Gift Ayodele
Senior Backend Software Engineer | Lagos, Nigeria
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Senior Software Engineer with over 6 years of experience designing, building, and optimizing scalable backend systems and APIs in the fintech, banking, and logistics sectors. Specializing in C# / .NET Core, microservice architectures, and distributed caching, with a proven track record of refactoring legacy codebases to improve system throughput and security. Adept at full-cycle feature delivery, seamlessly integrating robust server-side logic with client-side applications to deliver high-performance, enterprise-grade software.
Experience
Senior Backend Developer - Renda Limited
(2023-07 - 2025-11)
Empowering next-generation logistics with robust backend solutions built using .NET Core and Go.
- Architected and developed scalable backend services in Golang, ensuring optimized performance.
- Integrated MongoDB and PostgreSQL to streamline data handling and retrieval processes.
- Led third-party payment integrations with APIs such as Moniepoint and Eversend, improving multicurrency support.
- Mentored junior engineers on secure coding and system design, elevating team efficiency by 25%.
- Established and enforced coding standards, reducing bug-related downtime by 40%.
Senior Backend Developer - Revent Technologies
(2022-05 - 2023-07)
Delivered seamless API integrations and robust system architecture for global clients.
- Designed and implemented scalable RESTful APIs in Go and .NET for key financial applications.
- Integrated payment platforms like Gusto and Intercom with secure and efficient API logic.
- Conducted database optimizations in MongoDB, reducing query times by 30%.
- Led initiatives for improved system monitoring and logging using modern observability tools.
Backend Engineer - Unity Bank Plc
(2020-06 - 2022-05)
Engineered banking solutions that streamlined operations and ensured data accuracy.
- Engineered backend services for enterprise banking solutions using .NET Core and C#.
- Migrated critical workloads to MongoDB, achieving higher scalability and performance.
- Automated credit card processing systems, reducing manual errors by 50%.
- Enhanced security by applying OWASP guidelines across all backend applications.
Java Developer - MEMMCOL
(2019-06 - 2019-12)
- Enhanced and developed web-based systems using Java, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, improving operational efficiency across multiple departments.
Education
Master of Information Technology - Information Technology - University of Lagos
BSc. - Statistics - University of Ilorin
