Segun Olaiya-| https://www.linkedin.com/in/olaiya-segun-software-engineer
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Senior Software Engineer with over 10 years of experience in full-stack development using PHP
(Laravel), JavaScript (Node.js, React, Vue), and DevOps (AWS, Infrastructure as Code) across
major brands such as SOCi and ShineOn.
Promoted twice within three years while leading high-impact projects that integrated payment
systems contributing to significant revenue growth at OnePipe and NeoLife International.
HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate enhances expertise in cloud infrastructure management.
EXPERIENCE
JUNE 2021 - JANUARY 2025
SOCi, San Diego, United States - Senior Software Engineer II (Fullstack) (Remote)
● Led the development of SOCi’s Local Pages product, managing 6 engineers, driving strategy,
and supporting 180K pages with 4M+ daily requests.
● Engineered strategic implementation of 23 Listings APIs, leveraging DevOps best practices
to transform the system architecture; directly contributed to improved response times by
reducing latency across all supported listings networks.
● Presented project status bi-monthly to management and product team members showcasing
new implementations and product releases.
JULY 2022 - DECEMBER 2024
ShineOn, Florida, United States - Senior Software Engineer (Fullstack) (Remote)
● Led Shopify GraphQL migration, U.S. sales tax implementation, ShineOn Wallet, and platform
rebranding.
● Optimized AWS infrastructure, built CI/CD pipelines with Github Actions, and streamlined QA
across three teams.
● Integrated fulfillment services for ShineOn Shopify app to facilitate Shopify best practices
leading to consistent Shopify store positive reviews
JUNE 2019 - OCTOBER 2024
OnePipe, Lagos, NG - Lead Software Engineer (Remote)
● Integrated a multi-faceted payment solution for Airlines and Banking infrastructure,
enhancing product access to Loans and Pay Later options; streamlined transactions led to
processing time reduction by 15 minutes per transaction.
● Facilitated the development of PayWithTransfer (payment by bank transfer) which accounts
for 37% of OnePipe’s revenue as at Nov 2024
NOVEMBER 2017 - December 2020
NeoLife International, Johannesburg, South Africa - Senior Software Engineer (Onsite)
● Implemented NeoLife commission system used for payouts to all 500k+ customers till date
● Developed payment APIs in Africa, enabling collection of $400k in monthly revenue.
JUNE 2017 - OCTOBER 2017
Escape Technologies, Lagos, NG - Solutions Developer
JANUARY 2017 - MAY 2017
PXC
Digital, Lagos, NG - Software Developer
MARCH 2016 - DECEMBER 2016
Think First Technologies, Lagos, NG - Junior Software Engineer (Remote)
SKILLS
Software Development Skills: PHP (Laravel), JavaScript (Node.js, Vue, React, NuxtJS), C#, .Net
Certifications: HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (003)
API Development Techniques: RESTful APIs, GraphQL APIs, Payment Processing Systems, Banking
Infrastructure, Shopify, Taxes, OpenAI
Payment System Integration Skills: Payment Gateway Integrations, PayPal API, Stripe API,
International Card Payments
FREELANCE & PERSONAL PROJECTS
SEPTEMBER 2024
Boost Health AI Bot - A Tele-Medicine bot with OTC Recommendations
● Integrated OpenAI GPT-4 and Gemini to create an AI wrapper on Telegram & WhatsApp
● Set up infrastructure to automate deployment and management of OpenMRS
SEPTEMBER 2023
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) - Migrating an existing AWS Infrastructure to Terraform
● Documented AWS infrastructure, migrated networks to Terraform with GitHub Actions
automation, and transitioned services to AWS App Runner using Docker and ECR.
EDUCATION
2014 - 2016
Yaba College of Technology, Lagos NG - National Diploma in Computer Science.
