Peter Makafan

Led backend modernization initiatives for a high-volume payment processing platform, improving API standards, transaction clearing infrastructure, fraud detection capabilities, and payment system reliability.

Key Achievements :

• Led the standardization and modernization of APIs across multiple products, migrating legacy SOAP services to RESTful APIs, significantly improving interoperability, developer experience, and third-party integrations.
• Designed, built, and published an open-source Python library for parsing Visa BASE II Clearing Transaction Files (.ctf), supporting automated transaction clearing workflows with a command-line interface, JSON summary outputs, automated PyPI releases using GitHub Actions, comprehensive pytest test coverage, and CI quality checks using Black and Flake8.
• Enhanced the Bank Identification Number (BIN) Lookup Service, increasing platform uptime by 50% while accelerating post-transaction clearing and improving fraud detection capabilities.
• Redesigned transaction clearing and settlement systems, strengthening security, scalability, and operational efficiency, resulting in a 10% improvement in transaction clearing performance.
• Developed and maintained backend services supporting both online and offline financial transaction processing, ensuring high availability, business continuity, and reliable payment processing.
• Designed scalable microservices and REST APIs capable of supporting high transaction volumes with strong reliability, maintainability, and fault tolerance.
• Implemented modern CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and engineering best practices to improve software quality, deployment confidence, and development efficiency.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable payment solutions while mentoring engineers and participating in architecture reviews.

Led the technical direction and delivery of a cloud-based multi-tenant FinTech platform, driving platform scalability, secure banking integrations, and the development of digital financial services.

Key Achievements :

• Served as the Technical Lead, guiding Agile development teams and scaling a multi-tenant SaaS platform by 100% within one year while improving system stability and reducing operational costs.
• Owned the complete Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), from requirements analysis and solution design to implementation, testing, deployment, and production support.
• Delivered key financial products and services, including Cash In, Bill Payment, and Deposit, enabling customers to perform secure digital financial transactions across multiple channels.
• Integrated banking systems through Site-to-Site VPN connections, providing secure API communication with multiple financial institutions and expanding the platform's financial service capabilities.
• Improved platform resilience by implementing asynchronous messaging with RabbitMQ and Amazon SQS, increasing fault tolerance and ensuring reliable transaction processing across distributed microservices.
• Designed and maintained scalable microservices-based architectures to support high availability, reliability, and continuous service delivery.
• Collaborated closely with product managers, business stakeholders, and engineering teams to prioritize features, manage technical risks, and deliver high-quality software on schedule.
• Mentored engineers, conducted architecture and code reviews, and promoted engineering best practices across the development team.

Led software engineering initiatives, established development standards, and guided cross-functional teams in delivering scalable fintech and government technology platforms.

Key Achievements :

• Led end-to-end software development, establishing engineering processes, coding standards, and delivery frameworks that improved team productivity and collaboration.
• Coordinated communication between product managers, stakeholders, and engineering teams, ensuring project alignment, timely delivery, and effective issue resolution.
• Architected and led the development of a multi-tenant SaaS Unified Collection Platform for government agencies using a microservices architecture, improving scalability, resilience, deployment speed, and team autonomy.
• Contributed to a 3% increase in POS terminal sales within 9 months by delivering a scalable digital payment and collection platform.
• Led a cross-functional engineering team in developing the Accelerex Retail Platform, delivering the product within 8 months to streamline SME operations across web, mobile, and POS channels while driving new business revenue.
• Directed the development of an Agency Banking Platform, achieving MVP readiness within 1 year and expanding financial inclusion through services including bank transfers, cash deposits, and card withdrawals.
• Designed scalable backend services and RESTful APIs to support high-volume financial transactions with a focus on reliability, maintainability, and security.
• Implemented Agile/Scrum practices, conducted code reviews, mentored engineers, and promoted engineering best practices throughout the software development lifecycle.