Hi, I’m
SODIQ ABIODUN ADEYINKA
ONIKE,LA
Headline
Enterprise Solutions Architect & CTO | Specialized in Fintech Infrastructure, Insurance ERPs & High-Scale Systems
Summary
Executive-level Enterprise Solutions Architect & CTO with 10+ years of expertise designing, scaling, and governing high-availability financial infrastructure, Insurance ERPs, and cross-border payment platforms. Proven track record leading distributed engineering teams and managing mission-critical platforms like Moniepoint (Card Disputes), TERAWORK, Bamboo Investment (Misan), and 9mobile.
Core Competencies
- Executive Leadership & Strategy: Engineering Management, Technical Strategy, Product Development Lifecycle, Vendor Negotiation, SLA/Dispute Governance, OKR Frameworks
- Enterprise Architecture & Cloud: Microservices, Distributed Systems, Event-Driven Architecture, AWS, GCP, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD Pipelines
- Fintech & Security: Card Payment Gateways, Settlement Engines, Dispute Workflows, Continuous Product Scaling, ISO 27001 Compliance, API Security.
- Systems, Telecom & AV Engineering: Telephony/VoIP (Asterisk, FreeSwitch), SD-WAN Optimization (FatPipe WARP/MPVPN), Network Failover & Load Balancing, Hardware Automation (Crestron, AMX, SIMPL/SIMPL+, Netlinx, Lua)
- Languages & Databases: Java (Spring Boot), .NET Core / C#, Node.js, TypeScript, PHP (Laravel, PHPSlim), Go, Python, React, Next.js, Vue, React Native PostgreSQL, MySQL, MsSQL, DynamoDB, Redis, WebSockets
Work History
MONIEPOINT INC
ENGINEERING MANAGER
10.2024 - Current
Job overview
Technologies: Java, Node.js, React, TypeScript, GCP, Playwright, Jira, Confluence
- Product Development Lifecycle Leadership: End-to-end engineering lead for the Card Dispute Unit, driving the complete product development lifecycle from initial technical discovery to production deployment
- Technical Governance & Specs: Authored technical specifications (TechSpecs), Requests for Comments (RFCs), system flow diagrams, and architectural blueprints for dispute handling and card payment features.
- Agile Execution & Roadmaps: Structured Jira workflows, sprint roadmaps, and task breakdowns for cross-functional engineering teams, ensuring on-time delivery of mission-critical dispute resolution features.
- Financial Infrastructure & Settlement: Designed settlement engine architectures for multi-party financial flows (billers, aggregator providers, and merchants), ensuring 99.99% transaction reconciliation accuracy across merchant networks.
Internode Pay - (Misan App by Bamboo)
TECHNICAL STRATEGY PARTNER
01.2025 - Current
Job overview
- Continuous Product Development & Scaling: Leading ongoing feature engineering, system optimizations, and platform scaling for Misan (Bamboo's cross-border payment platform).
- Post-Development Support: Providing official, high-availability post-deployment technical support, multi-currency routing optimizations, and settlement pipeline maintenance.
TERAWORK
CTO & CO-FOUNDER
10.2019 - Current
Job overview
Technologies: PHP/Laravel, Node.js, React, React Native, TypeScript, AWS, GCP, Python, AWS Bedrock AI...
- Platform Architecture & Growth: Directed end-to-end technical strategy and platform architecture, scaling the engineering organization to deliver an enterprise HR-tech and freelance marketplace engine.
- AI/ML Integration: Redesigned core system architecture using distributed computing and AWS AI/ML services, increasing seller onboarding review speeds by 50%.
- Mobile & Reliability Engineering: Built and launched native mobile platforms achieving 20x user growth (4.9/5 App Store rating) and implemented automated quote engines driving job failure rates down to 0.01% across 10,000+ contracts.
AB MICROFINANCE BANKLagos
FULLSTACK SOFTWARE ENGINEER
08.2020 - 12.2021
Job overview
Technologies: Java (Spring Boot), .NET Core, PHPSlim, React, Node.js, Docker, MsSQL, AWS
- Enterprise Integration: Architected high-level enterprise software integration pipelines, including NIP Outgoing transaction APIs for mobile banking.
