Tobi Ojuolape

Tobi Ojuolape Software Engineer | UK Global Talent Kent, England | - |-| Portfolio: toheeb-ojuolape.github.io Github: github.com/Toheeb-Ojuolape | LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/toheebojuolape PERSONAL STATEMENT Tobi is a software engineer and engineering lead with 5+ years of experience building innovative web and mobile-based products that have impacted thousands globally. EXPERIENCE Engineering Lead (Remote) Texas, United States Hy-initiative LLC Sept. 2023 – Present § Led the engineering team to develop AI-powered, bespoke B2B edtech solutions for over 100+ companies and professional organizations to seamlessly create online courses. § Developed mentorship and e-learning features for Hy-initative’s WESOnline ed-tech products. Chief Technology Officer Derby, England Wadi Integrated Services Ltd June 2022 – Sept. 2024 Built tools that facilitated equipment access for 1,300+ STEM researchers to conduct innovative research. Collaborated with the design team to streamline onboarding and improve overall user experience, resulting in a 75% increase in user sign-ups. § Developed AI-powered research assistant tools used by 1,000+ researchers to speed up their research process. Software Engineer London, United Kingdom Yyenza Nov. 2023 – May 2024 § Developed reusable components for mobile application in React Native (Typescript) and wrote unit tests. § Implemented app biometric security features using fingerprint/face-id and wrote backend APIs. Software Engineer (Remote) New York, United States CreateCx Aug 2023 – Nov. 2023 § Worked on Shopify plugin using Reactjs that enabled 20+ e-commerce stores to manage product logistics. § Oversaw the migration of 100+ clients from different Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tools. Senior Software Engineer Lagos, Nigeria CWG plc June 2022 – Sept. 2023 § Developed escrow platform with Vuejs used by 5,000+ buyers and sellers for secure online payments. § Developed APIs for real-time chat application which resulted in a 90% increase in buyer-seller interaction. § Led team to develop an integrated banking and payment automation platform that has processed over £ 100,000 in transactions. Bitcoin/Lightning Developer Remote Btrust Builders (previously Qala) Jan. 2023 – July 2023 § Built several Bitcoin and Lightning projects using React, Vuejs, Typescript and Golang. § § § Contributed 4 merged PRs to the Galoy-pay project; including receipt download feature and proper formatting of USD amount in sats. § Published technical articles that were featured on WhatIsBitcoin and CoinMonks. Engineering Lead Lagos, Nigeria MinieMoney ltd July 2022 – Aug. 2023 § Built backend infrastructure using Golang & Nodejs (Typescript) and developed frontend interfaces using Vuejs and Reactjs for family fintech web and mobile application with 21,000+ users onboarded and over £173,185.53 processed transactions. § Oversaw the integration of fintech platform with 3rd-party banks and payment providers like Paystack, VFD Microfinance Bank and Sterling Bank. Software Engineer Imo, Nigeria Greenera Technologies Ltd June 2021 – June 2022 § Led a 5-man team to build crowdfunding platform that enabled 3,000+ users to fund energy projects. Software Engineer Lagos, Nigeria Swiftend Technologies Ltd May 2021 – Sept. 2021 § Developed web applications with Vuejs used by 70+ fintech startups, banks & government regulators for user verification, onboarding and KYC. Software Engineer Lagos, Nigeria Tell! Africa Sept. 2019 – May 2021 § built web & mobile products using React, Vuejs and Laravel that enabled 22,000+ African creatives to seamlessly showcase, monetize and distribute their creative works and skills across multiple continents. Software Engineer Lagos, Nigeria Farmz2u Sept. 2019 – May 2021 § Selected as one of 100 software developers for the UK-Nigeria Tech Hub DevPlacement programme. § Was paired with Farmz2u, an AgricTech platform and built software used by 1,200+ farmers and major players in the agriculture-food value chain across Nigeria and Kenya. § Spearheaded the development of African Highland Farmer, an interactive farming simulation game. Web Developer Ibadan, Nigeria SkillNG Sept. 2019 – May 2021 § Led the development of the startup's minimum viable product that onboarded over 1,000 users and equipped them with on-demand digital skills. Technology Advisory Intern Lagos, Nigeria KPMG Aug. 2018 – Sept. 2018 § Conducted technology assessments which improved client’s system efficiency by 15%. § Facilitated client’s cybersecurity assessment which reduced security incidents by 60%. EDUCATION Nottingham Trent University Nottingham, United Kingdom M.Sc. (Honors), Sustainable Energy Engineering with AI (Distinction) Sept 2023 – Sept 2024 § Received award for best academic performance and best MSc dissertation