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Ofonime

Usoro

A seasoned Backend Engineer with over 7 years of experience in building scalable web applications and robust REST APIs. Currently based in Berlin, he has contributed to high-impact teams at companies like OneFootball, HelloFresh, and Atlas Money, working across diverse domains including live sports coverage, food tech, and fintech. His tech stack includes NodeJS, Go, Python, Kubernetes, Docker, RabbitMQ, and AWS, with hands-on experience in microservices architecture and cloud infrastructure using Terraform and GCP. Ofonime is known for his dedication to continuous improvement, cross-functional collaboration, and leading product teams to deliver results with precision and speed.

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Part of 78 admissions from 4,340 applications

Our latest summer batch had an acceptance rate of just 1.79%.
Out of 4,340 applications, 1,982 were manually pre-screened, 588 were interviewed, and 211 were given a take-home project to assess critical skills like market research, lead generation, multi-channel outreach, and cold-calling. These projects are designed to identify top talent capable of excelling in real-world scenarios. Ultimately, only 78 candidates made it into our active talent pool.

Candidate Highlights:

Backend Engineer with over 7 years of experience building scalable backend systems across tech, fintech, and media industries. Currently at OneFootball, he works with technologies like Node.js, Go, Python, Kubernetes, and AWS to support global sports coverage at scale. Previously at HelloFresh, he contributed to high-traffic services across 14 markets, leveraging Kafka, RabbitMQ, Docker, and Terraform. He brings strong expertise in microservices, cloud infrastructure, and performance optimization, with additional experience in frontend collaboration using ReactJS and managing data with PostgreSQL and GCP. Ofonime is passionate about developer productivity, clean architecture, and continuous improvement.

Our take:

Ofonime Francis Usoro is an excellent fit for this backend role based on both technical expertise and relevant experience. He brings over 7 years of hands-on backend engineering experience, most recently working with Python and Go at OneFootball and HelloFresh—satisfying the must-have requirement of Python and a statically typed language. He has deep experience building and consuming RESTful APIs, designing asynchronous systems using RabbitMQ and Kafka, and working with relational databases like PostgreSQL, which aligns directly with the role’s core needs. Ofonime is also highly proficient with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP) and Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform, making him well-prepared to operate in scalable SaaS environments. His experience spans both startup and scale-up settings, and he’s worked on systems covering user management, authentication, and back-office features, positioning him as a strong contributor to the platform's backend development.

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