Jamiu Yusuf

I build backend systems that businesses actually run on — not prototypes, not MVPs handed to someone else. Over four years I have shipped production systems across fintech, enterprise SaaS, marketplace, hospitality, and government sectors from Lagos, Nigeria, working remotely with a UK-based team.

What I have built:

My flagship delivery is an enterprise SSO platform spanning 20+ internal applications — centralised authentication, JWT session flows, HMAC inter-service signing, and role-based access control that reduced authentication overhead by over 40%. Alongside that I have built a fintech wallet system handling real-money transfers with pessimistic database locking preventing double-spend, a multi-tenant hotel management SaaS with full tenant data isolation, a KYC identity verification microservice consumed across an entire product suite, and a nine-factor specialist matching engine using parallel API scoring.

What makes me different:

Most engineers hand off at the API layer. I do not. I provision the server, configure Nginx, set up CI/CD pipelines, manage Supervisor and PM2, handle SSL, and deploy Laravel, Next.js, React, and Node.js applications to production on DigitalOcean and Contabo VPS. End-to-end ownership means faster delivery and fewer integration gaps.

Stack:

Laravel · PHP 8.x · PostgreSQL · MySQL · Redis · React · Next.js · TypeScript · Tailwind CSS · Node.js · Linux · Nginx · Docker · CI/CD · GitHub Actions

What I am looking for:

Fully remote backend, full-stack, or senior engineering roles with teams in Europe, the UK, or globally. I have four years of distributed async work experience — no adjustment needed. I am equally comfortable owning a backend layer independently or working across the full stack.