FREDERICK ANKAMAH
Adenta Municipality,Greater Accra Region
Summary
Backend Engineer | 9+ Years Experience
Backend Engineer with 9+ years building scalable gaming and payment systems. Experienced with iGaming APIs (SoftSwiss, BetConstruct), microservices, and event-driven architectures. Delivered reliable, high-performance services under heavy load and familiar with Web3 and blockchain concepts.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Software Engineer
Betswap.gg
01.2023 - Current
- Integrated SoftSwiss to support high player concurrency and seamless game mechanics.
- Developed smart contracts to manage bets and payouts efficiently on a peer-to-peer gaming platform.
- Built fault-tolerant payment services across multiple regions and optimized high load systems.
Senior Backend Developer
AfriLotto Systems
01.2022 - 01.2024
- Built scalable microservices and integrated BetConstruct for real-time betting operations.
- Developed a USSD lottery engine enabling any mobile phone to place bets with instant payouts.
Full Stack Developer
Changeverve
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Built a full SaaS platform in Node.js with real-time reporting and analytics dashboards.
- Architected scalable PostgreSQL data models supporting enterprise change management operations.
Software Developer
Henson Geodata
01.2017 - 01.2020
- Created APIs, real-time notification systems, and optimized MongoDB storage for geospatial tools.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Valley View University
Accra, Ghana08.2012
Skills
Architecture: Microservices, API design, event-driven systems
Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB
Payments & Integrations: Payment systems, third-party API integrations
Web3 Basics: Smart contract interaction, wallet flows
Languages & Frameworks
Backend: Node.js, TypeScript, Go (basic), Rust (basic), NestJS, Express, Fastify
Frontend: React, NextJS
Certification
AWS Certified Developer — Associate
Udacity Web + Android Nanodegrees
Timeline
Senior Software Engineer
Betswap.gg
01.2023 - Current
Senior Backend Developer
AfriLotto Systems
01.2022 - 01.2024
Full Stack Developer
Changeverve
01.2022 - 01.2023
Software Developer
Henson Geodata
01.2017 - 01.2020
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Valley View University