Backend Engineer/Ghana

Hey, I’m Edem.

I build the systems
behind the experience.

I’m a backend engineer working with Java, Spring Boot, and .NET. I build APIs, distributed systems, and tools that make developers’ lives a little easier.

I care about how things work underneath. Clear boundaries, dependable services, and the small decisions that make a system easier to live with.

Get in touch

Selected work

A few things I’ve built

dedup4j

Developer tooling

Store identical bytes once. Deduplicated blob storage for Spring Boot, backed by your own database and object store.

Java / Spring Boot

CrowdTrace

Community platform

A community-driven missing-persons platform for Ghana, bringing together reviewed case reports and a structured space for people to share useful information.

Java / Spring Boot / PostgreSQL

Somu

Fintech

A digital take on susu. A rotating savings platform for groups to coordinate membership, contributions, and payouts through Paystack.

C# / .NET / PostgreSQL · Private project

Kado

Commerce

A gift-card platform for local businesses, covering merchant onboarding, gift-card issuance, and redemption in a modular Spring Boot application.

Java / Spring Boot / PostgreSQL · Private project

FracNet

Applied machine learning

Exploring fracture classification with computer vision. A final-year project connecting a PyTorch model, Django API, and React dashboard.

Python / PyTorch / React
More on GitHub

A little background

People & places

I studied Computer Science at KNUST. My work spans backend services, cloud applications, and the integrations that connect them.

SoftMelon Engineering

Backend Engineer · Backend services & systems

2025 —

AmaliTech

Backend Engineer · APIs & cloud-native applications

2024–2025

Slightly Techie

Backend Engineer · Building with a community of engineers

2023 —
Community contribution

Mentor Me Collective

2026
Website contributor

Contributing to the Next.js website, including the mentorship and volunteer journeys, testimonials, and the sign-up flow.

Lately, I’ve been exploring developer tooling, data-intensive systems, and where AI can be useful in the way we build software.

Writing

All posts

Good software starts with clear boundaries

A few notes on keeping business rules, infrastructure, and the connections between them easy to understand.

Say hello

Have something in mind, a question, or just want to talk shop? I’d love to hear from you.