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Elkanah Kindness

Backend Engineer · Nigeria · Open to Remote Roles

Profile

Backend engineer with 3+ years building production systems in Python and Django. Started from strong C fundamentals and moved into web backends, APIs, and system design. Co‑founding engineer at Proplink, a proptech marketplace, where I architect and maintain backend systems that ship, scale, and stay up.

Experience & Selected Work

Co‑Founding Backend Engineer — Proplink

Proptech marketplace connecting property buyers, sellers, and agents.

  • Architected the entire backend from scratch, including listings, search, user roles and authorization, and REST API design.
  • Defined core data models and database schema on top of PostgreSQL.
  • Built APIs for consumption by internal and third‑party clients.
  • Sole system architect for backend services in a private, in‑progress codebase.

Backend Engineer — FUNAIConnect

Campus information platform serving the FUNAI university community.

  • Built and shipped the platform end‑to‑end: events, announcements, academic updates, and student‑life content in one place.
  • Implemented the initial version using Python, Flask, and SQLite; deployed on PythonAnywhere as a PWA.
  • Currently rebuilding V2 with a Django REST Framework API and a separate React client.

Live: http://elkanah.pythonanywhere.com
Backend Source (V2): https://github.com/ELKINDMAN/connect_v2_BE

Backend Engineer — Brandvoice

Invoice generation utility built for real‑world use.

  • Implemented a reliable invoice generation pipeline in Python.
  • Focused on clean CLI ergonomics and minimal dependencies.
  • Generates ready‑to‑use documents via PDF output.

Source: https://github.com/ELKINDMAN/Brandvoice

Backend Engineer — OminiCopy

REST API for managing copywriting campaigns.

  • Designed and implemented a modular Flask‑based REST API.
  • Modeled multi‑channel copywriting workflows using structured JSON payloads.
  • Built for consumption by frontends or external third‑party clients.

Source: https://github.com/ELKINDMAN/ominiCopy

Skills

Languages & Core

  • Python (primary)
  • C (foundational)
  • SQL

Frameworks & Libraries

  • Django / Django REST Framework (DRF)
  • Flask
  • SQLAlchemy

Databases

  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • SQLite

Backend & API Design

  • REST API design and implementation
  • Authentication and authorization patterns
  • Data modeling and schema design

Tools & Platforms

  • Linux
  • Git, GitHub
  • PythonAnywhere

Contact

Open to remote backend engineering roles worldwide.