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I am a senior backend engineer with 5+ years of experience designing, scaling, and deploying high‑performance distributed systems across fintech, SaaS, and enterprise environments. I specialize in building reliable microservices with Node.js, Laravel, and Python, focusing on performance, maintainability, and developer productivity. I own products from concept to production, love simplifying complex decisions, and communicate clearly with stakeholders. I thrive in ownership‑minded teams and have a proven track record of delivering from zero to production with measurable improvements in reliability, latency, and cost.…I am a senior backend engineer with 5+ years of experience designing, scaling, and deploying high‑performance distributed systems across fintech, SaaS, and enterprise environments. I specialize in building reliable microservices with Node.js, Laravel, and Python, focusing on performance, maintainability, and developer productivity. I own products from concept to production, love simplifying complex decisions, and communicate clearly with stakeholders. I thrive in ownership‑minded teams and have a proven track record of delivering from zero to production with measurable improvements in reliability, latency, and cost.

Oladayo Joshua Akinola

Back-End Developer, Full Stack Developer, Web Developer, +2

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I am a senior backend engineer with 5+ years of experience designing, scaling, and deploying high‑performance distributed systems across fintech, SaaS, and enterprise environments. I specialize in building reliable microservices with Node.js, Laravel, and Python, focusing on performance, maintainability, and developer productivity. I own products from concept to production, love simplifying complex decisions, and communicate clearly with stakeholders. I thrive in ownership‑minded teams and have a proven track record of delivering from zero to production with measurable improvements in reliability, latency, and cost.…I am a senior backend engineer with 5+ years of experience designing, scaling, and deploying high‑performance distributed systems across fintech, SaaS, and enterprise environments. I specialize in building reliable microservices with Node.js, Laravel, and Python, focusing on performance, maintainability, and developer productivity. I own products from concept to production, love simplifying complex decisions, and communicate clearly with stakeholders. I thrive in ownership‑minded teams and have a proven track record of delivering from zero to production with measurable improvements in reliability, latency, and cost.

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I am a senior backend engineer with 5+ years of experience designing, scaling, and deploying high‑performance distributed systems across fintech, SaaS, and enterprise environments. I specialize in building reliable microservices with Node.js, Laravel, and Python, focusing on performance, maintainability, and developer productivity.

I own products from concept to production, love simplifying complex decisions, and communicate clearly with stakeholders. I thrive in ownership‑minded teams and have a proven track record of delivering from zero to production with measurable improvements in reliability, latency, and cost.

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Work Experience

Backend Engineer at Voyatek Group

August 1, 2024 - Present

Built and maintained scalable microservices using Laravel and Node.js, increasing system throughput by 35%. Designed event-driven flows using Redis Streams and message queues to improve real-time performance across modules. Implemented JWT-secured APIs with role-based access control, reducing unauthorized access events by 95%. Developed real-time chat and notifications using Web Sockets, raising user engagement by 40%. Deployed and optimized caching layers with Redis, reducing average response time by 28%. Integrated third-party APIs for payments and video communications including Paystack and Agora. Engineered a unified inbox platform that aggregates multiple email accounts into a single searchable interface for enterprise teams. Built workflow automation modules for leads, pipelines, invoicing, payments, and collaboration.

Backend Engineer at Tezza Solutions

September 1, 2023 - April 1, 2024

Designed and deployed RESTful APIs for task automation systems using Node.js and Express. Enhanced MongoDB schemas and queries, improving data retrieval speed by 22%. Automated task execution flows, reducing manual processes by 60%. Developed ETL pipelines on GCP, ingesting raw data from multiple sources into BigQuery for centralized analytics. Implemented dbt models for data transformation, lineage, and testing, ensuring high-quality production datasets. Optimized BigQuery queries and partitioned tables, reducing query costs and improving performance by 30%. Automated pipeline orchestration with Airflow, scheduling, monitoring, and failure recovery.

Backend Engineer at Decode Analytical

May 1, 2022 - September 1, 2023

Contributed to API architecture and executed complex server-side logic using Laravel and PostgreSQL. Configured Redis for cache and session handling, decreasing load times on high-traffic endpoints. Managed CI/CD pipelines using GitLab, reducing deployment errors by 30%.

Backend Engineer at AEY Group (Nairobi)

September 1, 2020 - March 1, 2022

Devised automated test suites for backend endpoints, increasing test reliability by 40%. Implemented data pipelines for processing user activity, reducing processing time from 5 minutes to 1 minute. Led weekly system health checks and incident response reporting.

Backend Developer at Tezza Solutions

September 1, 2023 - April 1, 2024

Designed RESTful APIs for task automation; enhanced MongoDB schemas and queries; automated task execution flows; developed ETL pipelines on GCP to ingest raw data into BigQuery; built dbt models for transformation and data quality; optimized BigQuery queries and partitioned tables; automated pipeline orchestration with Airflow.

Backend Engineer at AEY Group

September 1, 2020 - March 1, 2022

Implemented automated test suites for backend endpoints; built data pipelines for processing user activity; led weekly system health checks and incident response reporting.