Tega Oboraruvwe

Senior Software Engineer with 7+ years of professional experience building, scaling, and maintaining production-grade web and mobile applications in fast-paced, product-driven environments. Strong expertise in React, React Native, TypeScript, Node.js, and cloud-native architectures. Proven track record of owning features end-to-end, improving performance and reliability, and collaborating cross-functionally to deliver high-impact products used by thousands of users.

Full Stack Engineer at Rapptr Labs (2024-03 – Present)

Design, build, and maintain scalable frontend and backend features using React, Next.js, Node.js, and TypeScript. Develop reusable UI components and shared libraries to improve delivery speed across projects. Integrate third-party APIs and internal services, ensuring performance, reliability, and security. Optimize frontend performance and reduce latency through caching and efficient data fetching. Collaborate with product managers, designers, and backend engineers in Agile workflows.

• Design, build, and maintain scalable frontend and backend features using React, Next.js, Node.js, and TypeScript
• Develop reusable UI components and shared libraries to improve delivery speed across projects
• Integrate third-party APIs and internal services, ensuring performance, reliability, and security
• Optimize frontend performance and reduce latency through caching and efficient data fetching
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and backend engineers in Agile workflows

Software Engineer at Access Wealth (2023-05 – 2025-06)

Built and maintained data-intensive financial applications with a focus on reliability and correctness. Designed RESTful APIs and backend services to support frontend and mobile clients. Improved application observability and debugging processes.

• Built and maintained data-intensive financial applications with a focus on reliability and correctness
• Designed RESTful APIs and backend services to support frontend and mobile clients
• Improved application observability and debugging processes

Head of Mobile / Senior React Native Engineer at Sabi (2021-07 – 2025-04)

Led mobile engineering for Africa's largest B2B trade platform, supporting thousands of daily users. Owned checkout, cart, and payment workflows, achieving 95% positive customer feedback. Scaled React Native infrastructure to handle high transaction volumes. Implemented OTA updates using Code Push and managed App Store / Google Play releases. Mentored engineers and set standards for mobile performance and code quality.

• Led mobile engineering for Africa's largest B2B trade platform, supporting thousands of daily users
• Owned checkout, cart, and payment workflows, achieving 95% positive customer feedback
• Scaled React Native infrastructure to handle high transaction volumes
• Implemented OTA updates using Code Push and managed App Store / Google Play releases
• Mentored engineers and set standards for mobile performance and code quality

Software Engineer at Chowdeck (2022-03 – 2022-12)

Built high-performance React and React Native interfaces for real-time food delivery systems. Optimized UI performance for order tracking and notifications at scale.

• Built high-performance React and React Native interfaces for real-time food delivery systems
• Optimized UI performance for order tracking and notifications at scale

Senior Frontend Developer at Hollaport Technologies Ltd (2020-01 – 2021-04)

Architected scalable frontend systems using modern React and Redux patterns. Improved application performance, maintainability, and cross-browser compatibility.

• Architected scalable frontend systems using modern React and Redux patterns
• Improved application performance, maintainability, and cross-browser compatibility

Full Stack Developer at GitStart (YC S19) (2019-08 – 2019-12)

Delivered full-stack features for startup clients in distributed teams. Worked across frontend, backend APIs, and cloud deployments.

• Delivered full-stack features for startup clients in distributed teams
• Worked across frontend, backend APIs, and cloud deployments

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Computer Science – University of Ilorin