Hello, I'm

Ernest Essien

Software Engineer specializing in Backend Systems & AI. Building intelligent solutions where code meets creativity.

Ernest Essien

Selected Work

MoScore

AI-driven credit intelligence and instant micro-loan platform for Africa's informal economy, scores borrowers from real Mobile Money activity and disburses/collects loans directly over WeWire's mobile money rails.

FastAPIPostgreSQLWeWireSQLAlchemyCelery

EpiScope

AI-driven platform for monitoring and predicting disease outbreaks using machine learning and RAG.

DjangoXGBoostGeminiPostgreSQL

FeverDiff AI

AI-powered differential diagnosis assistant for malaria, dengue, chikungunya, and typhoid in Ghana.

MedGemma 1.5Gemini 2.5FastAPIModal Labs

QuickQR

File sharing platform with instant QR code generation and real-time view tracking.

Next.jsFirebaseNextAuthTailwind

Hub Map GH

Ghana Tech Ecosystem Directory — The definitive community-maintained directory of co-working spaces, incubators, accelerators, and makerspaces and tech event locations.

Next.jsFirebaseGemini ProTailwind CSSLeaflet

Polling App

Real-time shareable polls with instant QR codes and live results visualization.

Next.jsSupabaseNextAuthChart.js

MedForecast

An AI-powered health prediction system that assists in identifying medical conditions based on symptom analysis and historical data.

FlaskSupabaseBootstrapPythonPostgreSQL

Experience

Software Engineer

Amalitech
Nov 2025 - PresentEast Legon, Accra
  • I'm currently building robust Java-based software systems, focusing on scalability and performance. My day-to-day involves architecting new features and refining existing products to meet evolving business needs.
  • I thrive on collaboration, working closely with fellow engineers, DevOps, and product owners. I take ownership of complex technical challenges, reducing technical debt and ensuring our systems are future-proof.

Software Engineer (Remote)

ABCD Systems Limited
Jan 2025 - December 2025East Legon, Accra
  • During my time here, I took charge of backend performance, developing scalable web applications using Laravel and Vue. I was responsible for over 12 critical APIs that powered our core services.
  • I loved the agile environment, where I actively contributed to code reviews and drove feature delivery. It was here that I really honed my skills in structured GitHub workflows and collaborative development.

Software Engineering Intern

Orcons Systems
Oct 2024 - Jan 2025Mile 7, Accra
  • This is where my journey really began. I built personal and collaborative web apps with PHP and JavaScript, focusing on writing clean, modular code that scales.
  • I also managed web servers, ensuring high uptime and reliability. It was a deep dive into the devops side of things, teaching me the importance of version control and continuous integration in real-world projects.

Education

BSC. Computer Engineering

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Jan 2021 - Nov 2025Kumasi, Ghana

ALX Software Engineering

ALX Foundations
Jan 2023 - Jul 2024Remote

AWS RE/START

Amalitech
Mar 2025 - Jul 2025Remote

Skills

Frontend

HTML & CSSJavascriptReact

Backend

LaravelPythonDjangoJava

Database

SQLMongoDB

Tools

GitAI

Writing

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Medium6 min read

Why Ghanaian Online Stores Are Losing Sales to Lag

An experiment comparing hosting your ecommerce sites on Accra servers (HostAfrica) or overseas ones, with real test metrics

Webhosting ServiceEcommerceBlog
Sep 22, 2026Read on Medium
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How We Built Reef: A Production Incident Agent with Coral, Sentry Webhooks, and Slack

An inside look at building an automated production incident investigation agent using Coral, Sentry webhooks, and Slack.

AI/MLDevOpsCoralSentry
Aug 15, 2026Read on DEV.to
Medium5 min read

We gave an AI a memory. Then we used it to help people who are losing theirs.

How we built an AI system with long-term persistent memory to assist individuals dealing with memory loss and cognitive decline.

AI/MLHealthcareMemoryLLMs
Aug 10, 2026Read on Medium

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