Portrait of Jossy Chidi

Calgary, Canada · Open to full-stack and security-focused roles

Jossy Chidi

Full-Stack Software Engineer focused on product development, backend systems, and security-minded software.

I build web products that are clean to use, reliable in production, and easier to maintain over time. My work spans React, TypeScript, Node.js, Python, cloud infrastructure, and security-focused platform work.

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BSc Computer Science - EDSU Google Cybersecurity Certification Course
4+ years React · Node.js · Python

Selected work

Projects I have built and shipped.

These projects show the kind of work I enjoy most: product-focused applications, backend systems, and security-oriented tooling.

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ViroVanta

A malware and threat analysis platform with guest quick scans, authenticated scan history, async job orchestration, signed PDF reports, and operational controls for production use.

  • Built authenticated file, URL, and website safety workflows on a React + Node.js stack.
  • Added BullMQ-backed queue processing, health and readiness endpoints, and safer API/worker deployment modes.
  • Worked with security engines like ClamAV and YARA while modeling integrity, validation, and hardened runtime checks.
React Node.js Express Postgres Redis BullMQ ClamAV YARA
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Vertikal

A travel planning app with chat-based itinerary generation, persistent history, and PDF export for easier trip preparation.

React Node.js Tailwind LLM APIs
Team-led platform

EDSU Medical Student Association Platform

A dues payment and learning platform built for over 1,000 medical students with real-time notifications and a responsive full-stack experience.

Next.js TypeScript MongoDB Node.js
Realtime app

Klotter

A social platform focused on messaging, personalized timelines, and trending-topic discovery with interactive backend workflows.

Django REST Redis WebSockets Python

Experience

Full-stack work across products, platforms, and reliability.

ViroVanta Feb 2026 - Present

Engineering Lead

Leading development of a malware and threat analysis platform, from product architecture and scan orchestration to frontend experience, reporting, and production-readiness improvements.

Rexera Jun 2023 - Jun 2024

Software Engineer

Built real-time web applications in React and Flask, pushed coverage past 90%, supported production issues, and improved AWS + Kubernetes reliability.

Tradift Mar 2021 - Apr 2023

Full Stack Developer Intern

Shipped frontend and backend features across React and Django, including query and schema improvements that cut response times by about 25%.

What stands out

  • Engineering ownership Leading architecture, implementation, and product direction across full-stack systems.
  • Range across the stack React, TypeScript, Node.js, Python, databases, APIs, and cloud tooling.
  • Education and training BSc Computer Science from Edo State University Iyamho, plus the Google Cybersecurity Certification Course.

Cybersecurity

Security work backed by hands-on engineering experience.

Certification

ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity

Earned in 2025 and backed by active membership plus continued hands-on learning.

Applied direction

Google Cybersecurity Certification Course

Completed Google cybersecurity training to strengthen fundamentals across security operations, risk awareness, and defensive workflows.

Engineering crossover

Secure-by-default habits

Validation, observability, fail-fast configuration, and production-aware architecture are part of how I approach backend and platform work.

Role fit

Best aligned opportunities

Full-stack roles, platform teams, security product engineering, and developer tooling where software depth and security awareness both matter.