My name is Bulama Yusuf. I have more than 5 years experience as a solution architect. Another way to put it is: I am a tech professional that actually understands business.
I’ve helped businesses transform by critically examining their needs and designing viable technical solutions that meet those needs.
I design and implement cloud solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and AWS. If you are interested in engaging a solution architect then please get in touch.
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Most Recent Projects
BAM – Oct. 2022 – Jan. 2023
App for SMEs to notify staff of customer payments gotten on a central device via SMS..
- Architected the backend for very high throughput using a microservices and messaging which cut owner to staff communication from an average of 12 seconds to 1 second.
- Carried out a range of roles including backend development with SpringBoot & Docker, Android app dev., Flutter app dev., modelled the database and implemented with MySQL.
MySQL, SpringBoot, RabbitMQ, Docker, Java,Android, Flutter,RESTful APIs.
TB STARR – Feb. 2020 – Sep. 2022
A platform for Tuberculosis screening, testing, analysis, and reporting.
- Made communication fluid across technical & non-technical teams by conducting 3 stakeholder workshops in order to document needs and map them to technology.
- Modernised the architecture into microservices on AWS which improved performance by 45%.
Agile, Project Mgt., AWS, Microservices, Docker, Android, iOS, NodeJS, MongoDB, JavaEE, Linux.
Zakatify – Dec. 2018 – Feb. 2021
An innovative charitable-donations app with users in 39 countries.
- Led the development of Zakatify with more than £51,000 in charitable donations by influencing business decisions and coordinating communication between Zakatify’s leadership & it’s key technical partners (PayPal & PayPal Giving Fund).
Agile Product Management, Communication, GCP, API, Docker, MySQL, Payments, Data Modelling.
The Carbon Almanac – Oct. 2021 – Jul. 2022
An almanac about facts about our climate and the threats ahead.
- Led a team of 4 people to build the core web infrastructure. Liaised with a community of 300 people across 90 countries to document requirements for different sub-projects.
Communication, Project Management, Linux Scripting, Web Server Management, Javascript.
What it’s like working with Bulama
Conference/Talks
- Get Strategic With Your Software Development Career
I gave the welcome address at the Google I/O Extended … Read more - How to Use the Backend for Frontend (BFF) Pattern in Your Mobile Application Architecture
This article is a summary of my presentation at the O’Reilly Software Architecture … Read more - O’Reilly Software Architecture Conference 2016I was in New York on the 12th of April … Read more
- How we built an election report-casting app!We had always wanted to build something relevant for elections … Read more
Courses
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Basic Linux for Cloud Computing
This goal of this course is to expose non-linux users to Linux. The course aims to give you the fundamentals in working with Linux. Though the word basic is in the name of the course, what is covers will give you up to 60% of all you need to know in using Linux day to…
Articles
- AI Development: A Developer’s Perspective
AI, ChatGPT, and LLMs have become common sayings and since … Read more - The Importance of Software Design
After being in the software development space for a while … Read more - Size Matters in Software Development
“Size was the single most important factor in the resolution … Read more - Attention, Distractions, and Context Switching
“Anything you focus on will flourish” The information age has … Read more - The Importance Of Communication For Software Development Teams
The word communication gets thrown around a lot in the … Read more - Software Deterioration
I recently downloaded a software tool to help me complete … Read more