Victor Ayoola
CV

I'm passionate about developer tooling, open source projects, bringing ideas to life, and writing code that other humans can actually read.

Role
Engineer & Analyst
Based in
Lagos, Nigeria
Currently
Frontend Developer, Phlex Payment

Selected work

  1. 01

    UniRide (opens in a new tab)

    A ride hailing app built to reduce wait time and digitize movement around my school.

    React Native / Redis / Firebase / Mapbox

  2. 02

    Chrema (opens in a new tab)

    An e-commerce platform for business owners to create their own websites, showcase their products and sell directly to customers.

    Next.js / Fastify / PostgreSQL / Paystack

  3. 03

    Culver (opens in a new tab)

    A messaging app with secure end-to-end encrypted conversations, built with a team in three weeks.

    React / TypeScript / Node.js / PostgreSQL

More projects

Medidoc

An Electronic Health Records REST API serving a patient app, a clinical dashboard and a provider portal.

Express / TypeScript / PostgreSQL

About

I turn complex problems into elegant code.

I'm a software engineer with a focus on backend systems and developer experience. I care deeply about code quality, system design, and building things that last.

When I'm not shipping features, you'll find me reading on what's new, writing about my experiences, or experimenting with new tools and languages.

Languages
TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, SQL
Frontend
React, Next.js, React Native, Tailwind CSS
Backend
Node.js, Express, Fastify, NestJS, WebSockets
Data
PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB, Pandas, NumPy
Testing
Vitest, React Testing Library, Playwright

Experience

  1. 2026 — Now

    Frontend DeveloperPhlex Payment

    Building and maintaining responsive web applications in React and TypeScript, with reusable UI components and a focus on performance.

  2. 2026 — Now

    Backend EngineerRise Academy Fellowship

    Designing REST APIs and backend services with Node.js, Express and SQL, covering authentication, data modeling and testing.

  3. 2023 — Now

    Software EngineerFreelance

    Building scalable web apps for clients.

  4. 2025

    Data & Business Intelligence AnalystSunFi

    Built and maintained real-time data pipelines, validated data for reporting, and turned multi-source data into insights for business decisions.

  5. 2024

    Junior Frontend DeveloperVibraniuum Technologies

    Built responsive interfaces with Next.js, React and TypeScript alongside design and product teams.

Writing

  1. May 2026

    How My Team from Risevest Academy and I Built an End-to-End Encrypted Messaging App in 3 Weeks (opens in a new tab)

  2. Apr 2026

    Staying Open for Business on the Busiest Internet Shopping Day (opens in a new tab)

Contact

Let’s build.

Open to impactful product work, systems challenges, and developer platform roles.

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