Derek Bullard

Software Engineer


I'm a Fullstack Software Engineer with 4.5 years of experience developing web and mobile applications in the fintech space. I have expertise in JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Kafka, Docker, Node, and Python along with others. I am always eager to learn new technologies and skills, and I value collaboration, feedback, and innovation. I believe I can bring diverse perspectives and experiences to the team, as I have worked in different domains and environments, such as CapWay- a fintech startup, AcquireCrowd- a solar energy company, and Kiva a finance non-profit.

Social

Hackathon Winner

The team focused their business model on giving formerly incarcerated, undocumented, and under-banked residents access to digital financial products and digital literacy training through a digital financial key called Fresh Start. The team proposed partnering with banks and financial institutions in a private-public-partnership model to increase banking in this niche community.

Sierra Leone Banking Project

Integrated Kafka and NestJS in developing a dynamic wallet creation - Sierra Leone and U.N. agencies is set to bring a nationwide digital identification system to the people of Sierra Leone that is designed to provide citizens with formal identity and control over their own credit information.
PR-(https://github.com/kiva/aries-key-guardian/pull/88)

Capway Microservice Integration

Utilized Typescript and Node.js to transition a traditional monolithic backend into a microservice-driven structure, enhancing API response time by 2x.

What I use

Security and Compliance

Extensive experience in delivering highly visible and complex projects, such as building federally financial and healthcare compliant software and tools within fast-paced environments.

Engineering

Expertise in programming languages (JavaScript, TypeScript, Python), frameworks & libraries (React, Angular, Node.js), and Dev Tools!

Python

Full-stack development of Python fraud and analytic tools in the Fintech space.

DevOps

Cloud & DevOps (AWS, Docker, Kubernetes), specializing in creating efficient and secure software solutions.

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