- Conversational AI Systems: Developed automated conversational workflows (WhatsApp, Web, Facebook, SMS) serving thousands of daily active users.
TELVIDA INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM
LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER
11.2016 - 04.2019
Job overview
- Team Leadership & Software Delivery: Managed a cross-functional engineering team of 7 developers building complex enterprise solutions, CloudPBX architectures, and custom automation systems.
- Enterprise Telecom Engine: Co-developed the multi-tenant 9mobile CloudPBX solution powered by FreeSwitch
- Hardware & Hardware Controller Systems: Programmed Crestron MC3 (SIMPL & SIMPL+) and AMX NI-3100 (Netlinx & Java) controllers for corporate clients including Total Nigeria (Eko Tower One) and NLNG (Port Harcourt).
- Custom IoT/AV Controller Product: Led a team to conceptualize and engineer the Telvida Controller System using Node.js, Linux Bash, Ionic, and Laravel to automate lighting, calls, phone books, projector screens, and smart TVs.
- Web Conferencing: Engineered a web conferencing platform for web meeting hosting powered by the FreeSwitch engine
FatPipe
Network Support Engineer
02.2015 - 11.2015
Job overview
- Solution Architecture & Integration: Developed network implementation diagrams and architectural designs for proposed FatPipe SD-WAN solutions integration.
- Test Lab Application Development: Developed custom test suite applications (SQL, FTP, RTSP, and Web-based applications) to simulate high-throughput client environments for lab benchmarking.
- Client Advisory & Network Optimization: Conducted technical presentations, analyzed existing client network infrastructures, and collaborated on planned network upgrades, expansion, and multi-path IP failover optimization.
Accomplishments
Fintech & Cross-Border Payments
- Misan Cross-Border App (Bamboo Investment): Architected and deployed the technical foundation for Misan, delivering ongoing continuous development and post-deployment production support starting Jan 2025.
- Bamboo Stock Trading Engine: Designed and developed the core stock trading infrastructure enabling real-time market data streaming and order execution for retail investors.
- Moniepoint Card Dispute Resolution Engine: Engineered the end-to-end technical architecture, TechSpecs, and settlement flows for card payment disputes across nationwide merchant networks.
- NIPOST Agency Banking Application: Delivered a national agency banking application enabling financial inclusion services across postal centers.
- Regency Alliance Insurance PLC (Enterprise Insurance ERP): Designed and developed an 18-month end-to-end Insurance ERP platform unifying Underwriting, Claims, Reinsurance, Finance, CRM, HR, and Asset Management for over 100k+ active policyholders.
- RentRanzact: Designed and developed a full-featured rent and property listing platform connecting tenants, landholders, and real estate agents.
- 9mobile CloudPBX Platform: Architected a multi-tenant CloudPBX solution powered by FreeSwitch for 9mobile CUG subscribers, scaling to serve 10,000+ active enterprise companies (avg 5 users per SME) with embedded CRM capabilities.
- Wemy Contact Center App: Conceptualized and built a high-capacity telesales contact center solution using Asterisk PBX, boosting monthly company sales throughput from ₦200,000 to an average of ₦40,000,000 monthly (a ~20,000% increase).
- Total Nigeria (EKO Tower One): Programmed Crestron MC3 controllers using SIMPL & SIMPL+ to automate Polycom RPG, Sony Projectors, DM switchers, Extron MVC 121, Barco ClickShare, and TWS1000 touchscreen interfaces.
- NLNG (Port Harcourt): Programmed AMX NI-3100 controllers using Netlinx & Java to automate Polycom HDX, NEC Projectors/Monitors, Vutec screens, Lutron lighting, and PTN volume control via iPad Mini (i3 Pro).
- Telvida Controller System: Engineered a proprietary hardware control platform (Node.js, Bash, Ionic, Laravel) replacing third-party controllers for smart office and room automation
Education
LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITYLagos, Nigeria
Bachelor of Science from Mechanical Engineering
11.2009 - 01.2015
Certification
Java SE Certification
Additional Information
View Technical Architecture & Project Portfolio (Google Drive) https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nYylRhhu
Open Source & Developer Tooling
- form-input-validator: Authored and published a framework-agnostic JavaScript validation library available via NPM (npm i form-input-validator)