Amarachi Ashley Okeke

Software Engineer // full-stack web apps // network automation

Open to 2027 graduate roles

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01 about

I'm a final-year BSc Software Engineering student at the University of Portsmouth (predicted First, graduating July 2027).

I spent my placement year on the university's Computer Networks team, working on live campus infrastructure: leading Cisco firmware upgrades, writing automation scripts in SolarWinds and helping migrate buildings from Layer 2 to Layer 3 without downtime.

Before that I was a backend intern at a payments company in Lagos. Today I build full-stack web apps with Node.js, Express and PostgreSQL, and I enjoy work that sits between code and infrastructure.

  • 1yrnetworks placement
  • 8+campus sites upgraded
  • 10+fixes shipped a week as an intern
  • 1stpredicted degree

02 experience

  1. Computer Networks Placement Student

    University of Portsmouth · 2025–2026
    • Led firmware upgrades across Cisco Catalyst 9200/9300 switch fleets using SolarWinds NCM, fixing TFTP transfer failures and flash storage limits.
    • Wrote SolarWinds scripts to clear recurring error logs and remove Telnet from network switches.
    • Supported live Layer 2 → Layer 3 migrations across campus buildings, including finding a crossed-fibre fault during an outage.
    • Built and installed Cisco switch stacks across 8+ sites; raised and delivered a change request for an overheating risk.

  2. Software Engineering Backend Intern

    Hotbox Technology, Lagos · 2023–2024
    • Maintained backend services handling hundreds of daily payment transactions.
    • Tested and deployed fixes for 10+ client-reported issues a week.
    • Supported POS merchants and enterprise clients with integration and transaction issues.

03 projects

final-year project · in progress

ScheduleMate Pro

A mobile-first group scheduling web app. Groups create meetings, RSVP (in person / online / can't go) and see a live attendance board. It sends push and email reminders, generates iCal invites and opens video rooms.

  • Node.js
  • Express
  • PostgreSQL
  • Vanilla JS
  • Resend
  • Daily.co
  • Render

live demo ↗

Timer Pro

A glove-friendly, offline-first race timer for events. It captures finisher IDs, ranks runners automatically with medals and shares live results with spectators.

  • Vanilla JS
  • Express
  • SQLite
  • Offline-first

analysis ↗

Air Quality in Portsmouth

Exploratory data analysis of Portsmouth air-quality readings, with charts and an interactive map.

  • R
  • tidyverse
  • ggplot2
  • leaflet

placement · internal

Network Automation

SolarWinds scripts that cleaned up recurring error logs and removed Telnet from campus switches, plus a PoE automation to power-cycle card-reader ports remotely.

  • SolarWinds NCM
  • Cisco IOS-XE
  • Scripting

04 stack

languages

  • JavaScript
  • Python
  • Java
  • SQL
  • R
  • HTML / CSS

web & backend

  • Node.js
  • Express
  • REST APIs
  • React Native / Expo

data

  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • SQLite
  • Power BI

infrastructure

  • Cisco Catalyst 9200/9300
  • SolarWinds NCM
  • TCP/IP
  • Render

tools

  • Git & GitHub
  • Figma

05 contact

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Amarachi Ashley Okeke — Software Engineer, Portsmouth UK

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email    ashleyjonathan353@gmail.com

linkedin in/amarachi-okeke

github   github.com/ankhflxh

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