Sherif Adigun is a pragmatic CTO and software engineer with eight years of experience building time-sensitive, data-integrity-focused web and fintech systems across Nigeria. He architects and implements backend APIs with Django/Django REST, manages background processing with Celery, and ships interactive front-ends using React and JavaScript while maintaining strong DevOps and AWS practices. Sherif has progressed from hands-on development and client-facing roles to engineering leadership at Payceler, where he now oversees platform direction and delivery. An active open-source contributor and maintainer of a Django-based school management system, he pairs clean, testable Python code with practical project management (Jira, Trello) and robust version control workflows. Known for resourcefulness and mentoring junior engineers, he also brings a mathematical background and the unexpected detail of being a left-handed problem solver.
8 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
National Diploma, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Distinction, National Diploma, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Distinction at Federal Polytechnic Ilaro, Ogun State
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Mathematics, Second class, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Mathematics, Second class at University of Ibadan
Mini-MBA, Business Administration and Management, General, Mini-MBA, Business Administration and Management, General at Tekedia Institute
School Management System based on Django framework.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:5 reviews, 102 commits, 32 PRs in 1 year 4 months
Contributions summary:Sherif primarily contributed to the development of a Django-based school management system. Their work involved implementing new features, specifically related to invoice management, including adding invoice creation forms and detail views. Code differences demonstrate the creation and modification of templates and views related to finance functionality such as invoice creation and receipts, demonstrating an active role in enhancing the application's core features.
Contributions:1 review, 12 commits, 7 PRs in 14 days
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Sherif Adigun - Chief Technology Officer at PAYCELER