Mike Attara
Platform Engineer
Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana
Summary
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Top SchoolMike Attara is a Platform Engineer based in Accra with 8 years of experience building scalable, secure systems and shipping user-focused products across full-stack, backend, and DevOps domains. He has moved from hands-on roles—building microservices for Vodafone’s digital assistant and Java-based tooling at turntabl—to founding Synex App and currently shaping platform reliability at Purple Wave Auction. Comfortable across Typescript (NestJS, NextJS), Java, cloud CI/CD, and frontend UX, he bridges product-minded design with production-grade infrastructure. His open-source contributions include front-end improvements to community projects like zero-to-mastery’s site, reflecting attention to usability and documentation. A former science and ICT teacher turned engineer, he brings a rare mix of mentorship experience and a lifelong learning mindset that fuels both technical depth and team growth.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma in Basic Education, Science and Mathematics, Diploma in Basic Education, Science and Mathematics at St. Francis College of Education, HohoeMobile Web Specialist Nanodegree, Computer Science, Mobile Web Specialist Nanodegree, Computer Science at UdacityFI Core Program, Business Administration, Management and Operations, FI Core Program, Business Administration, Management and Operations at Founder InstituteWASSCE, Biology/Biological Sciences, General, WASSCE, Biology/Biological Sciences, General at St. Thomas Aquinas Senior High School, CantonmentsSelf Study, Computer Software Engineering, Self Study, Computer Software Engineering at Zero To Mastery AcademyProduct Management Certificate, Product Management, Product Management Certificate, Product Management at ProductDiveBachelor of Education - BEd , Junior High Education (Information Technology), Bachelor of Education - BEd , Junior High Education (Information Technology) at University of Cape CoastCertificate in Full Stack Web Development, Computer Science, Certificate in Full Stack Web Development, Computer Science at BloomTech
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Github Skills (16)
html10
css10
uid10
javascript10
website-development10
front-end-development10
ui-design10
typos9
bootstrap9
bootstra9
usestate6
typescript6
react-hooks6
react-redux6
redux6
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
zero-to-mastery/old-zero-to-mastery-website
Dec 2018 - Dec 2018
This project once was the Zero To Mastery's website, created entirely by students. It has since been superseded by the new website, but this early version will remain archived for posterity and nostalgia.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:6 commits, 1 PR in 1 day
Contributions summary:Mike primarily contributed to the front-end of the website, making updates to the `resources.html`, `index.html`, and `advent-of-code.html` files. Their changes included fixing typos, updating the navigation, and modifying the structure of the pages. The commits show a focus on improving content and fixing UI elements. Additionally, the user renamed a page.
groupsreactworking-oncssjavascript
attaradev/attaradev
Nov 2019 - May 2022
A personal landing page
Contributions:35 commits, 8 PRs, 42 pushes in 2 years 6 months
reactnextjspersonal-landing-page
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