buildNerds – Software engineer with a proven track record
Senior software engineer

Expertise you can verify. Results you can measure.

I design and ship dependable software. This page shows what I know, what I’ve delivered and the evidence behind it, so you can judge the work before we talk.

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Wilford GibsonPrincipal software engineer · Remote
15+ yrsin production engineering
250+products shipped
350+users served
82.8%clients who return
Shipped to productionNamed, verifiable resultsOpen about trade-offsClear documentationReferences on request

What I’m expert in

Four areas where I’ve done the work repeatedly, not just read about it.

Software development

Maintainable web and application code, with tests and reviews that hold up under change.

System design

Architectures that scale with the business, with the trade-offs written down.

AI integration

Right-sized AI features with clear limits, evaluation and cost control.

Performance and reliability

Faster pages, calmer on-call rotations and measurable uptime.

Track record

Each project is shown as the problem, what I did and the measured result.

LedgerLoop payments platform

Fintech · 2024

−63%

settlement processing time

The problem
Nightly batch settlement took nine hours, delaying merchant payouts and flooding support with tickets.
What I did
Replaced the batch job with an event-driven pipeline and idempotent consumers, then migrated in stages with zero downtime.
The result
Settlement dropped from nine hours to about three, and payout-delay tickets fell 71% in the first quarter.

Harbor Health patient portal

Healthcare · 2023

+38%

completed appointment bookings

The problem
The booking flow was slow and confusing, and 41% of patients abandoned it before confirming.
What I did
Rebuilt the flow, cached availability data and fixed accessibility issues found in an audit.
The result
Completed bookings rose 38% and 95th-percentile load time fell from 4.8 to 1.2 seconds.

Northwind routing service

Logistics · 2022

4×

request throughput

The problem
The routing service topped out at 500 requests a minute and failed during seasonal peaks.
What I did
Redesigned it around partitioned queues and horizontal scaling, with load tests before every release.
The result
Throughput grew fourfold with no peak-season outages, and cost per request fell 29%.
Credentials

The background behind the work.

Formal training, certifications and public work that back up what I say.

  • BSc in Computer Science, 2009
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Professional level
  • Regular speaker on scalable architecture at engineering conferences
  • Maintainer of an open-source API testing library
  • Principal engineer for fintech, healthcare and logistics clients
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Core stack

Tools I use in production, and how deeply.

TypeScript and Node.jsDaily use, deep expertise12 yrs
AWS and KubernetesDesigned and operated10 yrs
PostgreSQL and RedisProduction at scale15 yrs
LLM and AI toolingShipped to users3 yrs

How I work

The habits that make results repeatable, not lucky.

Understand

I start with your goals, constraints and users before proposing anything.

Decide in writing

Architecture and trade-offs are documented so you can challenge them.

Deliver in steps

Small, working releases with progress you can see.

Measure

We agree the metric first, then check it after launch.

Quality bar

What I hold myself to.

These are the standards I measure my own delivery against.

Ask me how
Test coverage on critical paths
On-time delivery
Production uptime
Documentation completeness

He rebuilt our settlement system without a single minute of downtime, and payouts that used to take a day now clear before lunch. We have worked together on three projects since.

Priya Raman, CTO, LedgerLoop

Every decision came with a written reason and a trade-off, so our team could challenge it. That clarity is why the booking flow worked the first time we launched it.

Daniel Okafor, Head of Product, Harbor Health
Nerd Hours

Want my expertise on your problem?

Book a focused one-to-one session. You get my full attention on your code, architecture or product plan, and written next steps when we finish.

  • Code and architecture reviews
  • Hosting, stack and tooling decisions
  • Roadmaps for adding AI to your product
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Pick a session type

Choose what you need, then a time that suits you.

Quick FixDebug a specific problem30 min
Design ReviewArchitecture and scalability check60 min
AI RoadmapWhere AI fits in your product60 min
Project KickoffScope, plan and estimate90 min
Latest review

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Let’s talk about your project.

Tell me what you’re building and what success looks like. I reply personally within two working days.

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References and detailed case studies available on request.

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