AKINOLA MAKINDE

Senior Full-Stack & Systems Engineer

Nigeria, NG.

About

Highly accomplished Senior Full-Stack & Systems Engineer with over 5 years of experience leading the architecture, development, and optimization of complex web and mobile applications. Proven ability to significantly enhance API throughput (40%), improve user engagement (reducing drop-offs from 20% to 10%), and optimize frontend performance (60%), leveraging expertise in real-time systems, scalable backend services, and robust database solutions across diverse industries.

Work

Bliu Interactive

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Senior Frontend & Mobile Lead

Nigeria, Nigeria, Nigeria

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Summary

Led the full-stack engineering and mobile development for the Boxo streaming platform, delivering real-time video, gifting, and administrative functionalities.

Highlights

Engineered and launched the Boxo streaming platform, developing mobile (React Native) and web admin dashboards for real-time live video and gifting workflows.

Optimized dashboard reactivity and data management by implementing TanStack Query for web admin state, API caching, and in-memory solutions.

Integrated Redux Toolkit Query (RTK Query) in the React Native mobile app, enhancing API call caching and data persistence.

Implemented WebSockets for real-time live messaging, stream notifications, and instant in-app gifting functions, improving user engagement.

Placid App

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Lead Software Engineer / Full-Stack Lead

Nigeria, Nigeria, Nigeria

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Summary

Spearheaded the architectural design and development of scalable full-stack web applications and backend services, significantly enhancing API performance and system resilience.

Highlights

Architected and developed scalable full-stack web applications using NestJs, Golang (Gin), GraphQL, and PostgreSQL/MongoDB, boosting API throughput by 40%.

Designed and deployed client-facing dashboards and background worker queues for asynchronous job pipelines, webhook callbacks, and automated reconciliation checks.

Managed end-to-end API resource design, data validation, and database schema migrations across distributed environments, ensuring data integrity.

Enforced automated unit and feature testing standards, guaranteeing resilience under high transaction volumes and improving code quality.

Flex Residence

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Senior Frontend & Mobile Developer

Nigeria, Nigeria, Nigeria

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Summary

Engineered high-reliability web dashboards and mobile transaction workflows, supporting a large user base and optimizing frontend performance.

Highlights

Engineered high-reliability web dashboards and mobile transaction workflows, supporting 3,000+ business accounts and over 1 million monthly transactions.

Optimized frontend query and render performance by 60% through strategic code splitting, tree shaking, and lazy-loading.

Streamlined registration and onboarding workflows, successfully reducing user drop-off rates from 20% to 10%.

Maintained React Native mobile app crash rates strictly below 1%, ensuring high user satisfaction and application stability.

Grit Africa

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Senior Software Engineer

Nigeria, Nigeria, Nigeria

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Summary

Developed resilient backend and frontend logic for financial aid platforms, optimizing database performance and reducing API latency.

Highlights

Architected and developed resilient backend and frontend logic for financial aid platforms using React, NestJs, and Node.js.

Designed and optimized relational database schemas (MySQL/PostgreSQL), reducing API latency and enhancing system performance.

Education

University of Reading (Henley Business School)

Reading, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Graduated Business Management

University of Ilorin

Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
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B.A. English Language

Languages

English

Skills

Frontend & Mobile

React, React Native, Next.js, Vue.js, TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6), HTML5/CSS3, Tailwind CSS, Chakra UI, TanStack Query, RTK Query.

Real-time & Messaging

WebSockets, Live Streaming Infrastructure, In-App Gifting Workflows, Push Notifications.

Backend & Languages

Go (Golang, Gin), Node.js (Express, NestJs), Python.

API & Webhooks

RESTful API Design, Webhook Handling & Retry Logic, Middleware, API Resource Contracts, GraphQL.

Payments & Security

Payroll Rails Integration, Remittance Workflows, Virtual Cards, Demystify, Encryption.

Databases & Queues

PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, Schema Migrations, Queue Management, Background Jobs.

DevOps & Testing

Docker, AWS, Heroku, Digital Ocean, Git/GitLab/GitHub, CI/CD, Automated Testing.

Tools & Workflows

Jira, Notion, GitHub Kanban boards.

Projects

Boxer Mobile & Admin Dashboard

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Summary

Live-streaming platform with real-time in-stream gifting, messaging via WebSockets, and RTK/TanStack Query caching architectures.

Afrobank & Backend

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node-rate-limiter

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Summary

High performance API rate-limiting middleware for Node.js to manage traffic spikes efficiently.