Senior Backend Engineer | Fintech · Web3 · AI/ML Infrastructure
Building scalable, secure systems that power real-world financial and digital experiences in Africa and beyond.
- Currently focused on production-grade backend systems, AI-integrated applications, and fintech infrastructure
- Based in Nigeria passionate about financial inclusion and emerging tech in Africa
- Built and shipped real-user products: custodial crypto wallets, autonomous portfolio protocols, AI transcription platforms, RAG assistants
- Hackathon wins: Telegram TON Contest · NEAR Protocol Hackathon
- Active open-source contributor across backend, Web3, AI/ML, and the Stellar ecosystem
- Fun fact: elephants can smell water from miles away
| Product | Description | Role |
|---|---|---|
| PoolIt | Shared subscription service split costs on streaming, SaaS, and digital services (in development) | Co-Founder |
| MentalQ | Telehealth platform leveraging ZK proofs for private, verifiable mental health consultations (in development) | Co-Founder |
| MIRA | An AI memory system that helps assistants remember important information across conversations and provide more accurate, personalized responses | Co-Founder & Architecture Lead |
- Backend: Node.js (Fastify, Express), TypeScript, Python (Flask/FastAPI/Django), Golang
- Databases & Caching: PostgreSQL (Prisma), MongoDB, Redis, BullMQ/Celery
- AI/ML: RAG pipelines, Whisper, HuggingFace, LlamaIndex, LangChain, federated learning
- Blockchain/Web3: Solidity, ethers.js, viem, ERC-4337/7715, FHE (Zama fhEVM), ZK proofs (STARKs, Pedersen commitments), Starknet, EVM, Solana (SPL Token, Token-2022)
- DevOps: Docker, CI/CD, Azure Blob Storage, Firebase, Linux
| Project | Description | Tech |
|---|---|---|
| loaf-sizzler | Portable agent runtime for a P2P AI agent marketplace agents hire, bid, verify, and settle USDC autonomously via escrow on Sepolia. Published on PyPI. | Python, AXL, Solidity, USDC, Sepolia |
| Nzuzo Pay | Confidential on-chain payroll system using Fully Homomorphic Encryption salary amounts stay encrypted on-chain | Solidity, Zama fhEVM, Sepolia |
| ShieldVoucher | ZK-based WBTC voucher system Pedersen commitments + STARK proofs for private, verifiable redemption | Cairo, Starknet, ZK proofs |
| Ajo | DeFi rotating savings circle on Flow group savings with IPFS/Storacha payout receipts | Solidity, Flow EVM, IPFS |
| WebPayy | Production custodial Telegram wallet bot for real ETH/ERC20 transactions | Node.js, TypeScript, Prisma, Redis, viem |
| Drift | Autonomous AI-driven portfolio management protocol using account abstraction | TypeScript, ERC-4337, ERC-7715, EVM |
| SolRescue | Self-hosted token rescue service for compromised Solana wallets server pays all fees via native fee-payer delegation so sweep bots can't front-run the recovery | Node.js, Solana, SPL Token, Token-2022 |
| CartesiNexus | Python library for the Cartesi ecosystem handles Ether, ERC20, and ERC721 operations, ABI encoding/decoding, vouchers, notices, and reports | Python, Cartesi, EVM |
| Project | Description | Tech |
|---|---|---|
| Holy | Autonomous AI code review and bounty platform on NEAR Shade Agent running inside a Phala TEE for trust-minimized execution | TypeScript, NEAR, Phala TEE, Shade Agent |
| ShortCast | AI-powered micro podcast platform with Whisper transcription | Python (Flask), Celery, Redis, Azure |
| SpotRAG | Conversational RAG music assistant with Spotify API | Python, Chroma, LLM/RAG |
| MultiCam | Multi-camera Twitch viewer that lets users switch between live camera angles via a separate media server while maintaining a primary broadcast on Twitch | Python, Flask |
| Project | Description | Tech |
|---|---|---|
| Pyranometer Calibration Model | Final year project built a regression-based ML framework to calibrate a custom-built pyranometer against a standard one. The model learns the relationship between both devices' measurements to improve accuracy of solar irradiance readings. | Python, scikit-learn, XGBoost, NumPy, pandas |
| IoT Data Store | Backend service built to collect and store real-time sensor data from ESP32 devices for the pyranometer project. Sensors feed data via MQTT to a FastAPI backend, stored in PostgreSQL, monitored with Prometheus and visualized in Grafana. | Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, MQTT, Prometheus, Grafana, Docker |
Open to collaborations in fintech, AI, and Web3. Always shipping.