Gideon Olayode

Senior DevOps & Backend Engineer with 4+ years of experience designing cloud-native applications, backend systems, CI/CD pipelines, and scalable infrastructure for startup and enterprise environments. Strong background in cloud infrastructure automation, container orchestration, API engineering, and AI-powered systems. Experienced building and managing production environments using Azure, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, Linux, PostgreSQL, Redis, and FastAPI with focus on deployment automation, scalability, reliability, and developer productivity.

Proficient in Python, Golang, Rust, TypeScript, and cloud-native tooling with hands-on experience in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), observability (Prometheus/Grafana), API security (OAuth2/OIDC), secrets management, and distributed systems engineering. Delivered measurable operational improvements including reducing deployment times by over 60%, improving CI/CD reliability, automating infrastructure workflows, and supporting high-availability backend systems across multiple concurrent platforms.

Senior Software Engineer (Contract) - Remote

(2025-01 - 2026-02)

Supported AI/LLM evaluation infrastructure and repository validation workflows across multi-repository testing environments.

• Automated repository validation and testing pipelines, improving CI reliability and reducing manual verification workload by approximately 50%.
• Optimized Docker-based development and test environments, reducing setup and execution times for evaluation workflows.
• Collaborated with engineering and research teams to benchmark LLM performance across multiple testing scenarios and datasets.
• Resolved GitHub workflow and containerization issues that improved deployment consistency and reduced pipeline failures.
• Designed reproducible automation pipelines for AI evaluation workflows using containerized infrastructure and GitHub Actions.
• Contributed to developer productivity improvements by streamlining debugging, issue triaging, and repository maintenance processes.

Lead Developer & DevOps Engineer (Full-Time) - Finesser LTD - Lagos, Nigeria

(2022-01)

Leading backend engineering and DevOps operations across multiple creative-industry platforms, internal systems, and automation services.

• Architected and deployed scalable backend infrastructure supporting multiple interconnected digital products and automation services.
• Reduced deployment time by over 60% through implementation of GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines, Docker build optimization, and deployment automation.
• Containerized backend and AI workloads using Docker and Kubernetes, improving deployment consistency and environment portability.
• Designed and managed secure API infrastructure with OAuth2 authentication, reverse proxies, secrets management, and access control.
• Integrated third-party enterprise APIs including payment gateways, messaging systems, analytics platforms, and authentication providers.
• Improved infrastructure reliability and operational efficiency by implementing monitoring, logging, and automated deployment workflows.
• Led backend architecture decisions, infrastructure scaling, and production support across multiple engineering initiatives.

Chief Technology Officer (Part-Time) - Astrotwig Technology - Remote

(2022-01)

Oversees engineering strategy, cloud infrastructure, and backend architecture for digital products and internal systems.

• Directed technical architecture and infrastructure planning for cloud-native web applications and API-driven platforms.
• Led cross-functional engineering initiatives focused on backend scalability, deployment automation, and platform reliability.
• Implemented secure API authentication systems and automated deployment pipelines that improved operational efficiency.
• Coordinated AI integration initiatives including workflow automation, analytics processing, and LLM-powered systems.
• Improved system maintainability and developer collaboration through standardized development workflows and CI/CD practices.
• Mentored developers and engineers on backend engineering, DevOps processes, cloud infrastructure, and deployment best practices.

Technical Coordinator (Part-Time) - Crest Study Consult - Lagos, Nigeria

(2020-01)

Managed technical operations, workflow automation, and backend systems supporting administrative and student-processing operations.

• Automated internal operational workflows, reducing repetitive administrative processing time and improving organizational efficiency.
• Developed APIs and internal dashboards for student management, verification workflows, and data processing operations.
• Digitized verification and record-management systems to improve operational accuracy and reporting workflows.
• Deployed Dockerized backend services and automated infrastructure workflows for improved deployment consistency.
• Supported platform optimization, backend maintenance, and technical operations across multiple internal systems.

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Computer Science - Caleb University, Lagos (2022)