs, Front-end Development, Full-stack, Geolocation, GitHub Actions, Web Development, Metrics, Engineering Software, Programming, Concepting, Spring DAO, Architecture, Mobile Apps, Mobile App UI, Mobile UI, Java 17, Performance Testing, Innovation, Startups, SOAP, Hexagonal Architecture, Amazon RDS
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