Seth Micah King

Last updated: April 2026

Senior Software Engineer · Ex-Founder

7+ years building scalable backend systems and production mobile apps. Node.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL core; comfortable across the modern TS stack.

What I’m looking for

Open to two role shapes: Senior Backend Engineer or Product Manager.
IC or small-team lead — both fine.
Fully remote anywhere, or in-office for Germany-based teams.
Full-time only.
No timezone restrictions.
Stage: small-to-mid stage startups working on a real product thesis. Industry-agnostic.

Founded a rental-market platform tackling misinformation and hidden fees, growing it to active listings across Accra through partnerships with agents and landlords.
Architected the full backend from scratch using Node.js, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL with geolocation-powered search, supporting scalable multi-tenant data from day one.
Conducted 2,000+ customer discovery conversations to validate product direction, directly shaping the go-to-market strategy and feature roadmap.
Hired and managed a cross-functional team across engineering, sales, and operations, defining structured hiring, onboarding, and performance processes.

#Node.js #TypeScript #PostgreSQL #PostGIS

Accelerated release cadence from monthly to weekly by restructuring team priorities and introducing rapid iteration cycles.
Improved code quality across the team by introducing CI pipelines, code review standards, and modern architecture patterns.
Mentored developers and established async communication practices that kept a fully remote team productive and aligned.

#Dart #Flutter

Owned a significant portion of the backend infrastructure as the second engineering hire, shaping the company’s core APIs and technical direction.
Eliminated per-client schema changes by building a dynamic custom fields engine that let customers extend any data table with searchable, rule-enforced fields.
Reduced API response times by up to 90% through query analysis, indexing strategies, and database restructuring.
Cut new customer onboarding from weeks to days by building automated data ingestion scripts for importing existing datasets.

#Node.js #TypeScript #PostgreSQL #GraphQL

Shipped multiple full-scale app redesigns across mobile and web, translating design specs into pixel-perfect implementations.
Shipped a real-time rich-media messaging system on mobile and web, enabling instant in-app communication.
Built an AI video generation pipeline that replaced manual recording with voice cloning and lip-synced content, including training a custom AI model.
Designed a cross-channel notification system (web, email, push) with smart delivery rules that reduced notification fatigue for users.
Boosted mobile upload reliability by implementing background video uploads with resume functionality, improving speed and user experience.

#Node.js #TypeScript #Dart #Flutter #Python #MongoDB #AWS

Delivered multiple production mobile apps end-to-end, both as sole developer and as mobile team lead across concurrent client projects.
Built a reusable real-time chat framework adopted across client projects, eliminating the need for third-party messaging tools.
Led technical hiring end-to-end — from sourcing and screening to conducting interviews and onboarding new engineers.

#Dart #Flutter #Java #Kotlin

Shipped the company’s first production release and first-ever iOS launch, transitioning the product from MVP to Version 1.
Implemented core business features including purchasing flows, payment processing, and identity verification.
Mentored junior developers through code reviews, pair programming, and structured feedback sessions.

#Dart #Flutter

Built internal tools including an Online Transcript Request System and cross-platform Academic Information Manager, streamlining admin processes for students and staff.
Designed the UI/UX for a Transport Management System in the absence of a design team, delivering a functional user-friendly interface.

#C# #.NET

Capstone: Detecting breast and skin cancer using Computer Vision and Convolutional Neural Networks.