Sophia Iroegbu
Founding Backend Engineer at Apptalic Lab
Pasadena, California, United States
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Top SchoolSophia Iroegbu is a Founding Backend Engineer and developer advocate with six years of experience building scalable Django/Python systems, designing performant RESTful APIs, and optimizing SQL schemas to cut latency and costs. Based in Pasadena, she blends hands-on backend architecture—where her patterns halved onboarding time and supported sub-250ms responses for multiple products—with strong technical writing and content leadership that drove major blog and YouTube engagement. She has a track record of translating user feedback into clearer developer documentation and open-source community work, while also producing certification content and hosting technical podcasts. Unusually for a backend specialist, her academic background in plant pathology informs a methodical, research-driven approach to system design and developer education.
5 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Plant Pathology/Phytopathology, Bachelor's degree, Plant Pathology/Phytopathology at Michael Okpara' University of Agriculture Umudike
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Github Skills (94)
computer-science10
javascript10
gift10
open-source10
get-started9
django9
jumpstart9
raise9
jupyterlab9
user-experience9
digitalocean8
python8
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Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
Sophyia7/Sophyia7
Sep 2021 - Jul 2022
Contributions:6 commits, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
Sophyia7/hashnode-blog-backup
Mar 2022 - Jan 2025
Contributions:13 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 10 months
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