Summary
Gbolahan Allen is a Senior Software Engineer with 10 years of experience building scalable, secure backend services and full-stack applications across fintech, banking, and edtech. He specializes in cloud-native and containerized systems using Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Redis, SQL, .NET/C#, TypeScript, and Python, and has a strong track record of delivering CI/CD-driven solutions. At Deimos he applies an engineering-first approach to help clients optimize technology output and protect data, while mentoring and upskilling top-tier African engineers. His background includes leading development teams to build multi-tenant platforms, central authentication systems, and employee-facing productivity tools that cut operational costs. Trained originally in Food Science before transitioning to computer science, he brings an analytical, systems-thinking perspective that helps bridge domain knowledge and software design. Based in Nigeria, he combines hands-on implementation with pragmatic architecture to ship maintainable systems for high-compliance industries.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Postgraduate Diploma, Computer Science, Postgraduate Diploma, Computer Science at University of Ilorin
Bachelor's Degree, Food Science and Technology, Bachelor's Degree, Food Science and Technology at Obafemi Awolowo University
English, Yoruba