- Built a full-stack e-commerce platform with Paystack integration and inventory tracking.
- Deployed on Vercel; served 50 active beta users during the Faculty showcase.
- Earned "Best Project" at department showcase, 85/100.
- Stack: Node.js, React, PostgreSQL, Paystack API, Vercel.
General / entry-level
Fresh graduate
Fresh graduate CV example (Nigeria)
Graduate trainee
A Nigerian fresh graduate with no work experience - lead with education, projects and NYSC.
Emeka Nwosu
Software Engineer (Entry Level)
Yaba, Lagos · +234 808 234 5678 (WhatsApp) · [email protected] · github.com/emekanwosu · linkedin.com/in/emeka
Career Objective
Recent B.Sc Computer Science graduate (Upper Credit, University of Ibadan) seeking an entry-level backend engineer role. Fluent in Python and PostgreSQL from academic projects and the HNG Internship. Available immediately post-NYSC.
Education
B.Sc Computer Science (Upper Credit), University of Ibadan · 2020-2024
Final-year project: distributed task queue in Erlang (Best Project award, 85/100).
Key modules: Data Structures and Algorithms, Database Systems, Operating Systems, Software Engineering, Compiler Construction.
Projects
E-commerce platform (final year, 2024)
Twitter sentiment analyser (3rd year coursework, 2023)
- Streamed real-time Twitter data through a Kafka pipeline into a Hugging Face sentiment model.
- 92% accuracy on labelled test set.
- Stack: Python, Kafka, Hugging Face Transformers, Streamlit.
Distributed task queue (final-year project, 2024)
- Erlang-based distributed task queue inspired by Celery; handles job retry, backoff and worker failover.
- Open-sourced at
github.com/emekanwosu/erlqueue.
Internships
HNG Internship 10 - backend track · 06/2024 - 09/2024
Completed all 12 stages of the HNG backend track. Final-stage task: build a URL shortener with analytics, scored top-10 of 240 participants.
NYSC
Software Engineering Intern · MTN Nigeria · 10/2024 - 09/2025 (ongoing)
Member of the data-platform team. Working on real-time billing reconciliation pipelines in Python.
Technical Skills
PythonJavaScriptNode.jsReactPostgreSQLDockerGitLinux
Soft Skills
Technical writing (blog at emeka.dev), peer mentorship, cross-functional communication.
Referees
Dr. Chidinma Okafor · Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Ibadan · +234 802 345 6789 · final-year project supervisor
Mr. Olalekan Adedoyin · Backend Lead, MTN Nigeria · +234 803 456 7890 · NYSC manager
What makes this CV work
- Projects section leads above work experience - the right call when work history is thin. Three projects with concrete outcomes beats "worked at McDonald's for a summer".
- Every project has a stack list - mirrors what a senior CV does and feels mature to recruiters.
- HNG and NYSC are formatted as full experience entries with achievement bullets, not just one-liners.
- Measurable outcomes on projects (85/100, top-10 of 240) prove the project wasn't just submitted but succeeded.
- Academic referees (project supervisor + current NYSC manager) - exactly right for a graduate who hasn't held permanent roles.
Tailoring this for your application
- Lead with Education above Work Experience when you have fewer than 2 years of work. Hiding a thin work section at the top makes the CV look weaker, not stronger.
- Include HNG, Andela ALC, I4G, Decagon or similar bootcamps if applicable - treat them as proper work experience with bullets.
- List NYSC year explicitly - every Nigerian recruiter looks for it. "Not yet served" is better than silence.
- Projects should have measurable outcomes ("85/100", "top-10 of 240 participants") - not just "built an app".
- Academic referees (project supervisor, HoD, dean) are fine for your first job.
Start with a matching template
Copy this example's structure using one of our free Nigerian CV templates.