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Oluwatoyin Samuel Komolafe// backend engineer

I design and build the backend systems that products run on: APIs, microservices and multi-tenant SaaS platforms that stay fast, observable and easy to change.

5+ years · TypeScript, Node.js, NestJS, Python, Django, FastAPI · Currently Backend Engineer at Evka B.V.

years building production backends
5+
operating cost cut through payroll automation
23.4%
faster development after a microservices redesign
59%
shorter deployment time with new CI/CD pipelines
95%

01 / about

Reliable systems, readable code, faster teams.

I'm a backend engineer based in Abuja, Nigeria, with a Computer Science degree from the American University of Nigeria. For more than five years I've worked on the systems underneath products: data models, APIs, queues, integrations, CI/CD pipelines and the monitoring that tells you when something is wrong before your users do.

Most of my work has been in HR, payroll, fintech and SaaS, where correctness matters and the data is complicated. I've taken a monolith apart into a multi-tenant platform, designed salary engines that handle multi-tier grade structures, and built payment and investment flows that people trust with their money.

I've also led teams. As Backend Team Lead at Snapnet I shipped the first MVP of HCMatrix v3, set up training for the backend team, and mentored junior engineers and interns. I like making the people around me faster as much as making the code faster.

02 / experience

Where I've shipped

Full-time roles and contracts across HR tech, payroll, fintech and SaaS: monoliths broken into services, teams led and costs cut.

  1. Apr 2025 — Present

    Netherlands · Hybrid (Abuja office)

    Full-time

    Backend Engineer · Evka B.V.

    Backend for Omega Inspectie, an inspection-management platform for a Dutch energy-technology firm, the company's AI chatbot, and new products that aren't public yet.

    • Led end-to-end development of the Evka Chatbot, from ERD design and authentication through to production infrastructure.
    • Designed the move of the inspection-management platform to a scalable multi-tenant SaaS architecture.
    • Built Omega Inspectie, the inspection-management system, with status tracking, reference handling and migration of historical data.
    • Integrated third-party APIs, including Exact Online accounting, with secure authentication and resilient error handling.
    • Built document processing with regex-based pattern recognition and bulk file uploads, plus data-scraping tools with localized CSV exports.
    • Set up production servers, deployment pipelines, and the logging and debugging tooling the team uses to resolve production issues.
    • Debugged and deployed meetmiddelen.eu, a production WordPress site.
    • TypeScript
    • Node.js
    • Python
    • FastAPI
    • MongoDB
    • Redis
    • Multi-tenancy
    • Exact Online
  2. Sep 2022 — Jun 2025

    Nigeria

    Full-time

    Team Lead, Backend Engineering · Snapnet Solutions

    ↑ promoted from Backend Engineer

    Backend for HCMatrix, an HR and payroll management suite.

    • Led the transformation of HCMatrix from a monolith into a scalable, multi-tenant SaaS platform, and led the team that shipped the HCMatrix v3 MVP.
    • Designed a microservices architecture that cut development time by 59% and sped up bug resolution, with service isolation keeping the platform up during partial outages.
    • Built the payroll module, with automated salary calculation, multi-level approval workflows and integrated disbursements, cutting company operating costs by 23.4%.
    • Set up CI/CD with Jenkins and monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana; designed data models across multiple services.
    • Ran backend training programs and mentored junior engineers and interns while running v2.5 maintenance alongside new feature work.
    • Microservices
    • Multi-tenancy
    • Jenkins
    • Prometheus
    • Grafana
  3. May 2024 — Oct 2024

    Nigeria · Remote

    Contract

    Backend Engineer · Quocreo

    Salary-structure and compensation-planning engine for HR teams.

    • Built a salary-structure engine that computes pay across multi-tier grade levels and steps, with dynamic component management.
    • Built a projection system that simulates the financial impact of percentage-based changes and shows the effect in real time, so HR teams can make data-driven decisions.
    • Designed a database schema for complex salary structures and their history, and a library of reusable components that cut development time by 45%.
    • Wrote system documentation that shortened onboarding for new engineers.
    • TypeScript
    • Node.js
    • Python
    • MongoDB
    • Redis
    • Data modeling
  4. Sep 2022 — Dec 2023

    Canada · Remote

    Contract · Part-time

    Backend Developer · Varroe

    Microservices and integrations for Varroe, a booking and appointments platform.

