Israel Akinsola
Software Engineer | Backend Developer | PHP Laravel, Nestjs
Mowe, Ogun State,OG
Summary
Backend Developer with 7+ years of PHP experience and 5+ years working with Laravel and NestJS, focused on building clean, scalable, and well-tested systems. My development philosophy is grounded in SOLID and DRY principles, automated testing (TDD), and thoughtful system design that prioritizes long-term maintainability over quick fixes. I also bring DevOps experience, working with CI/CD pipelines, deployment workflows, and production environments to ensure reliable delivery from development to release. Frontend Skills: Vue, Nuxtjs Expertise. Additional Skills: Optimizing Wordpress Application for Speed. Actively interested in fintech products and teams that value strong engineering culture, code quality, and scalable architecture.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Lead Backend Engineer (PHP Laravel)
Tech Champions | Web and Mobile Solutions
12.2023 - Current
- Responsible For Developing and Maintaining TCWM Backend Systems
- Designed and implemented a comprehensive wallet system for virtual account funding and multi-gateway payments.
- Developed idempotent payment processing flows to manage duplicate webhooks and external payment provider failures.
- Ensured atomic updates to wallet balances using database transactions to maintain consistency and prevent errors.
Full Stack Developer (Laravel / Node / Nuxtjs)
Sure Data Consulting (SDC)
06.2023 - 02.2024
- Developed and maintained a job application portal for the Compliance Accords Platform, supporting structured and efficient recruitment workflows.
- Ensured all applications and system features were well-documented to improve clarity, maintainability, and team collaboration.
- Wrote and maintained automated tests for the existing codebase to improve reliability and reduce regressions.
- Designed and maintained Suredata APIs with a strong focus on clean architecture, readability, and long-term maintainability.
Back End Developer (Laravel)
Kuadratik Inc.
04.2022 - 10.2023
- Built APIs for the EKI Market E-commerce platform using Laravel + PostgreSQL.
- Improved checkout and vendor onboarding performance through optimized endpoints.
Full Stack Developer (PHP Laravel, Vue)
Ptas Solutions
01.2020 - 03.2023
- Engineered a fully automated loan product that generated 1,000+ subscriptions and processed in loan disbursements in 3 weeks.
- Integrated fraud checks, risk scoring logic, and concurrency-safe transaction flows.
Back End Developer
Baxi by Onafriq
05.2022 - 07.2022
- Contribute to Existing API Development for the Baxi App by refactoring existing codebase to improve readability.
Back End Developer (PHP Laravel)
ICT NETWORLD
03.2022 - 07.2022
- Built and enhanced ICT NETWORLD's core API, user interfaces, and back-end processing applications.
Education
Bachelor's degree - Computer Science
Tai Solarin University of Education
01.2021
Skills
PHP
Experience with Nodejs
Version control with Git
Experience with NoSQL databases
Strong SQL skills
Experience with Docker
Expertise in PHP
Understanding of agile methodologies
Experience with CI and CD pipelines
Experience with message queues
Solid grasp of data structures
Deep understanding of restful apis
Experience with unit testing
Knowledge of graphql
Cloud Services
DigitalOcean
Certification
Building Web Applications in PHP
Timeline
Lead Backend Engineer (PHP Laravel)
Tech Champions | Web and Mobile Solutions
12.2023 - Current
Full Stack Developer (Laravel / Node / Nuxtjs)
Sure Data Consulting (SDC)
06.2023 - 02.2024
Back End Developer
Baxi by Onafriq
05.2022 - 07.2022
Back End Developer (Laravel)
Kuadratik Inc.
04.2022 - 10.2023
Back End Developer (PHP Laravel)
ICT NETWORLD
03.2022 - 07.2022
Full Stack Developer (PHP Laravel, Vue)
Ptas Solutions
01.2020 - 03.2023
Bachelor's degree - Computer Science
Tai Solarin University of Education