Summary
Kola Ayanwale is a Cloud Engineer and seasoned Python developer with 11 years of experience building scalable backend systems, cloud-native microservices, and production-grade infrastructure. He has repeatedly delivered measurable impact—reducing downtime by 70% through Kubernetes on AWS, cutting release times by 40% with CI/CD automation, and saving organizations over $120k annually via lifecycle and cost-optimization scripts. Proficient with FastAPI, Django, Terraform, Helm, Docker, Kubernetes, and HashiCorp Vault, he blends application development with robust DevOps and security practices to produce resilient, observable systems. Kola excels at multi-cloud IaC, multi-region failover, and automated deployment pipelines, and he’s comfortable coordinating across Dev, Sec, and Ops to shorten incident response and delivery cycles. Based in Grand Prairie, Texas, he pairs a Mechanical Engineering background with deep cloud expertise—an uncommon combination that informs pragmatic, performance-minded architecture. He thrives in fast-paced teams where automation and continuous improvement are the primary levers for scaling reliability.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College London
Bachelor of Engineering - BE Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering - BE Mechanical Engineering at Auburn University, Samuel Ginn College of Engineering
Yoruba