Joshua Oluwaseun Aminu

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Work Experience

Lead Backend Engineer at OluSeun Consulting
December 1, 2025 - Present
Led hands-on backend work and architectural decisions for a cross-platform desk-top email client built in Rust (Tauri) with multi-provider Gmail/IMAP support. Implemented secure credential storage using platform-native keychains and optimized mailbox synchronization for thousands of messages. Delivered Rust training to 50+ students and early-career engineers. Designed and deployed a health-management platform serving students, medical staff, and admins to streamline daily health operations across the organization.
Software Developer - OSS at Fermyon Technologies, Remote
July 1, 2025 - September 1, 2025
Contributed to Spin (v3.4.0, v3.5.0), improving runtime and developer tooling. Built OpenAI SDK integration supporting multiple LLM providers (including OllaMa). Implemented HTTP/2 streaming support and resolved a recursion bug with potential infinite loops. Enhanced CLI UX and developer experience for OSS tooling.
Lead Rust Developer at His Fold, Lagos (Remote)
December 1, 2022 - January 1, 2024
Led backend development and architectural decisions using Actix, Redis, and PostgreSQL while mentoring engineers and collaborating with stakeholders. Built real-time audio streaming services (WebSocket → AWS Kinesis), developed Android client with Java and NATS for event-driven notifications, and containerized/deployed services with Docker on DigitalOcean.
Senior Rust Developer at Unibox, Antwerp (Remote)
November 1, 2023 - November 1, 2024
Implemented multi-threaded Rust systems and cryptographic components for high-volume transaction processing. Integrated RocksDB and Kafka for distributed data handling and contributed to a high-throughput, low-latency backend.
Software Developer at Fermyon Technologies
July 1, 2025 - September 1, 2025
Contributed to Spin (v3.4.0, v3.5.0), improving runtime and developer tooling. Built OpenAI SDK integration supporting multiple LLM providers (including Ollama). Implemented HTTP/2 streaming support. Resolved recursion bug with potential infinite loop. Improved CLI exit handling and developer experience.
Senior Rust Developer at Unnox
November 1, 2023 - November 1, 2024
Designed and built modular backend services using Axum, Redis, and PostgreSQL, supporting high-volume transaction processing and reducing deployment complexity. Built real-time audio streaming services (WebSocket → AWS Kinesis). Built the Android client with Java, introducing NATS messaging for event-driven notifications, sync with the back-end. Containerized and deployed services using Docker (DigitalOcean).
Lead, Rust Developer at His Fold
December 1, 2022 - January 1, 2024
Led backend development and technical architecture decisions using Actix, Redis and PostgreSQL while mentoring engineers and collaborating with stakeholders. Built real-time audio streaming services (WebSocket → AWS Kinesis). Built the Android client with Java, introducing NATS messaging for event-driven notifications, sync with the back-end. Containerized and deployed services using Docker (DigitalOcean).
Software Developer at Grimyon Technologies
November 1, 2023 - November 1, 2024
Developed backend services for distributed systems (Actix, Redis, PostgreSQL). Built real-time audio streaming services and contributed to multi-threaded Rust systems. Mentored engineers and collaborated with stakeholders.

Education

BSc. Banking and Finance at University of Benin, Edo State, Nigeria
March 1, 2011 - December 1, 2014
BSc. Banking and Finance at University of Benin, Edo State, Nigeria
March 1, 2011 - December 1, 2014

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Healthcare, Financial Services, Media & Entertainment, Education