First-Class Software Engineering graduate and mobile software engineer with 5+ years building and shipping production Mobile applications across fintech, digital banking, Artificial Intelligence, creator economy, and applied research. Ten-plus apps live on the App Store and Google Play, including regulated payments platforms, AI-powered news experiences with real-time voice interaction, and an enterprise mobile SDK suite deployed across 19+ African markets. Comfortable owning end-to-end mobile delivery across architecture, UI, state management, API integration, and release, while also building backend infrastructure with Laravel and Spring Boot. Published in IEEE research on Edge AI and TinyML, translating complex business and regulatory requirements into clean, maintainable, high-performance mobile products.

Victory Obodoagwu

First-Class Software Engineering graduate and mobile software engineer with 5+ years building and shipping production Mobile applications across fintech, digital banking, Artificial Intelligence, creator economy, and applied research. Ten-plus apps live on the App Store and Google Play, including regulated payments platforms, AI-powered news experiences with real-time voice interaction, and an enterprise mobile SDK suite deployed across 19+ African markets. Comfortable owning end-to-end mobile delivery across architecture, UI, state management, API integration, and release, while also building backend infrastructure with Laravel and Spring Boot. Published in IEEE research on Edge AI and TinyML, translating complex business and regulatory requirements into clean, maintainable, high-performance mobile products.

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First-Class Software Engineering graduate and mobile software engineer with 5+ years building and shipping production Mobile applications across fintech, digital banking, Artificial Intelligence, creator economy, and applied research. Ten-plus apps live on the App Store and Google Play, including regulated payments platforms, AI-powered news experiences with real-time voice interaction, and an enterprise mobile SDK suite deployed across 19+ African markets.

