💡 I design and build reliable, scalable, and high-performance products. I specialize in backend and client-side development, cloud infrastructure, microservices, and leading engineering teams to ship impactful products efficiently.

🔧 I enjoy creating clean, resilient systems, improving developer experience, and building software that drives business results.

• ~10 years experience building full-stack products at scale
• Led engineering teams delivering high-impact features and products
• Built architectures serving thousands of active users
• Contributor to multiple npm packages & WordPress plugins, and more
• Experienced across multiple tech ecosystems globally

• react-native-woocommerce-api — React Native wrapper for WooCommerce REST API
• blurry-check — Image quality detection utility
• and more…

• Caldera Forms + Paystack Integration — Adds Paystack payments to Caldera forms
• Upload Add-on for WooCommerce — File uploads within WooCommerce product pages
• and more…

• Designed and deployed scalable full-stack architectures powering real-world products
• Led API, database, microservices, and client-side architecture planning
• Built CI/CD pipelines and managed cloud infrastructure for production-grade systems
• Improved performance, reliability, and scalability across multiple systems
• Led high-performing engineering teams delivering tangible product impact

Tech: TypeScript, JavaScript, NextJS, NestJS, React, React Native, ExpressJS, Java, Spring Boot, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Docker, AWS, Jest

• Co-founded Idenva — Digital identity verification platform for modern SaaS products
• Built product features end-to-end, from backend services to frontend interfaces, enabling seamless verification experiences for users

• 🔗 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/james-ugbanu
• 📧 Email: jamesugbanu@gmail.com

⭐ If you find my work useful, feel free to star my repositories or reach out for collaboration!