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Backend-leaning fullstack engineer · Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria · Open to remote & contract roles
Abdulrasaq Taofeeq Olarewaju
Self-taught software engineer with 4+ years building and shipping production backend-leaning fullstack products. Leads a development team of 10+ at Tobams Group across Nexus, RLK, RLM and Rareeat, three repos and two domains on one shared API, and owns SafePick end-to-end at Pacifylabs, where I also build and test Rakuxon Care, SCIMS, EduMimi and KudiPay and mentor 20+ learners. Node.js, TypeScript and NestJS with PostgreSQL, MongoDB and Redis; React and Next.js frontends; authentication and RBAC; Stripe, PayPal and Paystack payments; AI integration. B.Sc. Chemistry, then self-taught. Author of The Server Side of Next.js, React to Engineer and Python Before AI.
4+
Years on site
13
Projects
Name
Abdulrasaq Taofeeq Olarewaju
Role
Backend-leaning fullstack engineer
Based in
Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
Qualification
B.Sc. (Hons) Chemistry
What I do
Platform · Data & AI · Education · Website · Commerce · Fintech
DEVCARCertified · 2023
FCCCertified · 2022
13 projects
Projects
Showing 6 of 13 projects
2022 – 2026
Experience
Tobams Group
2023 – 2026Development Team Lead
Leads a team of 10+ across a three-repo product spanning two domains on a shared API, shipping and reviewing Nexus, RLK, RLM and Rareeat. Joined as a contract backend developer: optimised MongoDB indexing, built a secure authentication system, integrated PayPal and Stripe payments, and built e-commerce checkout backend systems.
Pacifylabs Technologies Limited
2023 – 2026Software Engineer & Tutor
Owns SafePick end-to-end; builds and tests Rakuxon Care, SCIMS, EduMimi and KudiPay. Backend services and RESTful APIs in Node.js and TypeScript for Megamart and BookMyTime, with authentication, authorization and payment and email integrations. Mentors 20+ learners in JavaScript and backend and fullstack development, supervising projects and conducting code reviews.
Pacifylabs Technologies Limited
2022 – 2023Fullstack Developer Intern (NYSC)
Served the National Youth Service Corps year as a fullstack and web developer: tested a startup product before production, built mobile-responsive interfaces, and contributed to the frontend and backend of MedCare.
Qualifications
Credentials
FCCCertified · 2022
Certification · 2022Web Development Certification
freeCodeCamp
AIDCertified · 2022
Certification · 2022Basic First Aid Certificate
NYSC community development service
B.Sc.Graduated · 2022
EducationB.Sc. (Hons) Chemistry
Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti · 2016 – 2022
- Backend architecture & REST API design
- Authentication, authorization & RBAC
- Payments: Stripe, PayPal, Paystack
- PostgreSQL, MongoDB & Redis data modelling
- React & Next.js frontends
- Team leadership, code review & mentoring
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