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Hello There!

I’m Francis Dzikunu

Freelance Full-Stack Software Engineer based in Ghana

I believe in achievement, delivery and competence, and in shipping high-quality software on time.

Idea to Production

APIs, web, mobile and data, end to end

REST APIsNext.js
.NET Core
FlutterApache NiFi

Find Me On

  • API Development
  • Web Portals
  • Mobile Apps
  • Data Pipelines
  • Cloud & DevOps
  • AI Integration

My Specialization

Services I Provide

Five areas where I take a system from requirements to production, across the back end, the front end and the data in between.

    • React
    • Next.js
    • Node.js
    • ASP.NET Core
    • ASP.NET MVC
    • PHP

    Scalable web applications, dashboards and portals, from the database schema through to an interactive front end.

    Delivered

    • Finance reconciliation portal
    • Operations and consumption tracking portal
    • Central portal for internal Power BI reports
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StatusTaking projects

About Me

Who is Francis Dzikunu?

I turn business problems into software that works, and keeps working. APIs, web portals, mobile apps and data pipelines: I build the whole thing, end to end.

You bring the idea, or the mess. I bring clean architecture, straight answers and a habit of shipping on time.

  • 01.End to end

    Database to deployed app, handled by one engineer.

  • 02.Built to last

    Clean, scalable code your next developer will thank you for.

  • 03.On time

    Clear scope, honest updates, delivered when promised.

Career Path

Professional Experience

From IT support and vendor systems to building the APIs, portals and pipelines large organisations rely on. Employer names are withheld.

2020 – Present

Software Engineer

Corporate organisation (confidential)

  • Build and run RESTful APIs in C# .NET Core that connect internal, reporting and payment systems.
  • Ship web portals and dashboards in React, Next.js and ASP.NET Core, and mobile apps in Flutter.
  • Design Apache NiFi data pipelines that feed Power BI reporting.

2019

Cloud Solutions Intern

Technology partner

  • Helped deploy cloud solutions and onboard customers onto them.

2017 – 2019

IT Officer

Corporate organisation (confidential)

  • Built internal web apps in PHP and supported third-party vendor systems.
  • Handled VPN setup, software installation and technical support.

Selected Work

Featured Projects

Production systems I have designed and built. They are private, so they are described here rather than linked.

Web Portal

Finance Portal

Capture, verification and approval workflow for bank transactions.

  • Next.js
  • ASP.NET Core
  • MSSQL

Internal system, no public link.

Web Portal

Operations Portal

Usage tracking and monthly reporting for operations teams.

  • Next.js
  • Node.js
  • PostgreSQL

Internal system, no public link.

Dashboard

Analytics Dashboard

Interactive dashboard visualising transaction statistics.

  • Dashboard
  • Data visualisation

Internal system, no public link.

API

Payments Integration API

Connects a mobile app and a payment provider to backend systems.

  • C#
  • .NET Core
  • REST

Internal system, no public link.

Data Engineering

Revenue Data Pipelines

Daily extraction and transformation of revenue data for reporting.

  • Apache NiFi
  • Power BI

Internal system, no public link.

Mobile App

Field Data App

Mobile app for field staff to collect and report data.

  • Flutter

Internal system, no public link.

Toolbox

Tools & Technologies

Languages & Frameworks

  • C# .NET Core
  • ASP.NET Core
  • ASP.NET MVC
  • React
  • Next.js
  • Node.js
  • Flutter
  • PHP
  • Java

Databases

  • PostgreSQL
  • MSSQL

Data & Integration

  • Apache NiFi
  • Power BI
  • ERP integration
  • SMS gateways

Deployment & Cloud

  • Docker
  • Coolify
  • Linux
  • Windows Server
  • Azure
  • AWS

AI

  • Dify
  • Ollama

Version Control

  • GitHub
  • Azure Repos

Available for freelance projects

Let’s Build Something Together

Have a role, a project or an idea that needs an engineer who delivers? I would like to hear about it.