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Senior Software Engineer and Technical Lead with 10+ years of experience specialising in WordPress and WooCommerce engineering, custom platform development, business automation, and production systems. Delivered 250+ production websites and digital platforms while developing custom plugins, integrating third-party services and REST APIs, and improving platform reliability, security, and performance. Recognised as a practical problem solver who translates complex business requirements into scalable technology solutions that automate workflows and deliver measurable business value.
Accomplishments
- 250+ platforms delivered: Delivered production websites and digital platforms across ecommerce, logistics, healthcare, education, nonprofit, and enterprise sectors.
- Systems integration: Connected 5+ payment, logistics, SMS, and mapping/location services through API-driven business workflows.
- Enterprise incident recovery: Led recovery of 100+ compromised WordPress websites after a malware incident affecting two production servers, restoring affected websites and improving security posture.
- Performance engineering: Improved a production website from GTmetrix Grade D (61%) to Grade A (96%) through frontend, caching, and infrastructure optimisation.
- Leadership and recognition: Led technical teams delivering complex digital products; received the Performance Excellence Award and Problem Solver Award (2025).
Work History
1 Year 2 Months
08.2025 - Current
1 Year 2 Months
Software Engineer
BetterGas | Lagos
08.2025 - Current
- Architected business-critical WordPress and WooCommerce systems supporting commercial operations, internal workflows, and customer-facing experiences.
- Designed integrated platforms combining e-commerce, inventory management, logistics operations, customer workflows, and internal dashboards.
- Developed REST API integrations connecting payment, SMS, logistics, and mapping/location services.
- Automated order-processing and operational workflows, reducing manual handling and turnaround time.
- Engineered inventory, reporting, and logistics solutions that improved real-time operational visibility.
- Diagnosed and resolved production issues spanning applications, integrations, databases, performance, security, and infrastructure.
3 Years 8 Months
11.2022 - 07.2026
3 Years 8 Months
Technical Lead (Senior WordPress Engineer)
Socialander | Lagos
11.2022 - 07.2026
- Led technical delivery across a portfolio of client engagements, coordinating architecture decisions, development priorities, implementation reviews, and release quality.
- Delivered 30+ production websites, translating complex Figma designs into responsive, high-performance WordPress experiences.
- Engineered custom WordPress plugins and bespoke functionality for complex client requirements.
- Built an AI-powered questionnaire and recommendation system that personalised course suggestions and discounts.
- Mentored developers on engineering standards, code quality, troubleshooting, and delivery practices.
- Received the Performance Excellence Award (2024) and Problem Solver Award (2025) for delivery impact and technical problem-solving.
8 Years 9 Months
06.2014 - 03.2023
8 Years 9 Months
Senior WordPress Engineer & Infrastructure Special
Bytes | Lagos
06.2014 - 03.2023
- Delivered 200+ production WordPress websites and digital platforms across corporate, education, healthcare, ecommerce, nonprofit, and enterprise sectors.
- Evaluated and championed Skooler LMS adoption, leading product evaluation, team training, client demonstrations, and implementation support.
- Operated Windows and Linux hosting environments through Plesk, WHM/cPanel, SSH, WHMCS, Cloudflare, DNS, SSL, caching, and hosting automation.
- Configured production security controls and diagnosed complex issues involving servers, databases, email, DNS, SSL, and application performance.
- Recovered 100+ compromised WordPress websites through forensic analysis, malware removal, restoration, security hardening, and vulnerability remediation.
11 Months
02.2022 - 01.2023
11 Months
Lead Web Developer
Netact Services Inc. | Ontario
02.2022 - 01.2023
- Developed full-stack solutions and contributed to modular application architecture improvements.
- Automated development and server-related tasks using Python scripts and Docker-based workflows.
- Integrated cloud services, implemented security improvements, and led collaboration across distributed delivery teams.
4 Months
09.2019 - 01.2020
4 Months
Senior WordPress Developer
GrowSyn Nigeria | Lagos
09.2019 - 01.2020
- Additional Experience: Senior WordPress Developer, GrowSyn Nigeria — Lagos, Nigeria | September 2019 – January 2020
Education
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Computer Science
University of Benin
Skills
Programming: PHP
JavaScript
SQL
Backend & Integration: REST APIs
API Integration
Webhooks
System Integration
WordPress & Platforms: WordPress
Portfolio
Aurelia's Basket
BPIS — Brands People Integrated Solutions
Checkers Africa
Peppe Terra
Zinkop
Certification
- Software Engineering Program — ALX Africa (2023)
- CPanel & WHM Administrator Certification (CWA) — cPanel (2019)
- CPanel Professional Certification (CPP) — cPanel (2019)
- CPanel & WHM Sales Professional Certification (CSP) — cPanel (2019)
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Timeline
Software Engineer
BetterGas
08.2025 - CurrentRead more
Technical Lead (Senior WordPress Engineer)
Socialander
11.2022 - 07.2026Read more
Lead Web Developer
Netact Services Inc.
02.2022 - 01.2023Read more
Senior WordPress Developer
GrowSyn Nigeria
09.2019 - 01.2020Read more
Senior WordPress Engineer & Infrastructure Special
Bytes
06.2014 - 03.2023Read more
University of Benin - Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science
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