# Ehidiamhen Aigbiluese

**Founding Software Engineer** — Nigeria

> Full-stack engineer building financial and product infrastructure. Currently launching UltraPay's transaction backbone and payment systems.

Career Archetype: **Frontier Trailblazer** (RS-MG) — One of the first Frontier Trailblazers on Saywise

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ehidiamhen
- GitHub: https://github.com/Ehidiamhen
- Portfolio: https://ehiz.netlify.app/

## Experience

### Founding Software Engineer, UltraPay (2026-05 – present)
Remote · Building the card and wallet activity backbone for UltraPay's private beta. Launched a ledger-consistent mobile transaction experience that processed $200K in its first 30 days. Shipped a KYC onboarding system achieving 81% approval rates using server-derived identity data and XState/webhook reconciliation. Built merchant intelligence that resolves raw issuer descriptors into context-scoped aliases and logos.

### Software Engineer, Tick (2025-12 – 2026-04)
Remote · Engineered a full-stack URL intelligence platform for privacy and security. Built a high-performance tracking-rule engine in Node.js handling 2,000 rules to sanitize URLs and eliminate tracking parameters. Developed a secure redirect chain resolver handling up to 10 hops with loop detection, achieving ~500ms per-hop resolution.

### Software Engineer Intern, The Insync (2025-01 – 2025-12)
Remote · Optimized performance and built features for a mental wellness startup. Reduced API call volume by 70% through debounced search on the home screen. Built a personalized AI assistant for self-reflection. Integrated multiple REST APIs using RTK Query to power mood-tracking, therapist availability, and chat interactions.

### Frontend Developer Intern, Cakkie Foods Ltd. (2024-11 – 2025-01)
Remote · Developed frontend features for a cake enthusiast platform. Built an in-house video sharing platform (Cakespiration) similar to Instagram Reels using React.js and TailwindCSS, increasing user conversion by 15%. Contributed to a Telegram mini-app version of the mobile app to expand product reach.

### Frontend Engineer, HNG Tech (2022-10 – 2022-12)
Nigeria · Worked together with a team of Backend Engineers and UI/UX Designers to build a user friendly, problem solving and scalable product

## Education

### Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Nile University of Nigeria (2024-10 – 2028-07)
CGPA: 4.97/5.00. Valedictorian (best graduating student), Class of 2024. Scored in top 0.4% on nationwide university matriculation exam. Won 6 awards including best in Mathematics and Computer Science.

### High School Diploma, Model Secondary School, Abuja (2021-11 – 2024-07)
• Best graduating student, Class of 2024 • Won 6 awards including best in Mathematics and Computer Science

## Projects

### QApp
Question-sharing web application for academic collaboration · Full-stack question-sharing platform built with Next.js, Cloudflare R2, and PostgreSQL. Deployed to production and used by 100+ university students for collaborative learning. Utilized Cloudflare R2 for object storage and Next.js API Routes for fast backend responses.

### Certgo
Certificate creation and sharing tool · Custom certificate maker built with React.js and SCSS allowing users to create, customize, share, and download certificates. Focused on clean UI and smooth user experience for certificate generation.

## Skills

Cloudflare R2, Webhooks, Full-Stack Development, Systems Design, Node.js, Data Structures, PostgreSQL, SQL, TypeScript, Next.js, Git, Engineering, Software Testing, Express.js, Supabase, Zod, Monorepo, React Native, Redux.js, NativeBase, Front-End Development, JavaScript, Web Development, React.js, C, Python, HTML, CSS, Expo, TailwindCSS, SCSS, Vercel, Linear

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