About
I am a seasoned technology professional with an extensive background in software development, system architecture, and leadership in the tech industry. With a career spanning over eight years, I have held significant roles, notably as lead engineer on various projects. Professional Experience Metacare, Remote (United Kingdom) Lead Software Engineer Officer (Oct 2021 - Present) - Achievements: - Led a very flexible team of over 20 engineers in launching Metacare in 2022. - Developed a Gateway Service using Express Gateway and a multi-tenant Microservice System with Nest JS, Kafka, Hasura, and Socket IO Live Chat for real-time messaging. - Employed React JS and GraphQL on the frontend. Mintyn Digital Bank Front-end Engineering Lead (March 2019 - Feb 2023) Achievements: - Pioneered the development of Mintyn's internet banking platform, app.mintyn.com, and oversaw five iterations of its website. - Integrated a headless WordPress CMS API with Next.js for the latest version of the website, focusing on SEO. - Designed a secure back office system for transaction monitoring and audit trail management. - Mintyn achieved an average of 100k monthly active users. Vela Business Solutions Role: Senior Frontend Consultant (Sept 2019 - Feb 2023) Achievements: - Led the UI conversion for the initial Vela website. - Collaborated on developing an insurance website, salamtakafulinsurance.com, in a week. - Contributed to creating the Salam Takaful Insurance ERP and revamped Jaiz Bank's admin portal. Neon Ventures Role: Software Developer (2018 - 2019) Achievements: - Worked on multiple projects, including revamping the Visacheck.co landing page and overseeing the Getqualified.work recruitment platform. - Developed APIs using Laravel for Kwakwaa, a platform for Nigerian fashion designers. Key Skills and Technologies - Frontend Development: React JS, GraphQL, Next.js, Express Gateway. - Backend Development:Nest JS, Kafka, Hasura, Laravel, Sails JS. - Project Management and Leadership: Leading teams, designing frameworks, developing scalable solutions. My career is marked by pioneering contributions to digital banking, customer support systems, and various technology solutions across multiple industries. My work demonstrates a robust ability to lead complex projects and develop innovative software solutions.
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- Lead Software Engineer · Metacare09-01-2021
AI-First, Multi-tenant Microservices Customer Support Enterprise Solution, applied close to a decade technical expertise to see this amazing product launch
- Lead Frontend Engineer · Mintyn | Online Banking03-01-2019 – 02-01-2024
- Managed a flexible team of Frontend Engineers, hiring and Training new talents - Applied over a decade experience in Wordpress development to re-launch an SEO friendly new website using wordpress as a Headless CMS in nextjs
- Senior Frontend Engineer · Mintyn | Online Banking04-01-2019 – 10-01-2020
- Single handedly built the first version of Mint internet banking https://app.mintyn.com launched in 2020 - Built Mintyn Trade Portal - Built Mintyn BackOffice (Audit Trail, Accounts Management, Bills Payment) - Collaborated on a Node Js service to generate PDF statement of accounts to be attached to customers statement of accounts
- IT Consultant · Vela Business Solutions10-01-2019 – 01-01-2023
- Spearheaded rebuilding Jaiz Bank Management Platform - Supervised the launch of the first internet banking platform for Jaiz Bank - Worked briefly on Salam Takaful Insurance Enterprise Resource Planning
- Software Developer · Natterbase01-01-2019 – 04-01-2019
Collaborated with a team of Engineers and Product Managers to deliver on - Vendly Payments, send and receive vends on twitter giveaways - CountlessMiles Travel itineraries curation, account management e.t.c
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