I am an AI Engineer, LLM Researcher, and Senior Backend Engineer with 9 years of experience building systems that move money, food, and data at scale. My recent work focuses on Large Language Models, coding agents, multilingual AI systems, model fine-tuning, data pipelines, evaluation workflows, and developer productivity tooling. I built and fine-tuned a coding-focused AI model using Qwen 22B as the base model, trained on curated software repositories, engineering workflows, and multilingual datasets including Yoruba and Nigerian Pidgin. Alongside AI research, I continue to architect high-scale distributed systems, fintech platforms, payment infrastructure, and real-time logistics platforms used by thousands of users.

Current interests: LLM Training & Fine-Tuning AI Coding Agents Human Data & Evaluation Multilingual AI Model Alignment Distributed AI Infrastructure Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) Developer Productivity Systems

AI Research & LLM Engineering Custom Coding LLM

• Built a coding-specialized language model using Qwen 22B.
• Research Areas
• Fine-tuning foundation models
• Dataset engineering
• Prompt optimization
• AI-assisted software development
• Agentic workflows
• Coding evaluation systems

• Curated proprietary code datasets
• Repository-based instruction generation
• Web-scraped supplementary datasets
• Yoruba language adaptation
• Nigerian Pidgin adaptation
• Data cleaning and validation
• Evaluation and benchmarking

• Foundation Models
• Reasoning Systems
• Human Feedback
• Synthetic Data Generation
• AI Safety
• Model Evaluation
• Autonomous Agents

Highly experienced in financial backend scaling, I led the core backend optimization at Miraton Matador Group (Shanonobank), supporting millions of monthly requests while slashing cloud infrastructure costs by 98%. Currently, I also lead backend architecture at Eatly.io, one of Lagos' fastest-growing food delivery platforms.

I am available for full-time roles, contract work, and consulting engagements worldwide -- including relocation and visa sponsorship.

Scaling food delivery infrastructure across Lagos.

• 90% Infrastructure Cost Reduction: Optimized core infrastructure and hosting configurations in the first month to slash monthly server costs from $150/month down to $15/month.
• Built a real-time order dispatch system connecting thousands of riders to customers with sub-second latency (SignalR + Redis backplane).
• Designed a secure multi-step delivery verification protocol (PIN exchange) that eliminated delivery fraud across the platform.
• Engineered a group ordering system allowing multiple people to share a cart and pay their individual portions -- a first in the Nigerian market.
• Built predictive ETA models using MapTiler routing and historical vendor preparation data.

Stack: .NET 8  |  SignalR  |  PostgreSQL  |  Redis  |  Docker  |  MapTiler

Began as a core backend contractor in 2022 before transitioning to a full-time Senior role on January 1, 2024, to architect and scale MMG's primary digital banking platform.

• Engineering Leadership & Management: Led, guided, and mentored a team of 4 frontend and backend developers. Managed workload distribution, monitored performance, and reviewed all code submissions to ensure quality standards were met before delivery to the project manager.
• High-Scale Performance: Empowered the banking infrastructure to seamlessly serve 1,000+ active users and process millions of requests per month with custom Redis caching and batching strategies.
• 98% Infrastructure Cost Reduction: Re-architected deployment pipelines and optimized server resources to cut monthly cloud hosting costs from $2,000 - $2,500 down to just $60 per month, saving the organization tens of thousands of dollars annually.
• Hardened Security: Designed a high-security access framework using OpenVPN and SSH keys tied specifically to server IPs, backed by a robust firewall layer to completely secure administrative access.
• Marketplace Development: Built tandtdeals, a custom multi-vendor digital marketplace platform.

Stack: C# (.NET)  |  Laravel (PHP)  |  TypeScript  |  Redis  |  PostgreSQL  |  MongoDB  |  Nginx  |  OpenVPN  |  Linux Server Administration  |  Firewalls

Delivered high-performance, cost-effective digital solutions for diverse global clients across multiple regions.

• Global Deliveries: Designed and built bespoke web applications, interactive frontends, and backend APIs for clients worldwide, ranging from high-security business platforms to viral meme and Web3 community projects.
• Infrastructure Audits: Helped small businesses and startups migrate legacy applications to optimized cloud servers, prioritizing security, implementing Caddy/Nginx reverse proxies, and minimizing operational overhead.

AI Projects

Coding LLM Research Project

A coding-specialized language model fine-tuned from Qwen 22B and optimized for software engineering workflows.

Highlights:

• Fine-tuned on proprietary repositories and development workflows
• Trained using Kaggle GPU infrastructure
• Added Yoruba and Nigerian Pidgin language capabilities
• Built automated dataset collection pipelines
• Implemented evaluation workflows for coding quality
• Developed developer-focused prompting and reasoning strategies

Research Focus

"LLMs" "Fine-Tuning" "Prompt Engineering" "Code Generation" "Dataset Engineering" "Multilingual AI" "AI Evaluation"

AI-Powered Development Assistant

Building autonomous and semi-autonomous developer tooling capable of:

• Code generation
• Refactoring assistance
• Documentation generation
• Repository understanding
• Architecture recommendations
• Engineering workflow automation

Stack

"Python" "Qwen" "Transformers" "PyTorch" "LLMs" "Vector Search" "Web Scraping"

Digital payments infrastructure built for scale.

• Architected an API-first payment gateway handling high-concurrency transaction processing with real-time fraud detection.
• Built the full SaaS platform: merchant onboarding, transaction dashboard, API key management, and webhook integrations.
• Designed automated fraud prevention rules and real-time transaction validation pipelines.

Stack: Rust  |  TypeScript  |  SQL Server

Automated trading tools and real-time analytics for Solana.

• Built ultra-low-latency trading bots using gRPC streams, achieving competitive execution speeds on Solana DEXs.
• Developed a real-time RPC node health monitor tracking latency, uptime, and transaction success rates.
• Engineered a strategy-based trade engine configurable by non-technical users through an intuitive interface.

Stack: Rust  |  gRPC  |  TypeScript  |  Solana

• B.Sc. in Computer Science

Languages         C# Rust TypeScript JavaScript (Node.js) PHP Python SQL GraphQL

Frameworks        React Next.js .NET Laravel Express.js Angular Hono Fastify Tailwind CSS Bootstrap

Databases         PostgreSQL SQL Server Redis MongoDB SQLite MySql Firebase Supabase

Infrastructure    Docker Kubernetes AWS Azure CI/CD Caddy Nginx Cloudflare

Web3              Solana Anchor Solidity Smart Contracts Web3.js

Specialized       gRPC SignalR CQRS MediatR Microservices Event-Driven Architecture

Note: My most impactful work lives in private repositories (which are not accessible to the public). The public stats above reflect private contributions to companies I've worked with, my personal projects and open-source tools.

I am actively seeking full-time, contract, and consulting opportunities worldwide. I am open to relocation and welcome visa sponsorship.