Summary
Charles Odili is an Engineering Tech Lead and seasoned software leader with 9 years of experience building scalable backend systems, APIs, and developer programs across startups and global companies. He blends deep hands-on engineering in JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js and Python with cloud-native delivery on AWS (Docker, CDK, CI/CD), and has shipped services handling millions of daily API calls at low latency. Formerly a program lead at Google and Andela, he has led large distributed teams and growth programs that scaled developer communities and talent pipelines across Africa. As a former CTO he built an industry-wide FinTech API sandbox and champions design-first APIs and strong observability practices. Known as a practical mentor and fixer, he pairs technical rigor with product-minded delivery to drive measurable business value. Based in Calgary, he continues to lead engineering and enterprise delivery for a Canadian FinTech scale-up.
8 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Enterprise Java Solutions Architect Java Programming, Enterprise Java Solutions Architect Java Programming at NIIT Pune
Nanodegree AI Product Manager, Nanodegree AI Product Manager at Udacity
Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering at University of Benin
English