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Folau Kaveinga

Software Engineer

  • Employment Status : currently Employeed
  • Employer : Datappraise
  • Open for new work : Not at the moment
  • Coding Site : lovemesomecoding.com

About me

PROFESSIONAL PATH

I'm a software engineer with over 14 years of experience building full-stack applications, cloud infrastructure, and scalable APIs. I've been a founding engineer at a health-tech startup, led development of a SaaS platform from the ground up, and shipped production systems across insurance, real estate, and enterprise domains.

My core stack is Java/Spring Boot or Python/FastAPI/Flask, React, and AWS, but I'm comfortable picking up whatever the problem demands — from Python and Kafka to Terraform and Elasticsearch. I care most about writing clean, reliable software that solves real problems and shipping it fast.

Technical Skills

Programming Languages

Databases(Data Store)

GraphQL

Frameworks

Spring(Java backend) - Spring Boot, Spring Data(JPA), Spring Security, Spring Rest, Testing, etc

Flask(Python backend) - Rest API

FastApi(Python backend) - Rest API

Laravel(PHP backend) - Rest API

React(Javascript frontend) - Typescript, Routes, Components, etc

Angular(Javascript frontend) - Typescript, Routes, Components, etc

jQuery(Javascript frontend) - DOM Manipulation, Effects and Animations, Event Handling, etc

Wordpress(PHP backend)

Cloud

AWS - EC2, ECS, ECR, Route53, Lambda, Codepipeline, CodeCommit, SQS, SNS, SES, VPC, RDS, Secrets Manager, DynamoDB, etc

Google Firebase - Authentication, Database, Storage, etc

Tools

CI/CD Pipelines - Github Actions -> AWS ecr -> AWS ecs - Github Actions -> AWS lambda - AWS codebuild -> AWS ecr -> AWS ecs

Git - Github, Bitbucket, CodeCommit

Build Tools - Maven - Gradle

Operating System - Unix, Linux, and Windows

IDE - Visual Studio Code, PyCharm, Intellij, Eclipse, etc

API Documentation - Swagger, Postman

Project Management - Jira, Trello, Miro

Diagramming Software - Lucid, Draw.io, Miro

Testing Tools - Postman, jMeter, Selenium, Mockito, Rest-Assured

Others

API - Design, Implementation, Testing, Deployment, Maintenanace, etc

Third Party API - Stripe, Authorize.net, Plaid, Marqeta, AWS, Lob, etc

Fullstack Application - Frontend, Backend, Deployment, Maintenance, etc

Website(Static) - Design, Create, Host, Maintain

Wordpress - Design, Create, Host, Maintain

HTML Emails - Design, Create, Maintain

Portfolio

MY WORK
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Work Experience

JOBS

Lead Software Engineer

Datappraise
March 2022 - Present

Led full-stack development of Datappraise Web, a cloud-based SaaS property database and reporting platform for commercial real estate appraisers.

Architected the core property database engine supporting advanced search, map-based queries, bulk Excel import, and peer-to-peer comp sharing across appraisal communities.

Developed report writer, comparable write-up, client management, and jobs tracking features, enabling appraisers to generate instant write-ups and manage engagements from the browser.

Owned the full development lifecycle from requirements through deployment, shipping frequent releases while maintaining high availability for a multi-tenant application.


Development tools, stack, and APIs
  • Java, Spring Boot
  • React
  • PostgreSQL, Snowflake
  • Elasticsearch
  • Python
  • OAuth2
  • Kafka, Microservices
  • AWS (Lambda, ECS, RDS, CloudWatch, etc.)
  • Docker
  • CI/CD Pipeline
  • Terraform

Sr Software Engineer | Founding Engineer

Sidecar Health
February 2018 - March 2022

Joined as a founding engineer and helped build the core insurance platform from the ground up, scaling the backend from zero to serving thousands of active members.

Led the architecture and development of backend APIs powering mobile and web applications, including claims processing, member enrollment, and benefits management.

Managed and optimized AWS infrastructure and microservices, achieving high availability and reducing operational costs through ECS containerization and auto-scaling.

Integrated third-party payment and financial APIs (Stripe, Plaid, Marqeta) to power a proprietary virtual card payment system for medical claims.


Development tools, stack, and APIs
  • Java, Spring Boot
  • Hibernate/JPA
  • MySQL
  • Elasticsearch, Redis
  • React
  • AWS (ECS, Lambda, CodePipeline, SNS, SQS, RDS, Route 53)

Full Stack Software Engineer

Columbus Technologies
June 2014 - February 2018

Design, develop, and maintain backend and frontend applications.

Design and implement API, backend code base, and database architecture.

Lead development team in defining project scope, budget, and target deadlines.

Software developed: resume system, recruiting system, doc50, and local intranet system.


Development tools, stack, and APIs
  • Java, Spring, Spring Boot
  • JPA, Hibernate
  • SQL
  • Angular, JSP, Thymeleaf
  • PHP
  • AWS (EC2, RDS, SQS, Lambda, Route 53)
  • Python
  • Red Hat

Software Engineer

DealerSocket
January 2014 - June 2014

Develop new applications to meet agreed specifications.

Analyze and maintain current applications and processes.

Modify existing software to correct errors and improve the quality, reliability, productivity and performance of the application.


Development tools, stack, and APIs
  • C#, .NET Core, .NET Framework
  • API (REST, SOAP)
  • SQL

Full Stack Software Developer

EIS - BYU Hawaii
January 2012 - December 2013

Provide solutions for high demand software needs of the University.

Agile Method, Teamwork, Pair programming skills, Software testing, and Code review.

Meet with customers, analyze requirements, build, test, deploy, and maintain systems.

Software developed: online exam system, timecard system, and note taking system.


Development tools, stack, and APIs
  • Java, Spring, JSP
  • Hibernate
  • AWS
  • SQL, MySQL
  • jQuery, HTML, CSS

Education

ACADEMIC CAREER

BACHELOR DEGREE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

BYU HAWAII - SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING(2011-2013)
GRADUATED IN DECEMBER 2013(2 YEARS)

COURSES ON COMPUTER SCIENCE

CAMINO COLLEGE(2009-2011)
TRANSFERRED IN DECEMBER 2011(2 YEARS)