Senior Software Engineer | AI & Full Stack Engineer

Led the technical delivery of Padisquare from concept through launch as a remote contract CTO and Technical Lead.

Defined product architecture and built a social commerce marketplace and escrow platform connecting buyers with verified vendors. Delivered vendor storefronts, product discovery, product requests, feeds, and social commerce functionality while owning deployment and production improvements.

Built an AI-powered cryptocurrency chatbot using the OpenAI SDK and PostgreSQL, enabling natural-language interaction with crypto-related data. Established reusable cross-platform architecture for the company's mobile application and led development of the Governance & Staking Dashboard.

Improved application performance by 30% through caching, code splitting, lazy loading, and architectural improvements. Helped decouple backend APIs from the Next.js application into standalone services and received Employee of the Month recognition three times.

Architected and led development of a scalable application across frontend, backend, and deployment layers as a remote contract Technical Lead.

Introduced reusable frontend architecture based on Atomic Design and SOLID principles, as well as frontend and backend testing practices. Improved performance with caching, code splitting, lazy loading, and rendering optimization, while managing DigitalOcean and Vercel deployments and GitHub Actions CI/CD.

Led feature development across multiple products from implementation and testing through deployment and client feedback. Built a Chrome extension powered by the OpenAI API that contributed to a 25% increase in the platform user base.

Developed and optimized Node.js/Express and Laravel REST APIs, improving data processing and retrieval efficiency by 25%. Integrated payment and verification services, improved frontend performance by 40%, and worked through sprint planning, code reviews, standups, and client demos.

Built a cross-border remittance platform using React and Redux for a remote Australian team.

Implemented pay-in and pay-out flows with Thunes and Monoova integrations. Developed transaction, user, and KYC/AML administration dashboards and optimized the platform for high-volume transaction workloads.

Improved frontend rendering performance by 30% using virtualization and lazy loading. Built responsive, mobile-friendly interfaces from Figma mockups and wireframes using component-based Atomic Design patterns.

Implemented SEO practices, including meta tags and alt text, to improve search visibility. Established code review and testing practices, delivered new features and bug fixes, and improved REST API response times through caching and query optimization.

Contributed to a cooperative platform built with PHP and Laravel, helping increase user engagement by 15%.

Automated deployments with GitHub Actions and integrated third-party services including Recova, Indicina, Paystack, Okra, and Mono. Applied SOLID principles and Atomic Design patterns and managed dedicated virtual hosting for application performance, security, and scalability.