Experience

Where I have worked, what I have shipped.

Mentorship, cloud infrastructure, real-time systems, payments, and full-stack delivery.

01/2024 – Present

Abuja, Nigeria

Founded a developer community bridging technical skills and real-world client and business needs.

Mentored 50+ developers, leading a core team of 10+, embedding SDLC, UX, and security-focused practices.
Delivered GT Augment (no-code AR platform) and BioMedigo (hospital record tracker for Africa).
Architected secure AWS cloud infra: IAM role design, S3 encryption, API Gateway access control, GitLab CI/CD vulnerability scans.
Conducted internal cloud security workshops on DevSecOps, secret management, and infrastructure hardening.

Impact: Graduated client-ready engineers, improved cloud deployment security posture by 60%, shipped production-grade solutions.

04/2023 – Present

Brussels, Belgium

Projects: SciVenia and Mubazar.

Deployed scalable backend infrastructure on Azure EC2 with Dockerized containers.
Integrated Application Insights for observability; implemented rate limiting + JWT refresh.
Optimized Redis caching for 3× faster real-time messaging throughput.
Built real-time group chat and notifications with WebSockets + Redis.
Introduced AI-assisted workflows for research, prototyping, and integration.

Impact: More stable releases, faster feature throughput, better UX (real-time collab), and a cleaner codebase across two active products.

Laravel · React · Azure · Docker · Redis · WebSockets · Stripe

10/2023 – 01/2025

Innopolis, Russia

Sole engineer responsible for all tech-related solutions.

Re-designed GT Merch (WordPress) with multi-store (Nigeria/Russia), payments, delivery, translations.
Proposed and oversaw GT Augment (AR SaaS): business dashboard + mobile scanner.
Trained staff to self-manage WordPress, cutting external dependence.

Impact: Faster site, lower hosting costs, cross-border operations, AR product deepening customer engagement.

WordPress · PHP · AR · Multi-store

08/2021 – 01/2023

Lagos, Nigeria

Crypto payment gateway (web, mobile, POS) for African markets.

Focused on product design, new features, and deep debugging across dashboard and mobile.
Built Scan-to-Pay, Point of Sale, and a PHP SDK for merchant integrations.
Supported beta launch; received YC interest before regulatory wind-down.

Impact: Delivered a complete multi-surface payment experience and a developer-friendly SDK in a challenging market.

PHP · Laravel · Mobile · POS · Crypto

10/2021 – 09/2022

Lagos, Nigeria

Azure Web Apps, Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions, ARM/Terraform, Docker/Kubernetes.

Diagnosed pipeline failures, config drift, container/app startup errors, and RBAC issues for enterprise customers.
Drove cost-savings guidance (>$200/month per customer) via right-sizing and lifecycle policies.
Consistently among top performers with 5-star customer ratings.

Impact: Faster incident resolution, fewer repeat escalations, happier customers.

Azure · Terraform · Docker · Kubernetes

08/2020 – 08/2021

Lagos, Nigeria

Progressed Intern → Frontend → Full-stack → Tech Lead within a year.

Built client sites/systems: KairosTreats, Ten4Style, Tulip Foundation, Ara Foundation, Rebirth Africa, FirstChoice.
Led PockerLawyer (legal-tech), Uncircle (health-tech), and FirstChoice replatform.
Owned deployments and servers; ran incident-free launches.

Impact: Multiple production deliveries, stronger engineering practices, dependable releases.

React · Node.js · PHP · WordPress