Backend Engineering
Scalable and production-ready backend systems using Node.js, Express.js, NestJS, Java, and Spring Boot, designed for reliability, security, and high performance.
Hello World
I'm Taiwo Ayomide Lawrence
I am a Senior Backend Engineer
- 14.03.2003
- +234 814-124-2512
- taiwoayomide202@gmail.com
- Lagos, Nigeria
Senior Backend Engineer, Lead Engineer, and CTO with 5+ years of experience designing, building, and operating production systems across fintech, AI-powered travel, SaaS, logistics, eCommerce, and property technology.
I specialize in backend architecture, payment orchestration, intelligent transaction routing, AI-powered recommendation systems, dynamic pricing, distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and high-throughput APIs.
I have built systems supporting 150+ requests/second, 1,000+ users, 100+ vendors, and 99.9% production uptime, while contributing to payment infrastructure routing transactions across 9 providers.
I also lead engineering teams of up to 6 developers, owning technical strategy, architecture, security, scalability, performance, and production operations.
Services
System Architecture
Design of scalable distributed systems, microservices, event-driven architectures, asynchronous workflows, real-time systems, and high-throughput APIs.
Fintech & Payment Infrastructure
Payment orchestration, intelligent transaction routing, provider failover, collections, payment APIs, webhooks, escrow systems, KYC, and secure financial workflows.
Cloud & DevOps
Cloud infrastructure, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, AWS, GCP, Nginx, load balancing, deployment automation, and production reliability.
Database & Performance Engineering
PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL, Redis, database architecture, query optimization, indexing, caching, and high-concurrency performance optimization.
Engineering Leadership
Technical leadership, architecture decisions, engineering strategy, code reviews, mentoring, team management, and translating business requirements into scalable solutions.
Technical Skills
Node.js / Express.js / NestJS
95%
Java / Spring Boot
85%
PostgreSQL / MongoDB / MySQL
90%
Redis / Database Optimization
85%
REST APIs / Microservices
95%
RabbitMQ / BullMQ / Apache Kafka
85%
AWS / GCP / Docker
90%
Kubernetes / CI/CD / DevOps
85%
React.js / Next.js / React Native
80%
Payments / Paystack / Stripe / Flutterwave
90%
Additional Expertise
Featured Work
FinSwitz
Fintech infrastructure platform focused on payment orchestration, collections, and intelligent transaction routing across African markets. Designed a smart routing engine supporting approximately 9 payment providers with provider availability, latency, geography, and payment method awareness.
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AI-powered global travel platform connecting travellers with verified experiences, stays, and services. Built the backend architecture, AI-powered recommendation system, dynamic pricing engine, administrative systems, APIs, and cloud infrastructure.
View LiveSamaday Properties
Production property management platform serving approximately 900 landlords, 200 tenants, and 400 active users. Owned the complete technical lifecycle including architecture, backend, frontend, database, infrastructure, CI/CD, and operations.
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March 2026 — Present
Lead Engineer · FinSwitz Technologies
Lead a 6-person engineering team building financial infrastructure for payment orchestration, collections, and intelligent transaction routing across African markets.
- Own technical architecture, engineering strategy, scalability, security, and system behavior.
- Designed smart routing across approximately 9 payment providers.
- Implemented provider failover based on availability and latency.
- Built country-aware routing for mobile money and card payments.
- Contribute to KYC infrastructure, encryption, and audit logging.
- Platform currently processes approximately 400 transactions per day.
November 2025 — Present
CTO & Backend Engineer · ViewLocked Inc.
Own technical strategy and backend architecture for an AI-powered global travel technology platform connecting travellers with verified experiences, stays, and services.
- Built the backend platform from the ground up.
- Designed AI-powered recommendations using user budget, destination, and trip preferences.
- Built a dynamic pricing engine responding to seasonal and event-driven demand signals.
- Designed infrastructure supporting approximately 150 requests/second.
- Platform supports 1,000+ users, 100+ vendors, and approximately 40 bookings per day.
- Lead a 5-person engineering team.
- Improved platform performance by approximately 30%.
- Manage AWS EC2, S3, Lambda, CloudFront, Docker, and Kubernetes infrastructure.
September 2024 — Present
Freelance Full-Stack Engineer / Technical Consultant · Samaday Properties
Independently design, develop, deploy, and operate a production property management platform serving approximately 900 landlords, 200 tenants, and 400 active users.
- Own the complete technical lifecycle from architecture to production operations.
- Built backend services with Node.js and frontend applications with Next.js.
- Implemented Redis caching and BullMQ background processing.
- Designed and managed the PostgreSQL data layer.
- Established automated deployment workflows using GitHub Actions.
- Achieved approximately 99.9% uptime.
January 2020 — September 2023
Senior Backend Engineer · ParcelPal Limited
Architected and scaled backend systems for logistics operations, processing more than 10,000 requests per minute while focusing on high availability, performance, and scalability.
- Architected and scaled high-volume backend systems.
- Led a 5-person backend engineering team.
- Implemented load balancing and database optimization strategies.
- Integrated Paystack and escrow payment workflows.
- Improved CI/CD pipeline performance by 36%.
- Mentored engineers through code reviews and technical guidance.
Publications
How to Store and Retrieve Large Files (100MB+)
Medium · August 2025
A practical guide covering object storage and multipart uploads for efficiently handling large files in production applications. The concepts were applied in the development of Panelly.
Read on MediumSenior Software Engineer: How to become one
Medium · December 2025
A personal journey through the challenges and rewards of becoming a senior software engineer.
Read on MediumFrom Confusion to building systems: My Tech Journey
Medium · April 2026
What people did not tell you about there tech journey.
Read on MediumEducation & Certifications
University of the People
B.Sc. Software Engineering · 2022 — 2025
Classic InfoTech
Diploma in Software Engineering · 2019 — 2020
SQI College of ICT
Professional Certificate in Software Engineering & Robotics · 2018 — 2019
Get in Touch
Have a project in mind, need backend architecture, or looking for an experienced engineering leader? Let's build something great together.
Or email me: taiwoayomide202@gmail.com
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README
# Taiwo Ayomide Lawrence (TBWLJ)
Senior Backend Engineer, Lead Engineer, and CTO with 5+ years of experience designing, building, and operating production systems across fintech, AI-powered travel, SaaS, logistics, eCommerce, and property technology.
I specialize in backend architecture, payment orchestration, intelligent transaction routing, AI-powered recommendation systems, dynamic pricing, distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and high-throughput APIs.
I build resilient systems, lead engineering teams, translate business requirements into scalable architectures, and take products from initial design through production deployment and operations.