in my cohort. Nigerian University of Technology and Management Lagos, Nigeria Postgraduate Certificate in Technology, Entrepreneurship and Design Sep 2021 – Aug 2022 Relevant courses: Sustainability, Data Analytics, AI and Machine learning, Operations Management § Received award for the most outstanding capstone project of the cohort. University of Ibadan Ibadan, Nigeria B.Sc. (Honors), Engineering (First-class - CGPA 6.3/7.0; 90%) Mar 2015 – Feb 2020 § Graduated within the top 1% of my cohort (of 100 students). SKILLS AND TECHNOLOGY STACKS Frontend: HTML/CSS, Javascript, Vue.js, React, Next.js, Nuxt.js, Tailwind, Bootstrap,Vuetify, Wordpress. Backend: Firebase, Nodejs, Typescript, Nest.js, Express.js, PHP (Laravel), Golang, Python, C# (.NET). Mobile: React Native, Expo, Flutter. AI/Data Analytics: DialogFlow, PowerBi. Database: MongoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Cloud Firestore, Supabase. Deployment: Github, Docker, Bitbucket, Heroku, Netlify, Nginx, Vercel, Kubernetes, AWS (Elastic Beanstalk, EC2). Soft Skills: Excellent Communication, Teamwork, Leadership, Research and Interpersonal Skills. Interests: Bitcoin and Decentralization | Artificial Intelligence | Content Creation in Virtual Reality | Gaming. PROJECTS Vyouz – Link (Technologies: Vue.js | Golang |Nest.js | AWS EC2) § A digital ads platform that leverages AI and Bitcoin to enable users monetize their social currency. Go-auth-jwt – Link (Technologies: Golang, Gin) § Authentication API for Go with JWT for seamless onboarding, includes email setup and password reset. MinieMoney web app – Link (Technologies: React.js | Golang | Nodejs (Typescript) | AWS EC2) § A web application that enabled parents to teach their kids financial literacy through tasks and rewards. ChatGPT-API – Link (Technologies: Node.js (Typescript) | AWS EC2) § A simple API that generates a quote from ChatGPT based on the prompt provided by the user. Bitcoin shop – Link (Stack: React.js | Alby | WebLN) § A scan-to-pay ecommerce shop built with React, Alby and WebLN BitSend – Link (Technologies: React.js | Node.js (Typescript) | AWS EC2) § A web app and API for enabling open-source remittance to and within Africa using Bitcoin. Kuleanpay – Link (Stack: Vue.js | Node.js | Nginx) § A digital escrow payment platform to facilitate trust between online vendors and buyers. Fifthlab – Link (Stack: React | Node.js | Cpanel) § A website for CWG Plc ’s suite of fintech products for businesses and individuals. Kickoff Africa – Link (Stack: React.js | Node.js | Netlify) § A web application for Kickoff Africa, an early-stage African investment vehicle. Wadi – Link (Stack: React | Node.js | Firebase | Netlify | Heroku) § A web application that supports African scientific research through collaboration & community. Keeb – Link (Stack: Vuejs | Node.js | Firebase) § A fintech product that enables African low-income earners to build investment portfolios. Tippings – Link (Stack: Vue.js | Nodejs | Firebase | Heroku) § A one-page link aggregator for creatives to showcase their works, build/ manage email lists and receive tips from their fans. ACHIEVEMENTS Finalist, 2022 & 2023 Legends of Lightning Hackathon (Bitcoin Adoption in Africa track) § Emerged as one of the 7 finalists for the Bolt.fun Bitcoin/Lightning hackathon for pitching Pennybit, a social payments platform for kids and teens built with Bitcoin and Lightning. Winner, OvalFi Fintech Hackathon § Received award worth £ 1,000 for building a banking-payroll mobile app for employers and employees. Recipient, 2022 Goethe Institut Honorarium § My startup Tell! received £ 1,600 grant from the Goethe Institut, Nigeria to organize AfricaDay cultural event. Recipient, 2022 NUTM Outstanding Capstone project award § Received award worth £ 4,000 for the most outstanding project in the 2nd cohort of the NUTM. Software Engineering Fellow, Qala § Selected as one of 12 young software engineers across Africa for a 6-month training on Web3, Blockchain Technology and Bitcoin Improvement Protocols (BIP). Recipient, 2019 Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Fund § My startup Tell! received a grant worth £ 4,000 as seed funding from the Tony Elumelu Foundation. Winner, 2019 Mentors4Edu E-Learning Hackathon § Received award worth $500 for building collaborative learning platform called “Xchange”. CERTIFICATIONS § § § § § § § § Javascript for Web development (Pluralsight, FreeCodeCamp, LinkedIn) Google Africa Developer’s Certificate (Web development track) React Native Essential Training (LinkedIn) Nodejs Essential Training (LinkedIn) Design Patterns in Go for Object-Oriented Programming (LinkedIn) Go for Microservice Development (LinkedIn) Go Essentials: Concurrency, Connectivity, and High-Performance Apps (LinkedIn) Foundational C# programming Certificate (Microsoft & FreeCodeCamp)