David Akinmade
Arlington,TX
Summary
Software Engineering graduate with strong foundations in backend development, systems programming, and performance optimization. Experienced designing event-driven architectures and scalable backend services using C++ and Java. Skilled in REST API development, debugging complex systems, and diagnosing performance issues across Linux and Windows environments. Interested in distributed systems, scalable backend infrastructure, and high-performance systems at scale.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Capstone Project
Motion X
Arlington, TX
08.2024 - 04.2025
• Designed and implemented a real-time event-driven backend system using C++ with performance-critical components.
• Integrated external hardware inputs and sensor data to support reliable system interaction with physical devices.
• Diagnosed runtime and performance bottlenecks using system logs and debugging tools across Linux and Windows environments.
• Optimized execution pipelines and event processing to improve response time and system reliability.
• Applied modular and object-oriented design principles to build scalable and maintainable systems.
Web Developer/Database Manager
King's Place
Grand Prairie, TX
05.2024 - 08.2024
• Developed backend services and REST APIs supporting production web applications and system integrations.
• Investigated system errors using logs and monitoring tools to diagnose root causes.
• Optimized database queries and backend workflows to improve application performance.
• Troubleshot Linux-based hosting environments and resolved deployment issues.
• Collaborated with stakeholders to deliver reliable technical solutions.
Education
Bachelor Of Science - Software Engineering
The University of Texas At Arlington
Arlington, TX05-2025
Associate Of Science - Computer Science
Dallas Community College
Dallas, TX12-2021
Skills
Programming Languages
C, C, Python, Java, C#
Backend & Microservices
REST APIs, backend service architecture, microservices fundamentals, API integration
Systems Programming
Multithreading fundamentals, concurrency concepts, event-driven systems, memory management, performance optimization
Databases
SQL fundamentals, relational database concepts
Systems & Platforms
Linux, Unix-based systems, Windows
Tools
Git, GitHub, Postman, Visual Studio, debugging tools
Software Engineering Concepts
Object-oriented design, debugging, performance tuning, data structures & algorithms
Timeline
Capstone Project
Motion X
08.2024 - 04.2025
Web Developer/Database Manager
King's Place
05.2024 - 08.2024
Bachelor Of Science - Software Engineering
The University of Texas At Arlington
Associate Of Science - Computer Science
Dallas Community College