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Backend Engineer with experience designing, building, and scaling production backend systems since 2022 across SaaS, fintech, analytics, and data-driven platforms. Strong expertise in Node.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, AWS, and microservices architectures, with hands-on experience delivering backend APIs and server-side logic using Next.js and NestJS to support reliable, high-performance systems and sustainable business growth.
Skills
Language
English
Fluent
Work Experience
Backend Developer / Technical Author at Atop Web Technologies
April 17, 2024 - Present• Developed AtopBank, a backend-first educational banking platform, using raw Node.js and PostgreSQL (no frameworks or ORMs) to demonstrate backend fundamentals, data modelling, and production grade system design.
• Designed and implemented world-class backend systems covering authentication, account management, ledgers, transactions, auditing, and error handling, following enterprise backend patterns.
• Authored production-level backend engineering content by breaking down complex concepts such as HTTP servers, routing, database transactions, concurrency, and system architecture into clear, practical implementations.
• Built multiple real-world backend projects used as reference implementations for developers learning scalable backend engineering from first principles.
• Documented full enterprise software lifecycles including requirements, architecture decisions, data modelling, implementation, testing strategies, and deployment considerations.
Backend Engineer at Wildfire B.S
June 14, 2022 - January 9, 2024• Built backend services supporting analytics and workflow automation features for enterprise clients.
• Accelerated analytics delivery by building backend services powering dashboards, real-time reporting, and data ingestion pipelines used by strategy teams and clients.
• Contributed to system architecture by refactoring services, improving data flows, and ensuring backend modules were clean, scalable, and easy to extend.
• Delivered reliable deployments by containerising services with Docker, implementing CI/CD pipelines, and deploying to AWS ECS with scalable, fault-tolerant configurations.
• Contributed to architecture decisions, system documentation, and internal engineering standards.
Backend Engineer Intern at Paramount Students
January 22, 2022 - June 16, 2026• Implemented and maintained REST API endpoints supporting core platform flows such as student profiles, course/program browsing, and application submissions.
• Worked with the team to model and query relational data in MySQL, improving API reliability and data consistency.
• Assisted with backend validation, error handling, and API documentation to support frontend integration and reduce integration friction.
• Wrote and maintained tests (unit/integration where applicable) using Jest; supported QA checks and regression testing workflows.
• Collaborated in an agile workflow: picked tasks from Jira, participated in code reviews, and shipped incremental improvements via GitHub pull requests.
Education
BEng, Mechanical Engineering at Obafemi Awolowo University
January 11, 2017 - June 13, 2023Second class Upper.
Qualifications
Backend Engineering & System Design - Professional Training
January 11, 2030 - January 30, 2026SQL & Relational Database Design - Practical Certification
January 11, 2030 - January 30, 2026Cloud & DevOps Fundamentals (AWS, Docker, CI/CD) - Hands-on Training
July 11, 2023 - January 30, 2025Industry Experience
Software & Internet, Financial Services, Professional Services
Skills
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