Summary
Oluwadare Samuel is a backend engineer with a decade of hands-on experience designing and delivering scalable web applications and microservices across startups and enterprises. He combines strong system design, API and cloud integration skills with practical expertise in Node.js, Laravel/PHP, databases (MySQL/Postgres/MongoDB), Docker/Kubernetes and CI/CD automation using GitHub Actions. As a former principal engineer and co‑founder who now ships backend systems at Duplo, he pairs strategic architecture thinking with day-to-day implementation and performance tuning. He mentors junior developers and continuously explores emerging tools and frameworks to keep solutions future-proof. Based in Lagos, he brings a pragmatic, product-focused approach to turning complex requirements into efficient, maintainable systems.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Federal University of Technology Akure