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Backend engineer focused on production Django/DRF systems—not tutorial projects. I design and build REST APIs, run Celery-based async processing, and optimize PostgreSQL and Redis at the query/indexing level. I’m currently architecting ShieldGate, a security-focused API platform end-to-end (schema design, async processing, caching/rate limiting, and CI/CD). I also own production incidents from diagnosis to deploy because I’m the only backend engineer on my own projects.…Backend engineer focused on production Django/DRF systems—not tutorial projects. I design and build REST APIs, run Celery-based async processing, and optimize PostgreSQL and Redis at the query/indexing level. I’m currently architecting ShieldGate, a security-focused API platform end-to-end (schema design, async processing, caching/rate limiting, and CI/CD). I also own production incidents from diagnosis to deploy because I’m the only backend engineer on my own projects.

Farouq Taiwo

Back-End Developer, Web Developer, Software Engineer, +1

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Backend engineer focused on production Django/DRF systems—not tutorial projects. I design and build REST APIs, run Celery-based async processing, and optimize PostgreSQL and Redis at the query/indexing level. I’m currently architecting ShieldGate, a security-focused API platform end-to-end (schema design, async processing, caching/rate limiting, and CI/CD). I also own production incidents from diagnosis to deploy because I’m the only backend engineer on my own projects.…Backend engineer focused on production Django/DRF systems—not tutorial projects. I design and build REST APIs, run Celery-based async processing, and optimize PostgreSQL and Redis at the query/indexing level. I’m currently architecting ShieldGate, a security-focused API platform end-to-end (schema design, async processing, caching/rate limiting, and CI/CD). I also own production incidents from diagnosis to deploy because I’m the only backend engineer on my own projects.

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Backend engineer focused on production Django/DRF systems—not tutorial projects. I design and build REST APIs, run Celery-based async processing, and optimize PostgreSQL and Redis at the query/indexing level.

I’m currently architecting ShieldGate, a security-focused API platform end-to-end (schema design, async processing, caching/rate limiting, and CI/CD). I also own production incidents from diagnosis to deploy because I’m the only backend engineer on my own projects.

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Founder & Backend Engineer at ShieldGate

January 1, 2026 - Present

Architecting a production-grade API Gateway/Security-as-a-Service platform using Django REST API, Celery async task processing, Redis-backed rate limiting, and PostgreSQL audit logging. Built a correctness-first request inspection engine using atomic Redis INCR counters for concurrent load. Designed a full database schema with an explicit indexing strategy from the first migration (10 models). Implemented full audit logging and IP blacklisting with security/PII-conscious schema design. Also built Python and Node.js SDKs for integrations and a Next.js dashboard consuming the API.

Backend Developer Intern at HNG internship

December 31, 2024 - July 12, 2025

Assisted in building backend APIs using Django and MySQL. Participated in code reviews, version control with Git, and documentation. Worked on integrating Firebase for authentication and real-time database operations.

Backend Developer at Freelance

January 1, 2024 - Present

Built production-grade backend systems including a URL shortener and an intrusion detection backend. Implemented Base62 encoding, Redis cache-aside for sub-millisecond redirects, atomic click tracking, JWT authentication, Dockerized services, and an analytics dashboard. Deployed and managed services on AWS EC2. Delivered documented, clean code and maintained disciplined Git history across projects.