    • Designed and built a Node.js/TypeScript microservices architecture that made third-party API integrations straightforward.
    • Optimized database architecture and queries, making query responses 50% faster.
    • Introduced a testing framework and debugging protocols that cut bug resolution time by 60%.
    • Built shared libraries and coding standards that cut feature iteration time by 40%.
    • Node.js
    • TypeScript
    • Microservices
    • REST
    • Testing
  5. Jun 2023 — Nov 2023

    Nigeria

    Contract

    Lead Software Developer · Cpaat Consulting Limited

    Led the rebuild of GateHouse, an access-management app for residential estates and gated communities.

    • Led the redesign of GateHouse, improving application functionality by 60%.
    • Delivered a mobile app for residents and security staff that cut hardware costs by 43%.
    • Built CI/CD pipelines that cut deployment time by 95%, and ran the handover and hiring of my replacement.
    • TypeScript
    • Node.js
    • Python
    • MongoDB
    • Redis
    • CI/CD
  6. Jan 2021 — Sep 2022

    Nigeria

    Part-time

    Backend Developer · Platr

    Core product services and RESTful APIs.

    • Optimized the core JavaScript codebase, improving application performance by 55%.
    • Re-architected core services in Node.js, reducing system complexity by 35%.
    • Built RESTful APIs for dynamic datasets, improving data-processing efficiency by 50%.
    • Wrote developer guides that cut onboarding time for new engineers by 45%.
    • Node.js
    • JavaScript
    • REST APIs
    • Performance

03 / projects

Live products I built the backend for

Independent contracts where I owned the entire backend, from data model and auth to payments and deployment. All three are live today.

https://myeasyvest.com
Homepage of MyEasyVest

Fintech · Investments

MyEasyVest

Sole backend engineer

An investment platform where users fund a wallet, pick fixed or flexible funds, and track and withdraw returns, run with a licensed securities brokerage.

// what I built

  • User accounts and KYC verification
  • Wallet funding by bank transfer and stablecoins (USDT, USDC)
  • Fund catalog with investment ranges and return models
  • Real-time portfolio tracking and secure withdrawals
  • Affiliate program
investment funds
3
stablecoin funding
USDT · USDC
Visit myeasyvest.com
https://thegrindacademy.co
Homepage of The Grind Academy

EdTech · Subscriptions

The Grind Academy

Sole backend engineer

An online academy teaching digital income skills, with video courses, a members-only community, subscriptions and an affiliate program.

// what I built

  • Authentication and student accounts
  • Course catalog and video lesson delivery
  • Subscription billing and access control
  • Affiliate tracking and payouts
students enrolled
1,000+
Visit thegrindacademy.co
https://lambicautox.com
Homepage of AutoX

Marketplace · Automotive

AutoX

Sole backend engineer

A marketplace connecting vehicle owners with verified providers for rentals, maintenance, insurance, and license and roadworthiness renewals.

// what I built

  • APIs powering the iOS and Android apps
  • Two-sided marketplace for customers and merchants
  • Merchant onboarding and verification
  • Service catalog across rentals, repairs, insurance and renewals
  • Waitlist and early-access program
waitlist members
1,889+
service providers
94+
Visit lambicautox.com

$ git branch --list 'wip/*'

What I'm building right now.

  • Tallie

    In active development

    A restaurant operating system: seven connected apps that share one source of truth, so information entered once shows up everywhere.

    • Menu, pricing and stock that update automatically as orders come in
    • Ordering, tables, reservations and payments
    • Kitchen display routing tickets to the right station, plus a customer order-status screen
    • Staff records, hours and payroll, with sales, staffing-cost and stock reports
    Visit tallie.app
  • Budgeting app

    Launching January 2027

    A personal budgeting app I'm co-building with a friend, designed to make planning and tracking money effortless. Details soon.

04 / skills

The toolbox

Languages

  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • Python
  • SQL

Backend

  • Node.js
  • NestJS
  • Express.js
  • Django
  • FastAPI
  • REST
  • gRPC

Architecture

  • Microservices
  • Multi-tenant SaaS
  • Event-driven systems
  • System design
  • API integrations

Data & messaging

  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • MongoDB
  • Redis
  • RabbitMQ
  • Data modeling
  • Query optimization

DevOps & observability

  • CI/CD
  • Jenkins
  • CircleCI
  • Azure DevOps
  • DigitalOcean
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • Sentry

Tools

  • Git
  • GitHub
  • Postman
  • Jira
  • Linear
  • Firebase
  • Figma

Leadership

  • Team leadership
  • Mentoring
  • Technical documentation
  • Cross-functional collaboration

education

B.Sc. Computer Science · American University of Nigeria

Aug 2016 — May 2020

05 / contact

Hiring a backend engineer? Let's talk.

I'm looking for backend and software engineering roles, remote or with relocation. Email is the fastest way to reach me, and I usually reply within a day.