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Solomon Okafor

@solomonokafor

Backend developer at RhythmX Distro building music-distribution systems, global payouts, and multi-currency withdrawals for artists.

Nigeria

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What I'm looking for

I’m open to remote opportunities, contract engagements, startup collaboration, and backend architecture consulting.

At RhythmX Distro, I own product architecture and engineering for a global music-distribution platform. I designed its platform architecture across APIs, dashboards, release workflows, and artist management, and implemented global payouts, multi-currency withdrawals, and subscription infrastructure.

Across my work with The Watchtower, Trustworth Homes & Properties, and Obejor Computers Nigeria, I’ve delivered production APIs and portals for different industries. I built Scovent, an inventory platform deployed across five branches, and developed real-estate tools that brought property records, payments, and commission tracking into centralised systems.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Chief Technology Officer, Part-time

Current

RhythmX Distro

Apr 2025 - Present (1 year 6 months)

Own product architecture and engineering for a global music-distribution platform. Designed and developed the full platform architecture and implemented global payout, multi-currency withdrawal, and subscription-model infrastructure.

PHP Laravel MySQL REST APIs Architecture Payment Systems Subscription Management

Current

Senior Lead Developer, Part-time

Current

Trustworth Homes & Properties

Oct 2024 - Present (2 years)

Designed and shipped a full-stack real-estate management portal, replacing paper records and Excel spreadsheets. Integrated the Flutterwave API for real-time transactions and built an automated commission engine with OTP authentication.

PHP Laravel MySQL REST APIs Flutterwave OTP Analytics Fullstack Development

Current

Lead Web Developer, Part-time

Current

Assured Way Investment Ltd

Jun 2024 - Present (2 years 4 months)

Lead web developer for a real-estate investment firm, delivering a custom property and subscriber-management portal. Automated payment reconciliation and digital receipting, and delivered role-based dashboards for marketers and management.

PHP Laravel MySQL REST APIs Payment Reconciliation Dashboard Development Role based Access

Senior Software Developer

Obejor Computers Nigeria

Feb 2021 - May 2024 (3 years 3 months)

Led IT operations and end-to-end software for a computer retail business. Built Scovent, a proprietary inventory platform deployed across 5 branches, and launched StockSavi, a SaaS inventory product for SMEs.

PHP Laravel MySQL Inventory Management SaaS Payment Integration IT Operations

Chief Technical Officer

Mentapp Solution

Sep 2018 - Jul 2022 (3 years 10 months)

Joined as an early technical hire and scaled with the company from small startup to a 15-person team. Defined the company's stack, architecture standards, and engineering process, and delivered multiple products including Saloveo, GME, and NG Mark.

PHP Laravel MySQL Architecture Team Leadership Ecommerce Healthcare Platforms

Lead Web Developer

Colarroid Creations

Feb 2018 - Jul 2018 (5 months)

Delivered 5+ client websites end-to-end and built a custom streaming solution that drove a 30% sales uplift for a client. Maintained 90%+ code coverage on tested functionality and shipped a WordPress e-commerce site.

PHP WordPress Ecommerce Streaming Code Coverage Web Development

Web Developer, Freelance

Jobinpal Services

Apr 2013 - Dec 2016 (3 years 8 months)

Built Wasamar, a fashion-designer marketplace, and developed Alaba Market, a Magento e-commerce platform. Managed a team of 4 developers across multiple concurrent projects.

PHP Magento Ecommerce Team Management Web Development

Contract Backend Developer

StudyLoan Africa

Jan 2020 - Present (6 years 9 months)

Ongoing back-end development for an educational consultancy helping African students access study opportunities. Maintain platform stability and ship features across school directory, programme listings, and scholarship/loan modules.

PHP Laravel MySQL REST APIs Platform Maintenance Feature Development

Senior Back-End Developer & Team Lead

The Watchtower

Leading a cross-functional engineering team building production-grade APIs and full-stack web solutions. Drove a complete website overhaul that pushed Google Core Vitals to 98 desktop / 95 mobile, and engineered a custom rich-text editor from scratch.