I'm Ifeoluwa Clements, a backend software engineer turned AI-focused solution architect, passionate about designing scalable, high-performance systems. I thrive on turning ambitious ideas into reliable products and enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver value. I enjoy turning complex AI concepts into practical products, embracing DevOps/MLOps best practices, and working with multi-disciplinary teams to ship reliable software that users love.

Ifeoluwa Clements

I'm Ifeoluwa Clements, a backend software engineer turned AI-focused solution architect, passionate about designing scalable, high-performance systems. I thrive on turning ambitious ideas into reliable products and enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver value. I enjoy turning complex AI concepts into practical products, embracing DevOps/MLOps best practices, and working with multi-disciplinary teams to ship reliable software that users love.

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I’m Ifeoluwa Clements, a backend software engineer turned AI-focused solution architect, passionate about designing scalable, high-performance systems. I thrive on turning ambitious ideas into reliable products and enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver value.

I enjoy turning complex AI concepts into practical products, embracing DevOps/MLOps best practices, and working with multi-disciplinary teams to ship reliable software that users love.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Software Engineer (AI) at Volkswagen Digital Solutions
December 1, 2024 - Present
Developed an intelligent Agile assistant enabling natural language interaction with Jira and Confluence using Python, LangChain, and LangGraph. Architected a modular system leveraging MCP for secure, real-time enterprise agent workflows. Engineered scalable backend with FastMCP supporting embedded and standalone modes, integrated with Atlassian APIs via OAuth 2.0. Improved system reliability and deployment velocity by containerizing services with Docker and automating evaluation tests. Enhanced observability through structured logging, LangSmith telemetry, and memory checkpointing to track agent state. Designed and delivered a cloud-native backend for OTA software updates in commercial trucking using AWS Lambda, SNS, SQS, and CDK. Built a full-featured update management system using Java, TypeScript, and Docker within a microservice architecture to orchestrate secure scheduling and execution across vehicle fleets.
Software Engineer at Loblaw Digital
February 28, 2025 - August 4, 2025
Developed microservices and APIs to integrate ecommerce systems with payment gateways and third-party services to ensure seamless operations for millions of users. Built scalable serverless solutions using AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, and AWS CDK along with AWS CloudFront to optimize system performance and cost efficiency. Streamlined deployments with GitLab CI/CD and Kubernetes, ensuring rapid and reliable application updates. Enhanced monitoring and reliability using Grafana and CloudWatch achieving high system uptime.
Software Engineer at Access Corporation
June 30, 2024 - August 4, 2025
Implemented a microservices architecture using REST APIs integrating a core banking application, external payment gateways, and other services serving millions of customers. Co-architected and deployed a lending platform leveraging AWS services such as EC2, S3, SES, and SNS for email and SMS services, optimizing scalability and reliability for thousands of concurrent users. Technologies involved included SpringBoot, Postgres, Keycloak, Grafana, JPA, JMS, Firebase, GraphQL, and Elasticsearch integrated within a CI/CD pipeline. Developed and maintained APIs for customer identity verification in KYC processes ensuring compliance with external service providers and regulatory standards. Applied Agile methodologies within a DevOps culture, actively participating in Scrum meetings and leveraging tools like Jenkins, Docker, and Kubernetes for continuous integration and delivery.
Software Engineer at Decagon
July 31, 2023 - August 4, 2025
Built RESTful APIs using Spring Boot and MS SQL database in a microservice architecture serving dynamic data to a JavaScript-based frontend responding to over 100,000 concurrent users. Performed code reviews, pair programming, identified and fixed bugs, conducted software reliability analysis, application support, and created software documentation using Swagger.
Software Engineer (AI) at Volkswagen Digital Solutions
December 1, 2024 - Present
Co-designed a modular AI system applying LLM Ops best practices using AWS SageMaker for managed prompt versioning, full and PEFT fine-tuning, and model versioning via a Model Registry, accelerating model iteration cycles. Developed a multi-modal, agentic Agile assistant using Python, LangChain, LangGraph, LangSmith, and Whisper, enabling natural language interactions with Jira and Confluence and streamlining workflows to reduce task management time by 25%. Built a secure MCP server with FastAPI for tool mounting to agents, integrating OAuth 2.0 and Atlassian APIs, supporting embedded and standalone modes and improving interoperability. Implemented a production-grade RAG pipeline with AWS OpenSearch for vector retrieval, including chunking and embedding processing to enhance context-aware responses. Delivered a cloud-native OTA update backend for a commercial trucking platform using AWS Lambda, SNS, SQS, and CDK, reducing update deployment time by 5%.
Software Engineer (E-commerce) at Loblaw Digital
February 28, 2025 - September 5, 2025
Engineered high-performance microservices and REST APIs for an e-commerce platform with multiple payment gateways, enabling seamless, secure transactions for 2M+ users. Used Java and Spring WebFlux to ensure scalability, with code-quality guards via SonarQube and Checkstyle. Spearheaded containerized deployments with Docker and Kubernetes; automated CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions; enhanced observability with Grafana and Prometheus. Collaborated across teams to deliver features end-to-end.
Software Engineer at Access Corporation
June 30, 2024 - September 5, 2025
Architected microservices-based lending platform on AWS using Spring Boot and PostgreSQL/MySQL; scaled to 10,000+ concurrent users; delivered robust REST APIs and data models with a focus on reliability and security.
Software Engineer at Decagon
July 31, 2023 - September 5, 2025
Built RESTful APIs with Spring Boot and PostgreSQL/MSSQL, serving dynamic data to a React JS frontend for 100,000+ concurrent users. Conducted code reviews and pair programming, reducing bugs and improving overall code quality. Mentored junior engineers and contributed to testing strategies and documentation.

Education

Artificial Intelligence Programme at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
January 11, 2030 - August 4, 2025
Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry at Bowen University, Nigeria
January 11, 2030 - August 4, 2025
Artificial Intelligence Programme at Oxford Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
January 11, 2030 - July 1, 2025

Qualifications

Artificial Intelligence Programme
January 11, 2030 - July 1, 2025

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Software & Internet, Retail, Professional Services

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