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🚀 Hi 👋, I'm Chinaka Ihechukwu Light

Welcome to my GitHub profile! I am a Software Engineer with over 7 years of experience designing and building innovative, scalable, and cloud-ready applications. My work focuses on delivering impactful solutions by blending strong technical skills with a solid understanding of business needs.

Technologies & Tools

Java Spring Boot Spring JPA NestJS Node.js TypeScript React Angular

AWS Vite Electron

Tailwind CSS GitHub Actions

🚀 About Me

  • Expertise: Proficient in Java, Spring Boot, Spring Framework, and JPA/Hibernate, Python, React, Angular, Node.js, Nest.js, TypeScript, delivering robust web and mobile experiences.
  • Cloud Architectures: Experienced in building distributed systems with AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, SNS, SQS, S3, EventBridge, VPC). GCP (PubSub, Cloud Run, Cloud Funtions, Firestore) and other cloud-native technologies.
  • Software Design & Patterns: Passionate about clean architecture, reusable components, and scalable design patterns.
  • Auth & Security: Skilled in designing centralised authentication flows with OAuth2, JWT, Pederated logins, Passport (NestJS), and role-based access control similar to AWS IAM.
  • SaaS & Enterprise Systems: Experienced in designing and implementing diverse business and productivity platforms, covering areas like customer management, commerce, and operational tools, health, finance.
  • DevOps & Automation: Familiar with GitHub Actions, Gitlab CI/CD, Jenkins, CI/CD pipelines, and backend automation.
  • Tooling & Libraries: Focused on creating npm packages, utilities, and internal libraries.

🌟 Featured Interests

  • Monorepos & Modular Architectures: Building microservices and enterprise systems with NestJS and Spring Boot.
  • Modern Frontend: Using Tailwind CSS, Vite, and Electron + React.
  • Rust: Experimenting with AWS Lambda functions and systems programming.
  • AI & Innovation: Leveraging AI to enhance product capabilities.

🏆 Projects and Highlights

  • Enterprise Java Apps: Robust systems using Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA, and REST APIs.
  • Enterprise Node.js Apps: Robust systems using Nestjs framework, Nodejs express, and REST APIs.
  • Utility Libraries: Reusable ui components and libraries for development teams.

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"I thrive on the challenge of solving complex problems and transforming them into seamless user experiences. My love for technology is matched only by my commitment to creating meaningful, innovative products"