Description

I work with banks on architecture, integrations, and core banking implementations. I'm also exploring where AI and LLM can solve real banking problems — not as a trend, but where it actually makes sense.

Languages

English
Native or bilingual
French
Fluent
Romanian
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Remote only

Primarily works remotely

Bridge Bank Ivory Coast
Independent Technical Consultant
May 2025 - May 2026 (1 year)
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
• • Providing independent fintech consulting for a regulated West African bank — advisory and hands-on support for backend architecture, API integrations, and digital banking configuration
• • Delivering technical guidance on core banking best practices, customisation strategies, and integration with third-party financial systems
• • Operating as a trusted technical partner to a banking client in a fully remote, autonomous capacity
MCB Consulting
Infinity Lead Technical Architect
September 2022 - April 2025 (2 years and 7 months)
• • Led end-to-end technical architecture for digital banking platforms across regulated West African banking clients
• • Managed and mentored a team of engineers through full implementation lifecycle — planning, development, testing, go-live, and post-production support
• • Led Infinity R24 implementation for Bridge Bank Ivory Coast (Aug 2023 – May 2024) and Infinity R21 for Bridge Bank Senegal (Sep 2022 – Jul 2023) — both delivered on schedule
• • Oversaw API integrations between digital banking layer and core banking backend, ensuring accurate payment flows and treasury connectivity
• • Provided post go-live support and stabilisation for both Bridge Bank Senegal and Ivory Coast
• • Ensured compliance with local banking regulations and safeguarding requirements across all implementations
• • Delivered hands-on technical training to client bank development teams, improving capability and reducing dependency
Temenos — Retail Web & Mobile
Principal Software Engineer
June 2020 - July 2022 (2 years and 1 month)
Part of the team developing Internet banking and Mobile Banking application.
Responsible for the backend development of rest APIs using Java and Temenos Fabric. Working on frontend development using Visuailzer and Javascript.