Abdulrahman Adewale Adegeye

Backend Engineer • Fintech & Marketplace Systems Architect

Lagos, NG.

About

Backend Engineer with strong expertise in Laravel, PHP, MySQL, Docker, Redis, AWS, Node.js and developer tooling. Experienced in building scalable fintech platforms, marketplace logistics coordination, and microservice architectures. Founded a WhatsApp‑first agritech marketplace (AgroRide) and currently lead backend engineering efforts at Chrisborough Solutions.

Work

AgroRide (Founder & CEO)

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Founder & CEO

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

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Summary

Built a WhatsApp‑first agri‑commerce and logistics coordination platform to address inefficiencies in Nigeria’s agricultural value chain.

Highlights

Defined end‑to‑end marketplace architecture including onboarding, KYC, product listing, demand matching, and delivery coordination

Coordinated cross‑functional execution across product, operations, and engineering

Enabled asset‑light operational model via third‑party logistics integration

Chrisborough Solutions

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Backend Engineer

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

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Summary

Developed Laravel‑based microservices powering fintech/SaaS platforms including wallet engines, chargeback flows, and payout pipelines.

Highlights

Handled multi‑million monthly transaction volumes with 99.98% API uptime

Reduced wallet settlement inconsistencies by 35% via ledger‑based reconciliation

Introduced circuit breaker and queue sharding patterns and optimized Redis caching strategy

Uniswitch Technologies

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Backend Engineer

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

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Summary

Built core financial microservices for Agency Banking, fund transfers, virtual accounts, and card processing.

Highlights

Cut end‑of‑day reconciliation from over 3 hours to under 30 minutes

Improved webhook reliability by 35% with structured retries and dead‑letter queues

Delivered high‑priority microservices with zero production rollbacks

Velox Technologies

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Software Developer

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

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Summary

Contributed as a software developer (details limited).

Grainall

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Software Developer

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

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Summary

Short‑term role as software developer.

Lasilkiin Communications

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Social Media Strategist

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

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Summary

Developed social media strategies for brand marketing.

Volunteer

Founder & Project Director

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Skillz-up Career Hub

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Founded and lead SkillzUp Career Hub, an employability and workforce development initiative focused on equipping young people with in-demand technical, vocational, and professional skills through training, mentorship, and industry partnerships.

Highlights

Designed and executed employability programs that helped participants develop technical, soft, and career-readiness skills for today's job market.

Recruited and coordinated mentors, facilitators, and industry experts to deliver practical workshops, mock interviews, and career coaching sessions.

Led strategic planning, partnerships, branding, and community engagement to expand access to career development opportunities for students and early-career professionals.

Vice President

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Miva Charity & Volunteering Club

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Led strategic planning and execution of university‑wide volunteering initiatives.

Highlights

Increased volunteer participation by 150% in one academic year

Organized cross‑campus events including World AIDS Day charity match

Built digital onboarding and outreach workflows with partnering institutions

Education

Miva Open University

Abuja, FCT, Nigeria
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Bachelor’s Degree Software Engineering

Skills

Backend Development

Laravel, PHP, MySQL, Node.js, REST APIs, Microservices.

DevOps & Infrastructure

Docker, AWS, Redis, CI/CD, Monitoring.

Fintech Systems

Wallet Engines, Settlement Systems, Agency Banking, Reconciliation, Webhooks.

System Architecture

Scalability, Observability, Resilience, Retry Logic, Circuit Breaker.

Product & Operations Coordination

Marketplace Design, KYC, Logistics, DTO, Go‑to‑Market.