
Taslim Owolarafe
Software Engineer | Next.js, TypeScript
Salary / Daily rate
Wamba 960134, Nasarawa, Nigeria
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Software Engineer and technical leader building production-grade systems across collaboration platforms, marketplaces, microservices, sports analytics, and AI pipelines. Experienced in full-stack development, distributed systems, real-time processing, payments, and background jobs. Skilled in Python (Django, FastAPI) and TypeScript (Next.js, React), with a strong record in scalability, performance, CI/CD, and reliable high-concurrency systems.
Work experience
Lead Backend Engineer / CTO
OAU Homes
Sep 2025 - Present
1 year 2 months
Oron, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria
– Built and led the technical architecture for a property rental marketplace and event ticketing platform serving university communities. – Architected multi-tenant systems with Next.js, TypeScript, Prisma & MongoDB. – Implemented role-based access control (Students • Listers • Admins) & 40+ production-grade API endpoints. – Integrated Paystack split payments and webhook verification for automated revenue distribution. – Engineered Redis-based seat reservation and queue-driven email delivery to achieve 99.9% uptime. – Implemented testing workflows (Jest + mocking) and CI/CD deployment pipelines.
Software Engineering Consultant
Self-employed
Nov 2024 - Present
2 years
Senior Backend Engineer
XChangeBOX - (MTN '25)
Jan 2026 - Apr 2026
4 months
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
Full Stack Engineer
Tuneyverse
Oct 2025 - Dec 2025
3 months
Thale, Germany
– Worked on an AI-powered music processing pipeline leveraging FastAPI, Celery, Redis and Azure Blob Storage. – Built GPU-optimized audio processing workflows (Demucs, Pychorus, Whisper) with 90%+ accuracy. – Reduced GPU cloud spend by 60% via optimized resource scheduling and task orchestration. – Delivered RESTful APIs with JWT auth, FFmpeg normalization & sub-60s processing times. – Achieved 99.5% task success rate during high-request workloads.
Full Stack Engineer
Apek Group
Feb 2025 - Jul 2025
6 months
Atlanta, GA, USA
– Developed SaaS collaboration tools for distributed teams using Next.js, TypeScript, Prisma, and MongoDB. – Built Algolia-powered real-time search for chat & marketplace experiences. – Architected Redis hierarchical caching system, reducing DB load by 75% and boosting speed 4x. – Automated background jobs with AWS Lambda and SQS for cache & async workflows. – Improved codebase stability by 40% via testing, mocking, and CI/CD pipelines.
Back End Developer I
Prioclen Technologies
Jun 2024 - Feb 2025
9 months
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
– Architecting scalable microservices with a focus on IAM, robust search, and seamless service interactions. – Built a high-performance search and comparison system from the ground up using Elasticsearch. – Developing secure authentication flows and distributed APIs across Azure and GCP. – Implementing user engagement and verification pipelines to enhance system reliability.
Engineering Intern
Black Diamond Engineering Ltd.
Aug 2024 - Oct 2024
3 months
Lagos, Nigeria
– High-rise construction projects. – Structural design & reinforcement techniques. – Foundation systems (piles, pads). – Formworks. – Blueprint interpretation & on-site problem solving. – Safety protocols and project quality assurance.
Software Engineer
Klout Machine
Aug 2023 - Jan 2024
6 months
Ohio, IL 61349, USA
Backend Engineer
SoberPal
Nov 2022 - Mar 2023
5 months
Oron, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria
– Collaborated with frontend and full-stack engineers to build an addiction support room. – Wrote and optimized SQL queries to interact with the database – Utilized version control systems (Git) to track changes and collaborate with other developers – Diagnosed and fixed existing bugs, ensuring stability and performance of the application – Implemented API endpoints to facilitate communication between the client and the server – Collaborated and worked closely with the product and design team to understand better the end-user requirements.
Backend Engineer
Streetrates
Nov 2022 - Dec 2022
2 months
Oron, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria
– Developed and maintained a real exchange application using FASTAPI and PostgreSQL. – Utilized version control systems (Git) to track changes and collaborate with other developers – Created and implemented database schemas and queries to support various applications. – Collaborated with other developers to ensure the quality and accuracy of the codebase and documentation of endpoints. – Implemented RESTful web services and improved existing services to meet current client needs.
Backend Engineer
HNG Internship
Oct 2022 - Dec 2022
3 months
Oron, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria
– Collaborated with Software Engineers and other tech roles from around the world to provide solutions to daily issues. – Integrated third-party API services into backend systems to improve endpoint results and reduce code. – Developed and maintained technical documentation for development processes
Education
Obafemi Awolowo University
Bachelor of Science
2020 - 2025
5 years 1 month
AltSchool Africa
Diploma, Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering
2022 - 2023
1 year 1 month
Obafemi Awolowo University International School
High School Diploma
2016 - 2019
3 years 5 months
Licenses & certifications
Introduction to Large Language Models
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Generative AI Fundamentals
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Create Image Captioning Models
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Introduction to Generative AI
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Attention Mechanism
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