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Ayodele Akinbohun

Lagos

Summary

Senior Software Engineer with 6+ years of experience in designing and implementing scalable backend systems. Expertise in translating complex business requirements into effective software solutions using Node.js, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL. Demonstrated ability in architecting modular monorepo systems and optimizing performance through advanced querying techniques. Proven leadership as CTO & co-founder, successfully mentoring teams and managing product lifecycles across various industries including real estate and edtech.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Backend Engineer

Legatics
London, United Kingdom
04.2024 - Current
  • Core contributor to a high-grade legal transaction management platform used by global law firms.
  • Maintain and extend the Legatics framework — a custom Node.js backend framework with its own ORM.
  • Build and maintain microservices in Node.js and TypeScript for secure collaboration and legal workflows.
  • Implement end-to-end encryption and support for Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) security model.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional UK-based teams on legally compliant and secure software delivery.

Senior Backend Engineer

Deep Consulting Solutions
Dallas
05.2021 - 03.2024
  • Delivered 3 production-grade backend services in Node.js/TypeScript ahead of schedule and under budget.
  • Built an incident reporting system cutting debugging time by 50% and saving 30+ engineer hours/month.
  • Created reusable npm packages reducing code duplication by 20% and accelerating dev cycles by 12%.
  • Implemented caching layers to lower average latency by 15%.

Software Engineer

Autochek Africa
Lagos
09.2020 - 04.2021
  • Designed and maintained microservices for 600k+ users using NestJS, GRPC, PostgreSQL.
  • Integrated multi-country payment systems and improved performance with strategic caching.
  • Built reusable React components for promotional features reducing setup time by 12%.

Senior Software Engineer

Enyata
Lagos
11.2019 - 09.2020
  • Led development of SaaS and e-commerce solutions with Express, PostgreSQL, Django, and React.
  • Architected and launched identity verification system with a team of 7 engineers.
  • Created internal libraries to speed up development and mentored junior devs.

Full Stack Engineer

Geniesys
Lagos
07.2019 - 10.2019
  • Built automated Jira migration tool saving 15+ hours/week of manual work.
  • Led migration to microservices using GCP Kubernetes, cutting infra costs by 30%.

Full Stack Software Engineer

Andela
Lagos
02.2019 - 07.2019
  • Developed a travel management system in Node.js and React with 30% code contribution.
  • Improved CI/CD pipeline and implemented TDD for better code quality and fewer bugs.

Education

B.Eng. - Mechanical Engineering

Ekiti State University
Ado-Ekiti
01.2016

Skills

  • Nodejs
  • TypeScript
  • NestJS
  • Express
  • REST API
  • GraphQL
  • GRPC
  • Monorepo design
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • Redis
  • TypeORM
  • Sequelize
  • PostGIS (location/proximity queries)
  • Reactjs
  • Nextjs
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Docker
  • GitHub Actions
  • Pnpm
  • CI/CD
  • Husky
  • Terraform
  • AWS

Hobbies and Interests

  • Backend Architecture
  • AI & Machine Learning
  • EdTech
  • Cloud-native Apps
  • Blockchain

Personal Information

Senior Software Engineer|Backend engineer|Tech lead

Timeline

Senior Backend Engineer

Legatics
04.2024 - Current

Senior Backend Engineer

Deep Consulting Solutions
05.2021 - 03.2024

Software Engineer

Autochek Africa
09.2020 - 04.2021

Senior Software Engineer

Enyata
11.2019 - 09.2020

Full Stack Engineer

Geniesys
07.2019 - 10.2019

Full Stack Software Engineer

Andela
02.2019 - 07.2019

B.Eng. - Mechanical Engineering

Ekiti State University

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