Akap Azmon
Résumé
Backend Software Engineer · Ontario, Canada

Backend systems that stay fast under load.

I'm Akap, a backend engineer with 6+ years building Java and Spring Boot microservices, REST APIs and event-driven systems on AWS. Currently at Intact Financial, working on API performance, Kafka-based integration and service contracts that other teams can rely on.

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POST/v1/quotes
84 ms
span
0255075100ms
  • api-gateway
  • └ auth-service
    9
  • └ quote-service
  • └ pg.query
    14
  • └ pricing
    27
  • └ redis.set
    3
  • └ kafka.publish
    5
An illustrative request trace: the path I spend my days making shorter.
6+yrs

Building Java & Spring Boot backends

30%

Throughput gain on scaled microservices

25%

Request latency cut via AWS integration

<100ms

Response times held on critical workflows

01Experience

Six years of shipping services that other teams build on.

  1. Jan 2026 — Present
    Intact Financial Corporation
    Montreal, QC

    Backend Software Developer

    • Built and scaled Java/Spring Boot microservices, increasing system throughput by 30% and improving reliability.
    • Designed and documented REST APIs with OpenAPI, giving consuming teams clear contracts and smoother integration.
    • Integrated cloud-native APIs with AWS services, cutting request latency by 25%.
    • Introduced Kafka event-driven messaging to decouple services and support asynchronous processing.
    • Tuned API and database performance to hold sub-100 ms response times on critical workflows.
    • Java
    • Spring Boot
    • Apache Kafka
    • AWS
    • OpenAPI
  2. May 2024 — Sept 2025
    Independent
    Remote, Canada

    Software Developer (Freelance)

    • Built e-learning web platforms with Next.js, adding server-side rendering and image optimization that cut initial load time by 60% and bounce rate by 25%.
    • Integrated payment gateways, CRMs and analytics tools; delivered features on schedule working directly with clients.
    • Next.js
    • React
    • TypeScript
    • Payments
  3. Jan 2020 — Feb 2024
    Afkanerd
    Bamenda, Cameroon

    Software Developer

    • Built a Spring Boot marketplace API with a cross-functional team, covering user registration, product listings and order processing.
    • Designed the Hibernate/JPA data layer for efficient retrieval and persistence.
    • Maintained code quality through regular code reviews and knowledge sharing.
    • Java
    • Spring Boot
    • Hibernate/JPA
    • REST
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02About

Clear contracts, boring deploys, quick responses.

Portrait of Akap Azmon

I care about the parts of a system people only notice when they break: API contracts, data access, messaging and latency. I like well-documented services, test-driven changes and code reviews that leave everyone sharper.

Toolbox

Languages
Java · Kotlin · TypeScript · JavaScript
Backend
Spring Boot · JPA / Hibernate · REST · OpenAPI · Microservices · Apache Kafka
Data
PostgreSQL · MySQL · MongoDB
Cloud & DevOps
AWS (EKS, ECS) · Docker · Kubernetes · CI/CD · Git · Linux
Frontend
React · Next.js · Angular
Practices
TDD · Code review · Agile / Scrum

Education

  • M.Sc. Computer Science
    University of Bamenda · 2018 – 2020
  • Full Stack Development Bootcamp
    Obsidi Academy, Toronto · 2025
03Contact

Need a backend engineer? Let's talk.

I'm open to conversations about backend and platform roles, as well as API and performance work. Email is the fastest way to reach me.

akap@azmon.dev