Richard Fagbenro

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I am a Senior Full-Stack Engineer with 7+ years of experience building scalable, secure, and high-performance web, mobile, and backend applications.

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I am a Senior Full-Stack Engineer with 7+ years of experience building scalable, secure, and high-performance web, mobile, and backend applications. I specialize in Java (Spring Boot), Flutter, and React, with fintech, SaaS, and enterprise systems experience—including banking infrastructure at Sterling Bank and Fidelity Bank. I have delivered measurable impact: 70% throughput gains, 40% reduction in transaction failures, and 80% cuts in manual QA effort.

I co-founded Yufuza and serve as CTO, architecting a multi-tenant SaaS platform, driving DevOps, and delivering AI-driven features such as sentiment tagging and auto-ticket creation. I am open to remote roles globally.

  • 8 years' experience

Industry experience

  • Financial Services
  • Software & Internet
  • Professional Services
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Education
  • Other

Work experience· 12 roles

Co-Founder & CTO · Yufuza (SaaS)Dec 2024 – Present · 2 yrs

Architected and built a multi-tenant SaaS platform for AI-powered customer feedback analysis from scratch. Defined full-stack technology choices, engineering standards, and DevOps. Integrated Stripe and Paddle for subscription billing, invoicing, free trials, and automated payment workflows. Shipped AI-driven features including sentiment tagging, automated feedback summaries, and auto-ticket creation for negative reviews. Managed full DevOps lifecycle: CI/CD pipelines, server deployments, logging, monitoring, and production performance optimization.

Lead Flutter Developer · WinningEdge AI (Remote)Dec 2023 – Apr 2024 · 5 mos

Led end-to-end development of an AI-powered sports bet analysis and prediction app for Android and iOS using Flutter. Integrated ChatGPT API to analyse match data and generate bet recommendations, with an in-app conversational interface. Optimised app performance and state management, delivering a cross-platform codebase from a single Flutter project to reduce development time.

Backend Developer · TheScoreGuys (Remote)Mar 2023 – Aug 2024 · 1 yr 6 mos

Redesigned core Spring Boot services, eliminating bottlenecks and achieving 70% improvement in API response times. Built analytics integration APIs standardizing KPI data pipelines, improving tracking accuracy by 20%. Hardened endpoints with Spring Security RBAC; aimed to zero unauthorized access incidents. Collaborated with frontend/product teams to resolve backend issues in a fast-paced remote environment.

Software Developer · WolfgangStuart (Remote)Dec 2022 – Jan 2023 · 2 mos
Backend Engineer · Sterling Bank NigeriaJan 2022 – Dec 2024 · 3 yrs
Software Developer · Cayzu Inc – Remote (Contract)Jun 2021 – Aug 2022 · 1 yr 3 mos
Contract Backend Developer · Zynex Technologies (Contract)Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo
Contract Backend Developer · Zynex TechnologiesJan 2021 – Jan 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo

Education· 8

MSc – International Business Management · Ulster University, Birmingham, United Kingdom2024 – 2026
BA – English Language · Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria2017 – 2021
MSc in International Business Management · Ulster University2024 – 2026
BA in English Language · Olabisi Onabanjo University2017 – 2021

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