ICC
An internal platform for Outdoor Advertising Operations Platform for Arith&Paul Ltd.
Laravel · Filament · Svelte 5 · Inertia.js · MySQL · Redis · Pest · GitHub Actions · AWS
Software engineer · Kaduna, NG
Hilary Okoh
I build tools that are user-friendly, simple, and delightful — across AgroTech, FinTech, and EduTech.
Hire me as your Swiss Army Knife for web applications.
7+
Years of Experience
15+
Projects
100%
Client Satisfaction
01 — Selected work
Featured projects
Kad-Adalci
HiiL Justice Advise Tool — Kaduna Community Justice Platform 2026
Laravel · Laravel Nova · Next.js · MySQL · BulkSMS · GitHub Actions · AWS (EC2, S3, CloudFront)
Capitedge
Investor & Lending Platform for Capitedge Ltd.
Laravel · Svelte 5 · Inertia.js · MySQL · Paystack · Pest · GitHub Actions · AWS
SlipMail
An internal platform that automates monthly payslip distribution for hundreds of staff, with CSV bulk onboarding, signed email verification, queue-based PDF generation, and password-protected delivery.
Laravel · Svelte 5 · Inertia.js · MySQL · Redis · Python · GitHub Actions · AWS
HiiL Spring Guidelines
A bilingual (English/Hausa) documentation platform for farmer–herder land conflict resolution guidelines across Kaduna, Benue, Katsina, and Plateau States, with subdomain multi-tenancy and CMS-driven content.
Next.js 16 · React 19 · Sanity CMS · TypeScript · Tailwind CSS · Vercel
SchoolMo
A school management platform for CBT, results management, fee collection, and administrative dashboards — used by institutions across Nigeria.
SvelteKit · React · Laravel · MySQL · AWS RDS · Digital Ocean · Vercel
Ranch ID
A livestock management system that helps ranchers manage their livestock, sales, and other ranch activities.
Next.js · SvelteKit · Laravel · Tailwind CSS · Digital Ocean · AWS S3 · Vercel
Printivo Merch Store
An e-commerce platform that allows users to create and sell custom merchandise.
Next.js · Tailwind CSS · Node.js
02 — Career
Experience
Senior Software Engineer
- Architected and delivered end-to-end features across React/Svelte frontends and Node/Express backends for AI-driven monitoring products.
- Designed domain data models and RESTful APIs with pagination, caching, and indexing to improve throughput and reduce query latency.
- Built ingestion pipelines and reporting services integrating NLP/AI outputs with structured logging and audit-friendly records.
- Owned CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure; introduced health checks, metrics, and alerting for observability and incident response.
Full Stack Engineer
- Delivered end-to-end features across React/Next.js frontends and Node.js/Laravel backends for open-source Web3 projects.
- Designed APIs, data models, and application workflows enabling secure interaction between decentralized frontends and backend services.
- Reviewed and merged community contributions; mentored contributors on architecture, performance, and secure coding practices.
Senior Full Stack Developer
- Redesigned the platform UI using SvelteKit and React; delivered features for CBT, results management, fee collection, and admin dashboards.
- Enhanced fee collection with an internal reconciliation tool, saving up to 40% on costs.
- Designed backend services for authentication, reporting, and operational tooling with secure APIs for staff, lecturers, and students.
- Improved system reliability and performance through monitoring, preventive maintenance, and database optimization.
Lead Developer
- Architected full-stack solutions using Laravel, Node.js, and React; owned features from system design through production rollout.
- Led a team of 3 engineers through sprint planning, technical reviews, mentorship, and delivery accountability.
- Managed AWS (EC2, RDS, S3) and Digital Ocean infrastructure with Docker-based workflows and CI/CD for repeatable releases.
- Hardened security posture through access control, dependency updates, and vulnerability remediation.
Full Stack Developer
- Built a SvelteKit frontend and Fastify backend; designed APIs and managed SQL/NoSQL data stores.
- Integrated AfricaTalking USSD API for real-world payments and notifications; team placed Top 10.
- Contributed to requirements analysis, rapid prototyping, and demo delivery under tight timelines.
Senior Full Stack Developer
- Developed secure web applications for staff verification, transcripts, and certificate validation.
- Implemented data digitization pipelines and admin tooling; collaborated on a centralized examination portal.
- Worked across PHP, Node, MySQL, and Express with an emphasis on data consistency, access control, and system availability.
Lead Frontend Developer
- Improved codebase for faster load speed.
- Used Jira as a platform to quickly track tasks and rectify front-end-related issues.
- Fixed bugs in the codebase
- Performed code reviews of Junior Frontend Dev and merged pull requests
- Implemented a feature for users to buy multiple items in merchstore.printivo.com
- Worked with product managers to improve user experience in applications
Frontend Developer
- Development and Deployment of Web App.
- Translating Figma designs to web pages using ReactJS.
- Produced websites compatible with multiple browsers.
- Researched emerging web technologies and trends for possible incorporation into sites.
- Teamed on user-centric design strategy in translation of UX and business requirements into coded solutions.
Full Stack Developer
- Development and deployment of Web App with Svelte.
- Design, development, and deployment of blog.
- Participated in each step of the product development process from design to development.
- Reviewed code, debugged problems, and corrected issues.
- Provided software application engineering and maintenance for development lifecycle.
- Managed development milestones from initial steps through final delivery.
- Tuned systems to boost performance.
- Increased interactions by 80%.
03 — Learning