Available immediately · remote / hybrid / on-site

Backend systems that ship, scale, and stay up.

Senior backend engineer and tech lead with 7+ years building production systems in Node.js and TypeScript. I've worked across payments, logistics, and Web3 platforms in the UK, US, and Nigeria.

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7+
years in production systems
6-person
teams led as tech lead
1st
Avalanche Codebase Pitch Day 2025

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Hashfire Pro API screenshot
Hashfire Pro API

Node.js and TypeScript microservices powering a Web3 API platform, with thirdweb integration for cross-app blockchain interoperability. This is the backend behind the project that won 1st place at the Avalanche Codebase Pitch Day 2025.

Node.jsTypeScriptWeb3
Afrilish app screenshot
Afrilish Food Delivery

Greenfield microservices platform for a food delivery MVP, built from scratch with a Stripe-powered wallet and payments, Stuart for last-mile logistics, and Mapbox for real-time tracking. I led a team of 5 from zero to launch.

NestJSStripeMapbox
Payments API diagram
Multi-currency Payments API

PayPal payment API for SaaS and fintech products at Brindocorp, covering multi-currency transactions, refund flows, and webhook event handling. I owned it end to end, from architecture through deployment.

Node.jsPayPalAWS
Wallet service diagram
Wallet & Reconciliation Service

Stripe-powered wallet microservice handling transaction processing, reconciliation, and error handling from end to end. It's the core of how money moves through the Afrilish platform.

TypeScriptStripePostgreSQL

Experience

'25 to now
Software Engineer (Part-time)
Hashfire · Remote, USA
Building production Node.js and TypeScript microservices for the Pro API platform. I refactored legacy modules into test-covered services and shipped zero-downtime releases through a CI/CD pipeline.
'24 to '26
Senior Software Engineer
Afrilish · Remote, Manchester UK
I led 5 engineers to ship a food delivery MVP from zero. I architected the greenfield microservices system and worked directly with the founders on roadmap and delivery.
'21 to '23
Senior Software Engineer
Brindocorp · Remote, USA
I owned the full backend lifecycle across SaaS and fintech products, leading teams of up to 6, and introduced code review standards that cut down production incidents.
'17 to '21
Software Engineer
Key Systems Technology · Lagos, Nigeria
Built enterprise backend applications across several concurrent projects, where I got my grounding in system design and production reliability.

About

I'm a backend engineer and tech lead based in Birmingham, UK. I architect microservices from scratch, lead small teams to ship fast under startup constraints, and care about clean, test-covered code that actually survives production. MSc in Software Engineering from Leeds Beckett University, 2024.

Stack

Node.js TypeScript NestJS PostgreSQL MongoDB Redis AWS Docker GraphQL Event-Driven Systems

Writing

Coming soon Leading a 5-person team to an MVP in startup time Coming soon Payments reconciliation without tears

Let's build something durable.

I'm available immediately for senior backend roles and freelance work, whether remote, hybrid, or on-site.

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