Umar Nasiru
Founder at Starfolk Software Technology Limited
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
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Top SchoolUmar Nasiru is a founder and seasoned software engineer with eight years of experience building pragmatic, resource-efficient solutions and leading Starfolk, a Nigeria-based software consultancy. He combines hands-on development—especially in offline-first and low-connectivity applications—with team building and SaaS business development, having supported health-response tools and investigative journalism platforms. His background includes technology leadership at Dataphyte and contract work maintaining apps used in challenging field conditions, reflecting a knack for reliable, user-centered systems under constraints. Umar pairs technical delivery with product thinking, having launched and managed internal projects and tailored software for diverse clients. Outside work he composes music and follows soccer, bringing creative and collaborative energy to engineering and leadership.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Secondary School, Secondary School, Secondary School, Secondary School at Nigerian Turkish International College, Kaduna.Primary School, Basic Education, Primary School, Basic Education at Therbow SchoolBachelor's degree, Computer Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering at Mevlana Üniversitesi
English, Turkish, Hausa
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Github Skills (147)
mailchimp10
testing10
automation10
mailchimp-api10
nike10
auth10
scaffolding10
javascript10
chromium10
laravel10
single-page10
firefox10
api10
developer-tools10
js-api10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
frknasir/b2bhint-scraper
Jul 2024 - Jul 2024
Contributions:133 PRs, 71 pushes, 132 branches in 1 day
starfolksoftware/paysub
Dec 2020 - Nov 2021
Paysub offers basic subscription management for laravel applications. Currently supports only paystack for payment.
Contributions:12 releases, 192 commits, 33 PRs in 10 months
phppayment-gatewaypaypalsubscriptionpaystack
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