Hi, I'm Israel Adebisi.

Software Engineer specializing in high-throughput backends, system optimization, and reliable web applications.

With over 4 years of experience, I build concurrent services, optimize full-stack performance, and streamline deployment pipelines. I focus on clean architecture, system reliability, and shipping code that actually solves business problems.

Skills & Infrastructure

Tech Stack

The languages, frameworks, and architecture I use to build and deploy reliable, high-throughput systems.

Frontend

JavaScriptTypeScriptReactNext.jsTailwind CSS

Backend

GoGo BuffaloPHPPythonJavaGraphQLREST APIsgRPC

Databases

PostgreSQLMySQLRedisMongoDBOracleDBNeo4j

Cloud & DevOps

AWSGCPDockerKubernetesGitHub ActionsCI/CD

Tools & Environment

GitLinuxPostmanConfluence

Experience Timeline

My Journey

A look at my path so far: building backend systems, optimizing web applications, and leading technical teams, rooted in a strong foundation of computer science and community service.

January 2025 – Presentwork

Software Engineer - Team Lead

World Mission Society Church of God

Guided the engineering team's technical direction, prioritizing smoother developer onboarding and automated, reliable deployments.

Engineering Highlights

Sped up delivery by 20%Cut onboarding time by 40%Automated CI/CD pipelines
StackWordPress · JavaScript · GitHub Actions · Docker · CI/CD
  • Created a technical onboarding guide that standardized our WordPress architecture, JavaScript conventions, and Git workflows for new hires.
  • Set up GitHub Actions and Docker to fully automate our asset builds and deployments, cutting out manual release steps.
Graduated May 2025education

Master’s in Computer Science

Western Illinois University

Deepened my technical expertise in computer science through graduate work and academic research

Engineering Highlights

M.S. in Computer ScienceClass of 2025
  • Managed research archives as a Collections Assistant for the Area Studies Research Center (2024).
  • Supported the campus engineering community as the NSBE Collegiate Advisor (2024).
  • Won second place in the university's Cybersecurity Capture the Flag (CTF) Competition.
March 2021 – July 2023work

Software Engineer

Bitrail LLC

Developed high-throughput, concurrent backend services in Go to securely process transactions for a multi-tenant financial platform.

Engineering Highlights

Supported 1M+ usersBoosted throughput by 40%Go Concurrency
StackGo · JavaScript · Go Buffalo · Redis · SQL · MySQL
  • Engineered core backend services in Go to handle payment processing and transactions for a multi-tenant financial platform.
  • Boosted overall system throughput by 40% by heavily utilizing Go's concurrency features.
  • Teamed up with frontend developers to design strict API contracts and ship new user-facing reporting tools.
November 2022 – December 2024volunteer

Full Stack Developer

World Mission Society Church of God

Built production-ready web apps from the ground up, championing frontend performance and standardizing team Git workflows.

Engineering Highlights

Optimized load timesFixed Git workflowsShipped production app
StackPHP · JavaScript · Git · WordPress
  • Built and shipped a full-stack web app from scratch using PHP and vanilla JavaScript.
  • Sped up frontend load times by refactoring heavy JavaScript execution and optimizing assets.
  • Ran internal workshops to teach proper Git/GitHub workflows, ending merge conflict headaches for the team.
November 2020 – March 2021work

Software Programming Intern

TDS Telecommunications

Maintained legacy COBOL billing systems, improving data accuracy and technical documentation.

Engineering Highlights

Fixed billing discrepanciesLegacy COBOL debuggingRevamped documentation
StackCOBOL · Subversion · Confluence · Agile
  • Dug into legacy COBOL codebases to track down and fix discrepancies in the enterprise billing system.
  • Managed code changes via Subversion and maintained technical specs in Confluence during weekly Agile sprints.
  • Updated outdated system documentation to make life easier for the next wave of developers and auditors.
Graduated May 2020education

Bachelor’s in Computer Science

Western Illinois University

Built a solid foundation in software engineering principles while actively leading multiple campus and community organizations.

Engineering Highlights

B.S. in Computer ScienceClass of 2020Student Body President
  • Served as President of the International Friendship Club (2019–2020).
  • Led campus outreach as a Student Leader for Campus for Christ (2018–2020).
  • Active member of the university's Computer Science Club (2016–2020).
June 2019 – July 2019work

Product Development Intern

RR Donnelley’s DLS Worldwide

Bridged the gap between business needs and technical execution by writing actionable user stories and driving QA for an internal CRM.

Engineering Highlights

Wrote technical ticketsLed QA & defect trackingBridged product & dev
StackCRM Systems · QA Testing · Product Development
  • Turned vague business requirements into actionable technical tickets for the dev team working on an internal CRM.
  • Ran QA tests, logged bugs, and helped validate fixes before major production releases.
  • Worked directly with product managers and users to make sure the app actually solved their workflow problems.

Featured Projects

Some of my recent work

African American Contractors Association (AACA) preview

African American Contractors Association (AACA)

The AACA rebranded website

JavaScriptTypeScriptNode.js
Demo
Poker Analytics Database preview

Poker Analytics Database

A comparative database project analyzing poker game data using Python for data processing and visualization, with OracleDB, MongoDB, and Neo4j for diverse data storage solutions.

PythonOracleDBMongoDBNeo4j
Code