I am a backend engineer with 2+ years of professional experience building and owning production systems in high-stakes fintech environments. I have a proven track record of end-to-end ownership of critical services, from diagnosing and resolving KYC compliance failures to designing REST APIs that serve real-world transaction volumes. I am proficient in Java/Spring Boot and Python, with additional experience shipping ML-powered products using LangChain and TensorFlow. I’m a Hackathon winner who thrives on solving real problems and delivering clean, maintainable systems under pressure. I enjoy bridging AI capabilities with production-grade backend engineering, ensuring reliability and scalability across distributed microservice environments. I’ve led architectural decisions, implemented secure APIs, and mentored teams through technical challenges to deliver impact in fast-paced fintech settings.

Osezele Oghedegbe

I am a backend engineer with 2+ years of professional experience building and owning production systems in high-stakes fintech environments. I have a proven track record of end-to-end ownership of critical services, from diagnosing and resolving KYC compliance failures to designing REST APIs that serve real-world transaction volumes. I am proficient in Java/Spring Boot and Python, with additional experience shipping ML-powered products using LangChain and TensorFlow. I’m a Hackathon winner who thrives on solving real problems and delivering clean, maintainable systems under pressure. I enjoy bridging AI capabilities with production-grade backend engineering, ensuring reliability and scalability across distributed microservice environments. I’ve led architectural decisions, implemented secure APIs, and mentored teams through technical challenges to deliver impact in fast-paced fintech settings.

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I am a backend engineer with 2+ years of professional experience building and owning production systems in high-stakes fintech environments. I have a proven track record of end-to-end ownership of critical services, from diagnosing and resolving KYC compliance failures to designing REST APIs that serve real-world transaction volumes. I am proficient in Java/Spring Boot and Python, with additional experience shipping ML-powered products using LangChain and TensorFlow. I’m a Hackathon winner who thrives on solving real problems and delivering clean, maintainable systems under pressure.

I enjoy bridging AI capabilities with production-grade backend engineering, ensuring reliability and scalability across distributed microservice environments. I’ve led architectural decisions, implemented secure APIs, and mentored teams through technical challenges to deliver impact in fast-paced fintech settings.

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Work Experience

Technical Lead at Grove Media
February 1, 2026 - Present
Leading the architecture and development of a production AI agent system—driving core decisions on autonomous workflow design, service integration, and system reliability from the ground up.
Technical Facilitator at Interledger Foundation Campus Program
April 1, 2026 - Present
Designed and built the complete technical curriculum for a structured program on Open Payments and Interledger Protocol, taking ownership of scope, content, and delivery. Facilitated weekly technical sessions as instructor, translating complex payment concepts into accessible, practical learning for participants across mixed skill levels.
Java Backend Engineer at System Specs Group (Remita)
April 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026
Took full ownership of the KYC compliance service, diagnosed recurring production errors, traced root causes through malformed data pipelines, and refactored the service logic to deliver a stable, regulation-ready compliance layer. Designed and shipped Spring Boot REST APIs for a customer-facing service portal, coordinating requirements across stakeholders and managing delivery end-to-end in a high-volume fintech environment. Made architectural decisions on API security, user data handling, and system performance across a distributed microservice environment.
Machine Learning & Backend Engineer at Simpu
March 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023
Independently scoped, built, and shipped a zero-to-one AI-powered customer chatbot using ChatGPT and LangChain, identifying business needs, designing the architecture, and delivering a working product to production. Built and trained ML models using TensorFlow and PyTorch; created a self-serve data ingestion pipeline supporting PDFs, websites, and text sources—removing a cross-functional bottleneck for non-technical team members.

Education

B.Sc. Computer Science at Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria
December 1, 2020 - October 1, 2024

Qualifications

Cisco IoT Fundamentals & IoT Security Certifications
January 11, 2030 - April 21, 2026
Microsoft IoT Fundamentals
January 11, 2030 - April 21, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment