Taslim Owolarafe

Software Engineer | Next.js, TypeScript

Salary / Daily rate

Wamba 960134, Nasarawa, Nigeria

Freelance, open to permanent contract

Skills

PythonTypescriptMicroservicesDjangoAWSLLMs / Large language modelsReactJavascriptRedisMongoDBElasticsearchAWS LambdaPostgreSQLNextFastAPITailwind CSSCSSCassandraPostmanSwagger/OpenAPICopilotBackend DeveloperSupabaseBitbucketSQLiteRESTful APIsGitHubBootstrapGitLabFullstack DeveloperHerokuCircleCIHTMLMySQLSoftware Engineer

Languages

English (Fluent)

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.

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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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