Comfortable owning end-to-end mobile delivery across architecture, UI, state management, API integration, and release, while also building backend infrastructure with Laravel and Spring Boot. Published in IEEE research on Edge AI and TinyML, translating complex business and regulatory requirements into clean, maintainable, high-performance mobile products.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Flutter Engineer at Heirs Technologies
February 1, 2026 - Present
Led development of an enterprise mobile SDK suite integrated with core banking infrastructure, enabling regulated digital financial services across 19+ African countries. Architected and delivered AI-powered passive liveness detection and KYC verification flows, removing intrusive user steps while maintaining full regulatory compliance and fraud-prevention standards. Built a multi-country payments SDK unifying bill payments and cross-border transactions in a single mobile interface, collaborating across product and backend teams. Engineered a fast digital onboarding SDK with average completion time under three minutes, improving customer acquisition and conversion at scale.
Mobile Engineer (Contract) at Zagasmu Inc.
October 1, 2025 - January 1, 2026
Architected and led end-to-end delivery of two production Flutter applications—Zagsasm App and Zagsasm Studios—forming the core of an African creator economy ecosystem. Engineered a live-streaming platform supporting live events, shows, and classes with real-time audience interaction, event scheduling, and creator monetization, optimized for low latency and smooth playback across devices. Implemented a full social platform with dynamic content feeds (likes, comments, follows) and in-app creative tools including a meme editor and template engine. Consumed secure REST APIs with token-based authentication and efficient state management; shipped continuous post-launch updates improving stability and driving adoption within Nigeria's tech and entertainment ecosystem.
Mobile Engineer (Contract) at Zagasm Inc.
October 1, 2025 - January 1, 2026
Architected and led end-to-end delivery of two production Flutter applications—Zagasm App and Zagasm Studios—forming the core of an African creator economy ecosystem. Engineered a live-streaming platform supporting live events, shows, and classes with real-time audience interaction, event scheduling, and creator monetization, tuned for low latency and smooth playback across devices. Implemented a full social platform with dynamic content feeds (likes, comments, follows) and in-app creative tools including a meme editor and template engine. Consumed secure REST APIs with token-based authentication and efficient state management; shipped continuous post-launch updates to improve stability and drive adoption.
Flutter Engineer (Contract, Remote) at Reak t Labs Ltd
May 1, 2025 - Present
Designed and built the mobile experience for Headline AI, an application delivering AI-curated global news personalized to each user’s interests and reading behavior. Integrated LiveKit to enable real-time, low-latency voice conversations with an AI assistant that reads the news aloud, answers follow-up questions, and surfaces context on trending topics. Partnered with AI and backend engineers to integrate the recommendation engine and an AI podcast-generation module into the mobile client. Optimized performance with asynchronous programming, widget-level tuning, and memory-efficient rendering for smooth responsiveness on both Android and iOS.
Flutter Engineer (Contract, Remote) at Reakt Labs Ltd
May 1, 2025 - Present
Designed and built the mobile experience for Headline AI: an AI-curated global news application personalized to user interests and reading behavior. Integrated LiveKit to enable real-time, low-latency voice conversations with an AI assistant that reads the news aloud, answers follow-up questions, and surfaces context on trending topics. Partnered with AI and backend engineers to integrate recommendation and AI podcast-generation modules into the mobile client. Optimized performance using asynchronous programming, widget-level tuning, and memory-efficient rendering to deliver smooth responsiveness on both Android and iOS.
Mobile Applications Engineer (Contract, Remote) at Paragon Tech Solutions
December 1, 2024 - September 1, 2025
Led mobile development of a fintech trading platform for digital assets, wallets, and everyday financial services, owning 100% of the mobile UI design and implementation. Delivered core features including multi-asset wallets, virtual ATM card integration, airtime and data purchases, utility bill payments, and secure transaction flows. Integrated KYC verification workflows and token-based API security to ensure compliance, identity validation, and protection of user financial data. Coordinated a small development team, mentoring junior engineers and interns while enforcing coding standards and delivery timelines. Applied SOLID and DRY principles to keep UI and business logic cleanly separated for a maintainable, production-ready codebase.
Mobile Software Engineer (Full-time, Remote) at Bunchbay Nigeria Ltd
March 1, 2024 - April 1, 2025
Delivered features across Bunch Pay, a KYC-compliant fintech e-payment application supporting fund transfers, bill payments, airtime and data purchases, and digital wallet management. Implemented real-time wallet transactions and bank transfers using secure REST and payment workflows, ensuring reliable processing and live balance updates. Built KYC-enabled authentication and verification flows to strengthen transaction security and regulatory compliance. Worked within full Agile Scrum cycles (sprint planning, daily stand-ups, code reviews, and retrospectives) to consistently meet release deadlines. Applied clean architecture and reusable UI components to measurably improve maintainability and scalability across the codebase.
Mobile Applications Engineer (Contract, Remote) at Cher dah Republic Ltd
January 1, 2023 - July 1, 2024
Delivered Xamp, a location-aware real estate platform serving landlords, guests, and tenants, with property listing, discovery, and secure purchase flows. Integrated geolocation and mapping services for nearby-property discovery alongside KYC verification to validate identities and reduce platform abuse. Consumed payment gateway APIs and multiple third-party services to enable secure transactions and user verification. Implemented Riverpod state management and clean architecture patterns, improving performance, testability, and long-term maintainability.
Mobile Applications Engineer (Contract, Remote) at Cherdah Republic Ltd
January 1, 2023 - July 1, 2024
Delivered Xamp, a location-aware real estate platform serving landlords, guests, and tenants, including property listing, discovery, and secure purchase flows. Integrated geolocation and mapping services for nearby property discovery alongside KYC verification to validate identities and reduce platform abuse. Consumed payment gateway APIs and multiple third-party services to enable secure transactions and user verification. Implemented Riverpod state management and clean architecture patterns to improve performance, testability, and long-term maintainability.

Education

B. Tech. Software Engineering (First Class Honours) at Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO)
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2024

Qualifications

IBM AI Engineering Professional Certificate (in progress)
January 1, 2026 - August 10, 2026

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Software & Internet, Education, Media & Entertainment, Real Estate & Construction, Government, Professional Services, Other

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