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Tunmise Akinade

@tunmiseakinade

Senior Software Engineer with 9 years of experience building scalable, high-impact systems across fintech, government, and consumer tech.

Nigeria
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What I'm looking for

I am looking for a senior full-stack or backend NodeJS, Ruby on Rails, or React roles in a collaborative environment that fosters innovation and growth.

Senior Software Engineer with 9 years of experience building scalable, high-impact systems across fintech, government, and consumer tech.

Led a team of 6 engineers that delivered Nigerian government technology projects serving 7+ million citizens. At Chowdeck, Nigeria's leading food delivery platform, architected products and features that helped scale the platform to 1 million+ registered users, and re-engineered core systems to enable expansion into other African countries. Collaborated with distributed engineering teams across the US and Kenya through Andela, delivering fintech and data visualization solutions for global markets.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Backend Engineer

Chowdeck

Jul 2024 - Sep 2025 (1 year 2 months)

Optimized Typesense secondary db, improving 1 million+ daily search accuracy; Developed Chowpass, a subscription feature that allows customers to get free benefits; Built cron jobs that run daily to debit subscribed customers; Developed Chowsmart, a one-click checkout feature, increasing daily average orders; Introduced i18n, timezone awareness, and multi-currency payment and wallet support;

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Senior Software Engineer

Outsource Global Technologies

Jan 2020 - Jun 2024 (4 years 5 months)

Led a team of 6 engineers that delivered Nigerian government technology projects serving 7+ million citizens; Built a vehicle lifecycle management platform for over 1 million incoming vehicles to Nigeria; Implemented background jobs and Lambda functions, with AWS SQS and RabbitMQ as message brokers to create invoices and process payments for over 1 million beneficiaries monthly.

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Junior DevOps Engineer

Brand Mobile Africa

Jan 2021 - Jun 2021 (5 months)

Automated deployment processes using CI/CD pipelines and conducted load testing to enhance system stability under peak loads.

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Software Engineer Intern

Cloudware Technologies

Jun 2018 - Jan 2019 (7 months)

Designed a document approval flow application and an internal payment gateway, improving operational efficiency for a commercial bank.

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Freelance Developer

Self Employed

Oct 2015 - Dec 2017 (2 years 2 months)

Developed various applications including mobile apps for the visually impaired and management systems for e-commerce and real estate.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Federal University of Technology, Akure logoFA

Federal University of Technology, Akure

Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science

2015 - 2019

Completed a Bachelor of Technology with Honors in Computer Science, focusing on software development, algorithms, and data structures. Engaged in various projects that enhanced practical skills in programming and system design.

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