Samson Kayode

Backend Software Engineer with over 12 years of progressive engineering experience spanning electronics engineering, enterprise networking, systems administration, infrastructure engineering, and modern backend software development. Co-built TourneyOps — a live SaaS platform on AWS serving 100+ users — using Java 17, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, and Docker. Previous roles included enterprise infrastructure administration under IBM partner standards and Cisco network engineering at the protocol level.

Backend Software Engineer at TourneyOps (2025-11 – Present)

Live SaaS · 100+ users · 5+ active organisations · AWS

• Designed the complete backend for a live sports tournament management platform — Java 17, Spring Boot 3.5, Spring Security (JWT), Hibernate/JPA, PostgreSQL, 35+ Liquibase migrations, deployed on AWS via Docker
• Engineered 7 format engines (League, Knockout, Group-to-Knockout, Challenger Rotation, Double Elimination, Fixed Matches with Bye Recovery, Gauntlet Staircase) — automated bracket generation, round progression, and edge case handling per format
• Multi-constraint scheduling within a single transaction boundary; async event-driven notifications decoupled from core operations; multi-provider geocoding with automatic fallback
• DDD: 36 JPA entities · 38 domain enums · JSONB sport attributes · RBAC across 6 roles · AOP validation · JUnit 5 · Mockito

Associate Data Analyst at TechUp Africa (2024-06 – 2025-08)

Volunteer

• Designed SQL and Python reporting workflows replacing ad hoc requests with structured, repeatable pipelines; built reusable query libraries enabling non-technical staff to access data independently

AI Training Specialist at Mindrift (2024-06 – 2024-12)

Freelance

• Evaluated AI-generated technical content against structured quality criteria — assessments used to improve training dataset quality and model reliability

Network Administrator at Digital Autonomy IT Ltd (2018-01 – 2020-01)

IBM Partner

• Designed and deployed complete client-server network architecture for Mountain Top University Music Laboratory — Windows Server 2012 with Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, File and Print Services supporting 50+ workstations under unified domain policy
• Administered enterprise LAN/WAN for multiple clients under IBM partner standards — SLA-driven incident resolution, Layer 1–4 fault diagnosis, change management, and stakeholder communication

Associate Software Engineer at NextLegends International (2017-07 – 2017-11)

Contract

• Developed backend features for real estate web applications using Ruby on Rails (MVC) in an Agile environment — database-driven application development, version control, and collaborative code delivery

Cisco Network Engineer at Deft-Rains Solutions (2017-02 – 2017-06)

Contract

• Configured Cisco routing and switching infrastructure — TCP/IP, VLANs, inter-VLAN routing, Layer 1–4 fault isolation across enterprise multi-site environments

CDS Coordinator at NYSC (2014-06 – 2015-07)

National Youth Service Corps · Presiding Officer, 2015 General Elections

Associate Network Administrator at Alpha Beta Consulting LLP (2012-08 – 2013-02)

Enterprise network administration, Windows Server, WLAN deployment, and ISP coordination for a leading Nigerian tax consulting firm.

B.Tech in Physics (Electronics) – Federal University of Technology, Akure (2008-09 – 2014-04)