Where I have worked
Six roles since 2019, several of them overlapping. Each one states its nature so the timeline reads honestly.
Lead Backend Developer
Colisgo
Part-timeI designed and built the entire backend architecture of the Colisgo ecosystem — mobile apps for Android and iOS, the web platform and the administration dashboard — and I run the hosting server it all depends on.
- Designed the backend architecture serving three clients at once: mobile (Android/iOS), web and admin dashboard.
- Deployed and maintained the hosting server, from provisioning to day-to-day operations.
- Defined the API contract shared by every client of the ecosystem.
- Node.js
- Express.js
- MongoDB
- Next.js
- Flutter
- Docker
- Linux
CTO & Co-founder
AfreeLink
Co-founderCo-founder and technical lead of AfreeLink, a pan-African freelance platform. I took the product from modelling to production: architecture, implementation and deployment of the public site and the application.
- Full technical ownership: modelling, architecture, implementation and delivery of the ecosystem.
- Shipped and operate two production surfaces — the public site and the web application.
- Self-hosted infrastructure on Nginx / Ubuntu that I provision and maintain.
- Node.js
- Vite
- React
- MongoDB
- Nginx
- Ubuntu
Full Stack Developer
NumRise
FreelanceFreelance delivery of three production client projects, from build to deployment.
- Delivered Complexe MUNDI — hotel, sport and seminar venue in Yaoundé.
- Delivered Andylix — a platform connecting craftspeople with clients.
- Delivered Patrimony Life Financial — a life-insurance site for the Canadian market.
- Next.js
- React
- Vite
- Node.js
- Bootstrap
IT Specialist / Web & Desktop Developer
Saveurs du Monde
Full-timeSole technical resource of the company: I built its websites, developed the desktop management software, and ran the entire IT estate.
- Built and maintained the company websites, including saveursdumonde.cm and saveursducameroun.com.
- Developed desktop management applications, notably the point-of-sale system.
- Ran the full IT estate: equipment, systems and day-to-day maintenance.
- Managed the Facebook and Instagram presence of the company and its festival.
- WordPress
- PHP
- C#
- MySQL
- Meta Business Suite
IT Specialist / Trainer
OneClick — Académie du Digital
EmployeeRan the organisation's IT unit and taught office automation and programming.
- Managed and maintained the whole IT unit of the organisation.
- Taught programming — HTML, PHP, C# — and office automation.
- HTML
- PHP
- C#
Junior Web Developer
Orelex Tech
EmployeeWhere it started: writing modules inside larger applications and testing my colleagues' code.
- Wrote modules for the company's larger applications.
- Ran integration tests on modules written by colleagues.
- Kept the company's equipment operational.
- JavaScript
- PHP
- MySQL
Education
Professional Bachelor's in Management Computing
ISTAG
Top of the class
Higher Technician's Certificate — Information Systems Management
ISTAG
Second nationally
GCE A'Level — Science
AMASIA Bilingual High School
First-aid certificate
Croix-Rouge Cameroun
Languages
- French · Native
- English · Fluent
Let's build something reliable
Tell me about the system you need. I read every message.
Email
jeffreychoguen@colisgo.org
Location
Yaoundé, Cameroon · remote
Languages
French · English