Obed Balogun

Head of Engineering (contract) at BottleKing

Spearheaded a complete Node.js backend and database redesign, adopting a microservice architecture and AWS services (Redis caching, CloudWatch monitoring). This reduced latency, improved reliability, and directly drove a 215% increase in product sales within the first year. Developed scalable APIs for the website and mobile app; improved order processing time by 23%. Automated scheduled tasks and background processing with cron jobs to optimize resource utilization and system performance.

Engineering Team Lead at Crop2Cash

Led a team of fifteen engineers; aligned technical roadmaps with strategic business goals. Redesigned an existing database and improved the codebase to optimize query speeds and reduce downtime, significantly enhancing the scalability of a USSD application and achieving a 1336% increase in user acquisition over a year. Engineered an AI-powered multilingual voice advisory system with toll-free consultations, transforming extension agent-to-farmer ratios from 1:10,000 to 1:1. Mentored junior developers, fostering knowledge sharing and continuous learning.

Back End Engineer (contract) at Aipidata

Designed and built the backend infrastructure of an edutech application using Django for API development, with PostgreSQL, Nginx, and Redis. Worked in cross-functional teams to build backend features for a human health monitoring application, collaborating with designers and frontend developers to deliver a seamless user experience.

Software Engineer at Crop2Cash

Contributed to revenue-generating core systems, ensuring scalability and efficiency through collaboration with product and engineering leads. Improved server response times for an order management system through indexing and query optimization, resulting in a 43% reduction in latency.

Software Developer (contract) at Selorm Nigeria

Designed and implemented a dynamic e-commerce web application and integrated Paystack for backend payments, enabling efficient oversight and management of transactions.

ICT Intern at Tempo Paper, Pulp and Packaging Limited

Designed and built a visitor management portal to log visitors, generate visitor IDs, and notify staff via email. Deployed and maintained the portal on Windows IIS Server within a private company network.

Head of Engineering (contract) at BottleKing

Spearheaded a complete Node.js backend and database redesign, adopting a microservice architecture and AWS services (Redis caching, CloudWatch monitoring). This reduced latency, improved reliability, and directly drove a 215% increase in product sales within the first year. Developed scalable APIs for both the website and mobile app, streamlining management operations and enhancing user experience; order processing time improved by 23%. Automated scheduled tasks and background processing with cron jobs, optimizing resource utilization and system performance.

Engineering Team Lead at Crop2Cash

Led a team of fifteen engineers, collaborating with executives and investors to align technical roadmaps with strategic business goals. Redesigned an existing database and improved the codebase to optimize query speeds and reduce downtime, significantly enhancing the scalability of a USSD application, achieving a 1,336% increase in user acquisition over the course of a year. Engineered an AI-powered multilingual voice advisory system that democratized agricultural expertise by transforming the extension agent-to-farmer ratio from 1:10,000 to 1:1 through automated toll-free phone consultations. Mentored junior developers, contributing to a <16% attrition in the engineering department.

Back End Engineer (contract) at Aipidata

Designed and built the backend infrastructure of an EdTech application utilizing Django to build the API and complementary technologies like PostgreSQL, Nginx and Redis. Worked in cross-functional teams to build the backend features for a human health monitoring application, collaborating with designers and frontend developers to create a seamless user experience.

Software Engineer at Crop2Cash

Directly contributed to revenue-generating systems, ensuring scalability and efficiency through collaboration with various team leads and the engineering team. Improved server response times of an order management system through indexing strategies and query optimization, resulting in a 43% reduction in latency.

Software Developer (contract) at Selorm Nigeria

Designed and implemented a dynamic e-commerce web application, resulting in a significant increase in skincare product sales. Integrated a third-party payment service, Paystack, into the backend to efficiently oversee and manage payments.

ICT Intern at Tempo Paper, Pulp and Packaging Limited

Designed and built a visitor management portal that logs visitors, generates visitor IDs printed on tags, and notifies staff via email. Deployed and maintained the portal on Windows IIS Server on a private network.

Head of Engineering (contract) at BottleKing

Led complete Node.js backend redesign with microservices on AWS, caching with Redis, and CloudWatch monitoring; reduced latency, improved reliability; drove a 215% increase in product sales in the first year. Built scalable APIs for website and mobile app; improved order processing time by 23%. Implemented cron-based scheduled tasks to optimize resources.

Engineering Team Lead at Crop2Cash

Led a team of 15 engineers; aligned technical roadmap with strategic business goals. Redesigned existing database and optimized codebase to speed queries and reduce downtime; enhanced USSD app scalability, achieving 1336% growth in user acquisition. Built an AI-powered multilingual voice advisory system and mentored junior developers (attrition <16%).

Back End Engineer (contract) at Aipidata

Designed and built backend infrastructure of an edutech application using Django; wrote APIs with PostgreSQL, Nginx, Redis. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver backend features for a health-monitoring app.

Software Engineer at Crop2Cash

Contributed to revenue-generating core systems; improved server response times through indexing and query optimization, reducing latency by 43%.

Software Developer (contract) at Selorm Nigeria

Designed and implemented a dynamic e-commerce web app; integrated Paystack for payments.

ICT Intern at Tempo Paper, Pulp and Packaging Limited

Designed and built a visitor management portal enabling admin to log visitors, generate visitor IDs, and email staff notifications. Deployed on Windows IIS and connected to a private network.

Head of Engineering (contract) at BottleKing

Spearheaded a complete Node.js backend and database redesign, adopting a microservice architecture on AWS. This reduced latency, improved reliability, and contributed to a 215% increase in product sales in the first year. Also developed scalable APIs for website and mobile app, improving order processing time by 23%, and automated scheduled tasks to optimize resource utilization.

Engineering Team Lead at Crop2Cash

Led a team of 15 engineers, aligning technical roadmaps with business goals. Redesigned the existing database and improved codebase for faster queries and reduced downtime, significantly increasing the scalability of a USSD application and achieving 1336% growth in user acquisition over a year. Built an AI-powered multilingual voice advisory system and mentored junior developers, contributing to <16% attrition in the engineering department.

Back End Engineer (contract) at Aipidata

Designed and built the backend infrastructure of an edTech application using Django, with PostgreSQL, Nginx, and Redis. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver backend features for a health monitoring application, focusing on API reliability and seamless user experience.

Software Engineer at Crop2Cash

Contributed to core revenue-generating systems, ensuring scalability and efficiency through collaboration with multiple team leads. Improved server response times for an order management system via indexing and query optimization, achieving a 43% latency reduction.

Software Developer (contract) at Selorm Nigeria

Designed and implemented a dynamic e-commerce web application and integrated Paystack for backend payments management, enhancing payment workflow and transaction oversight.