Joshua A.

Founder

ajalon • Freiberufler

Mar 2020 - Present • 6 yrs 7 mos

Partnered with clients across edtech, mobile, and AI on various projects. Delivered end-to-end digital products: requirements gathering, design input, development, testing, deployment, and optimization. Built a Nigerian edtech startup platform with nationwide reach for secondary school students preparing for exams, including study tools, practice questions, and progress tracking. Designed and built mobile applications for Android and iOS, focusing on clean UX, performance, and cross-device compatibility. Worked as an AI product builder, integrating features such as recommendations, automation, and intelligent workflows. Completed MATLAB machine learning projects involving data preprocessing, model training, evaluation, and visualization. Integrated APIs, improved performance, and ensured mobile and browser compatibility. Collaborated remotely with founders, designers, and engineers, managing timelines and communicating clearly. Skilled in JavaScript, mobile frameworks, AI tools, MATLAB, CMS, analytics, SEO, and QA. Adaptable, self-motivated, and committed to delivering scalable, user-friendly solutions on time.

Software Developer

Dobox.tv • Vollzeit

Sep 2017 - Jul 2019 • 1 yr 10 mos

Worked on two streaming projects: MusicBox24 (musicbox24.com), a music streaming website, and DoBox.tv, a home video streaming platform. Contributed to front-end development, API integration, playback features, quality assurance, and user experience improvements. Collaborated with designers, engineers, and QA teams to deliver responsive, reliable streaming experiences. For MusicBox24, built responsive pages for home, search, artist, album, playlist, and player views. Integrated playback controls, user accounts, favorites, playlists, and search filters. Connected APIs for music metadata, artwork, lyrics, and recommendations. Supported CMS tools and optimized performance through caching, lazy loading, and CDN use. For DoBox.tv, developed pages for movies, series, episodes, categories, and user dashboards. Integrated adaptive video playback, subtitles, resume watching, and watchlists. Helped implement subscription flows, payment integration, profiles, viewing history, and content filters. Improved discovery with genres, trending sections, and recommendations. Tested playback across devices and resolved buffering, subtitle, and sync issues. Across both projects, worked in agile teams, participated in code reviews, documented processes, and focused on performance, security, scalability, cross-browser compatibility, and accessibility. Helped deliver reliable, user-friendly streaming products that improved engagement and retention.

Chief Technical Officer

Pass • Vollzeit

Aug 2013 - Apr 2016 • 2 yrs 8 mos

Contributed to building an edtech startup in Nigeria, helping develop a platform with nationwide reach for secondary school students preparing for examinations. Worked closely with other co-founders, developers, and content teams to create a learning experience that was accessible, affordable, and relevant to students across regions. Supported the design and delivery of exam-focused study materials, practice questions, and revision resources. Helped improve user onboarding, engagement, and retention by making it easier for students to find subjects, take quizzes, track progress, and prepare for exams. Collaborated on product features, content structure, and platform usability, ensuring the solution met the needs of students, teachers, and parents. Assisted with scaling the platform to serve users nationwide, addressing challenges such as varying internet access, device and mobile compatibility, and diverse curricula. Contributed to testing, feedback collection, and improvement, using student and educator input to refine the product. Supported growth efforts through partnerships, outreach, and community engagement with schools and learning centers. Gained hands-on experience in edtech product development, digital learning, and building solutions for educational challenges in Nigeria. This experience strengthened my ability to build scalable digital learning solutions. The platform helped students access quality exam preparation tools regardless of location and reach more learners.