Professional Experience

CEO & Lead Full-Stack Engineer · Ibadan, Nigeria

Architect and build a NestJS monorepo powering Dbrij, Cirva, and Resikonet with PostgreSQL/Prisma, BullMQ job queues, and Socket.IO real-time layers.

Implemented banking-grade security controls: AES-256-GCM field-level encryption for sensitive PII (BVN, NIN), JWT rotation, append-only audit logging, and idempotency keys on all money-movement endpoints.

Integrated Nigerian financial rails end-to-end: SafeHaven MFB virtual accounts (NUBAN provisioning), Paystack direct-debit mandates, Sudo Africa card issuing, and Prembly/Termii KYC and messaging.

Designed NDPA 2023-compliant data architecture: data minimization, retention policies, consent management, and DPIA documentation covering cross-border processors.

Maintain thorough unit and integration test suites wired into GitHub Actions CI; document architecture decisions in lightweight RFCs.

Backend Engineer (Contract) · Remote, Nigeria

Build and maintain core banking backend services: customer, account, loan, and transaction management APIs on Node.js/NestJS and PostgreSQL.

Implemented role-based access control, transaction audit trails, and reporting endpoints powering the bank’s internal admin dashboard (React/TypeScript).

Hardened authentication and input-validation flows; run security-focused reviews on all code paths touching customer financial data.

Full-Stack Developer, PODUS Platform · Ibadan, Nigeria

Full-stack lead on the PODUS legal-tech ecosystem (podus.org, chat.podus.ai, appointment.podus.ai): React/TypeScript web apps, React Native mobile, and NestJS + PostgreSQL backends.

Shipped Podus AI, an AI legal assistant trained on Nigerian and UK law, across web, mobile, and WhatsApp; the platform has served 35,000+ users with 6,500+ legal interventions.

Built Podus Checker (background investigation and compliance checks), appointment booking with integrated payments, and digital court-connected dispute-resolution flows.

Delivered real-time features over WebSockets, Redis caching, and confidentiality-first handling of sensitive client and lawyer data.

Engineering Team Lead · Remote, Canada

Led development of a scalable microservices architecture using serverless Node.js and Next.js on AWS.

Built and optimized high-throughput REST API endpoints; maintained PostgreSQL databases with a focus on query optimization.

Owned the testing strategy, with unit and integration coverage goals enforced through CI checks, and introduced coding standards that measurably reduced regressions.

Senior Full-Stack Engineer · Remote, Nigeria

Built and maintained NestJS/PostgreSQL services and React/TypeScript web modules; contributed to mobile client integrations.

Implemented GitHub Actions CI/CD, environment-based feature flags, and Datadog dashboards; introduced API contracts with automated schema checks to prevent breaking changes.

Full-Stack Engineer · Remote, Nigeria

Delivered core re-commerce marketplace features (media uploads, messaging, payments) across React Native and React/TypeScript frontends with RESTful Node.js backends.

Added secure auth, rate limiting, and S3-compatible object-storage flows; improved crash-free sessions and time-to-interactive through bundle optimization.

Full-Stack Developer · Ibadan, Nigeria

Developed backend services with Node.js/Express, implemented automated component testing, and collaborated with UI/UX on intuitive interfaces.

Full-Stack Developer · Ilorin, Nigeria

Implemented payment-gateway integrations, built responsive React/Next.js interfaces, maintained PostgreSQL databases, and authored comprehensive API documentation within agile sprints.

Freelance Full-Stack Developer · Nigeria

Designed, built, and deployed web applications and REST APIs for small-business clients using PHP/Laravel, Node.js, and React, owning delivery end-to-end from requirements through hosting and maintenance.

Built early native Android (Java) utilities and business apps for local clients, laying the mobile foundation later deepened with React Native and Flutter.