Work Experience
Backend Engineer Intern (Rovr — Luxury Refurbished Car Marketplace)
Duration: Apr 2026 – Present
Summary:- Rovr is a luxury refurbished car marketplace platform designed and architected from scratch, featuring authentication, listings, orders, and image management
- The platform aims to provide a seamless marketplace experience for luxury car buyers and sellers
Responsibilities:- Designed and architected the full platform including auth, listings, orders, and image management.
- Built backend REST API using NestJS and TypeScript.
- Managed data persistence with Supabase and optimized image delivery with Cloudinary.
- Authored the full Product Requirements Document (PRD) and a 6-phase product roadmap guiding the build.
Technologies: NestJS, Next.js, TypeScript, Supabase, Cloudinary
Backend Engineer Intern (Shipyard (DeployKit) — Self-Hosted Deployment Pipeline)
Duration: Apr 2026 – May 2026
Summary:- Shipyard is a mini Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) that automates deployment pipelines by cloning, building, containerizing, routing, and serving applications from GitHub URLs
- It supports Node
- js, Go, and Python repositories without requiring Dockerfiles
Responsibilities:- Built the deployment pipeline system from scratch with dynamic container orchestration.
- Implemented auto-detection of repository types using Railpack.
- Streamed real-time pipeline output to the UI using Server-Sent Events (SSE) without polling.
- Integrated Caddy's Admin API for zero-downtime reverse proxy routing.
- Persisted build logs in SQLite and enabled system boot with docker compose up.
Technologies: TypeScript, Node.js, React, Vite, TanStack Router, Docker SDK, Railpack, Caddy, SQLite, SSE
Backend Engineer Intern (PayLens — AI-Powered Payment Intelligence Platform)
Duration: Mar 2026 – Apr 2026
Summary:- PayLens is an AI-powered payment intelligence platform designed for sandbox payment testing and reconciliation, submitted to the Google Cloud Rapid Agent Hackathon
- It features dual-agent AI capable of interpreting natural language commands and executing API calls autonomously
Responsibilities:- Built dual Gemini agents specialized for Stripe and Paystack payment gateways.
- Implemented real-time transaction reconciliation with discrepancy detection and structured reporting.
- Integrated Elasticsearch for fast querying of transaction logs.
- Collaborated on full-stack development with a teammate.
Technologies: NestJS, Next.js, TypeScript, Google Gemini, Elasticsearch, Stripe, Paystack
Backend Engineer Intern - Kolo Protocol (Smart Contract Security Audit — Kolo Protocol (Celo))
Duration: Feb 2026 – Mar 2026
Summary: Conducted an independent security audit of three production smart contracts deployed on the Celo network for Kolo Protocol, focusing on identifying vulnerabilities and providing remediation guidance.
Responsibilities:- Performed threat modelling, manual code review, and CEI pattern verification.
- Documented 14 findings across critical, medium, and low severity issues.
- Produced a comprehensive audit report detailing vulnerability impact, likelihood, and fix recommendations.
Technologies: Solidity, Celo, CEI Patterns, Manual Audit Methodology
Backend Engineer Intern - HNG Tech (Insighta Labs+ — Demographic Intelligence Platform)
Duration: Apr 2026 – Present
Summary:- Insighta Labs+ is a secure demographic intelligence platform providing probabilistic demographic attributes with confidence scores for analytics pipelines, featuring a NestJS backend, React web portal, and Node
- js CLI tool
Responsibilities:- Built backend services including a natural language query parser and Demographic API.
- Implemented GitHub OAuth with PKCE and stateless JWT authentication with dual-client strategy.
- Designed Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) using custom decorators and NestJS Reflector.
- Secured the system with global rate limiting, CSRF protection, and custom request logging middleware.
Technologies: NestJS, React, Node.js, PostgreSQL, JWT, OAuth 2.0, PKCE, RBAC, @nestjs/throttler
Freelance Full-Stack Developer - Independent (TomSkid — eSIM Platform)
Duration: Dec 2025 – Present
Summary: TomSkid is an eSIM platform featuring production authentication, email services, manual payment flow, and automated eSIM expiry tracking, delivered as a full-stack web product for clients in various industries.
Responsibilities:- Developed end-to-end platform with Clerk authentication, Resend/Supabase SMTP email, and OPay manual payment flow.
- Implemented automated eSIM expiry tracking using Supabase Edge Functions and pg_cron.
- Delivered full project lifecycle from scoping and architecture to deployment and handoff.
- Acted as technical co-founder on select collaborations, including infrastructure planning and system architecture for an LMS platform.
Technologies: Clerk, Resend, Supabase, OPay, Supabase Edge Functions, pg_cron
Freelance Full-Stack Developer - Independent (Pacifica — Farcaster Mini App / Perpetual DEX (Solana))
Duration: Dec 2025 – Feb 2026
Summary: Pacifica is a Farcaster mini app for a Solana-based perpetual decentralized exchange (DEX) featuring a dual-wallet architecture and backend signing for secure trade execution.
Responsibilities:- Built Farcaster mini app with dual-wallet architecture (identity wallet and trading wallet).
- Implemented Pacifica Agent Key system for backend signing.
- Developed deposit flow with mobile deep linking and handled wallet signature verification and margin validation before trade execution.
Technologies: Next.js, TypeScript, Solana, Farcaster SDK, Phantom, Solflare
Freelance Full-Stack Developer - Independent (Wedding Gate Entry System)
Duration: Jan 2025
Summary: A digital guest verification system for a ~150-person wedding event, including an organiser portal, guest self-registration with auto-generated codes, and usher verification via protected links.
Responsibilities:- Developed organiser portal and guest self-registration system.
- Implemented auto-generated codes for guest verification.
- Built usher verification system accessible via protected links.
Technologies: Next.js, TypeScript, Supabase
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