Software development has progressed over the years, making it possible for individuals to contribute to the codebase of some of their favourite companies. Open-source has helped companies improve and also fix certain issues because of the community of open-source developers who contribute daily to their code.
Flutterwave has benefited greatly from different software developers who have contributed to our codebase over the years. This year, we decided to publicly appreciate some of these developers who have continually used their skills to make our platform better. Our Developer Experience team helped us select these awesome software developers who are from 2 continents and 3 countries.
Meet our Star Contributors:
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Britone Mwasaru – @bmwasaru
Britone Mwasaru is a freelance software developer based in Mombasa, Kenya. As a software developer, Britone is all about solving problems. He has spent a lot of time building communities and supporting coding outreach programs across the coastal region of Kenya.
Britone contributed to our Python SDK, you can view the repository here.
Akinlua Bolamigbe – @alob-mtc
Akinlua is a software engineer at MyCareBuddy, he is based in Lagos, Nigeria. He is mostly focused on backend engineering and DevOps. He is also an Open Source contributor who loves writing JavaScript and Golang. At MyCareBuddy, he designs systems that help provide mental health services to users in a very accessible and affordable way. Akinlua is also a member of Roundtrip Afrika.
Akinlua contributed to the creation of the NodeJS library of the 3rd version of our payment APIs, you can have a look at it here.
Ezekiel Oladejo – @iamwebwiz
Ezekiel is a Full-Stack Software Developer at Nomore ApS, he is based in Lagos, Nigeria. He is a seasoned developer with over 7 years of experience building commercial software solutions for small, medium, and enterprise businesses. He is an avid learner, self-starter, self-motivating, and loves to mentor budding developers to reach their potentials.
Just like Akinlua, Ezekiel also contributed to the creation of the NodeJS library of the 3rd version of our payment APIs, you can have a look at it here.
Chun-Sheng Peter Li – @peter279k
Peter is an Associate Engineer at Industrial Technology Research Institute in Taiwan. He describes himself as a PHP developer, JavaScript developer, Python beginner, open source contributor on GitHub and LaravelConf Taiwan member. His English posts are available on dev.to/peter279k and traditional Chinese posts are available on his personal blog.
Peter contributed to our PHP SDK, you can view the repository here.
Michael Ashefor – @ashefor
Michael currently leads the Frontend team at CreditWallet, he works out of Lagos, Nigeria.
With a Computer Engineering degree from the University of Lagos, he is currently enjoying working and solving problems through technology. When he’s not busy with work, he loves to see movies and hang out with friends.
Michael contributed to our Angular 4 library, you can view the repository here.
Somtochukwu Medua-Ugeh – @SomtoUgeh
Somto is a Frontend Developer at Aella App Limited, he works out of Lagos, Nigeria. He has over 2 years of experience working in product development. He currently leads frontend efforts in building Aella’s web application. If you catch him outside of work, he’s either watching a show or thinking about where to eat! He also likes meeting new people over a cup of coffee.
Somto played a significant role in the creation of the React library for the 3rd version of our payment APIs, you can view the repository here.
These brilliant developers have played a role in the success of Flutterwave as a company, and we appreciate their kind efforts. Open source is one of the best things that has happened to software development and technology as a whole.