Skills
Scala (ZIO, Cats, Akka, com-lihaoyi)
Python (Fast-API)
Rust (Axum, Serder, Clap, Actix)
Typescript (Bun, Deno)
Docker, Linux, DigitalOcean, Git, Github Actions,Postgres, SQL
Professional Experience
OSS Contributor

Regularly contributing to Open Source Software. I have made contribution to Identus, Reflex, ZIO-Quickstarts and others. See section under OSS contributions

01/2024 – Present

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Morgan Stanley, Remote — Contingent Software Engineer
  • •Worked as part of global team to maintain and develop backend systems .
    • 04/2021 – 01/2023Accra, Ghana
  • •Built and maintained Backfiller applications using Scala and Optimus/​DAL (Internal proprietary tools).
  • •Improved performance of existing backfillers used in Trading platforms and Market Data platforms
    • Turntabl Software Agency, Accra
  • •Engaged as a Software Engineer in Institutional Technology (Credit
    • 01/2021 – 05/2023

    Default Swap) at Morgan Stanley to help maintain their backend systems

  • •Worked as part of a team that built a real-time Trading System with Postgres, Spring Boot & Angular internally for in - house competition
  • •Worked as part of a team that built Background checks automation App.
  • •Used Google App Scripts and Airtable to automate screening process for new employees

    • Codetrain software school, Accra

    Mentorship volunteer for trainee software developers
  • •Worked with Teaching Fellow to mentor upcoming students in web development.
    • 12/2019 – 09/2021
  • •Assisted Trainee developers to build/​complete projects for their demo days (events which demonstrate projects they’ve build to potential employers and public). Aided in the learning and development

    • World Trade Centre, Accra

    Web Developer

    Worked with developer team, carrying out ad-hoc tasks as requested by

    12/2018 – 05/2019

    the Managing-Director. Co-developed company website using Javascript.

    Projects

    OSS contributions

    Identus Cloud Agent for Cardano Block Chain

    Keyrunes - modern, attribute-aware access control engine written in Rust

    ZIO-Quickstarts

    Projects

    Task Management System⁠- Python, Fast-API

    A simple task management project using fastapi, peewee,

    repository pattern

    A FastAPI-based service for uploading, transforming, and downloading CSV files with

    customizable transformation rules.

    URL Shortener ⁠— Typescript, Bun

    US service given a URL creates an alias with a shorter length,

    clicks the alias and redirects you to the original URL

    Certifications

    Please note Saile Walderbs is an anagram of my name.

    Akka Basics Scala⁠

    LightBend/ Akka

    Knowledge & Understanding of defining actor behaviors, actor communication, managing actor state and creating child actors in Akka using Scala.

    Actor Fundamentals⁠

    LightBend / Akka (Akkademy.akka.io)

    Knowledge & Understanding of the fundamental concepts of the actor model and Akka.