Saidi H.

About Me

I am a Backend-focused Software Engineer with 2.5+ years of professional experience designing and building secure, scalable, and production-grade APIs.

I currently work at DataBalk (South Africa), where I build backend services for multiple production products using Node.js. My expertise lies in real-time systems, financial workflows, and multi-tenant architectures.

Experience

Software Developer

DataBalk (Franschhoek, South Africa)Aug 2024 – Present

Developing and maintaining backend services for multiple production products using Node.js.

Software Developer (Contract)

CATS-NET (Tanzania)Sep 2023 – Aug 2025

Built backend systems using ASP.NET Core, including a WhatsApp-based ticketing platform and RBAC implementations.

IT Executive

Airtel (Tanzania)Dec 2023 – Aug 2024

Monitored mobile money production systems and collaborated with engineering teams on critical alerts.

Back-End Developer

iPFSoftware’s (Tanzania)Aug 2022 – Nov 2022

Built secure RESTful APIs using Node.js and automated deployment pipelines.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering

University of Dodoma, Tanzania2019 – 2023

Tech Stack

Languages
  • JavaScript (Node.js)
  • TypeScript
  • C# (ASP.NET Core)
  • SQL
Infrastructure & DB
  • PostgreSQL / MSSQL
  • MongoDB / Redis
  • Docker / AWS
  • GitHub Actions (CI/CD)
Frameworks
  • Express.js
  • Next.js
  • ASP.NET Core