Joshua Mayowa Ogunyele

Problem-solving Software Engineer | Builder
Ota, NG.

About

Results-driven software engineer with over 3 years of experience in full-stack development, cybersecurity, and infrastructure management. Expertise in building scalable web applications using React, Node.js, Python, and TypeScript, with a proven track record of enhancing security postures and optimizing performance.

Work

InnovateVia
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Founder and Tech Lead (Side Project)

Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

Summary

Founded InnovateVia, an AI-driven platform designed to validate startup ideas and connect innovators with expert reviewers, streamlining investor matchmaking and enhancing the innovation ecosystem.

Highlights

Spearheaded the development of InnovateVia, an AI-driven platform designed to validate startup ideas and streamline investor matchmaking, enhancing innovation ecosystem efficiency.

Architected and developed robust frontend and backend systems using React, TypeScript, Node.js, Supabase, and Redis, prioritizing modular architecture for scalability.

Directed product vision, technical architecture, and UI/UX design, overseeing deployment and testing pipelines while implementing AI-powered validation tools to enhance assessment accuracy.

Conducted comprehensive early-stage user research and managed branding, strategic partnerships, and community engagement to ensure market fit and prepare for public launch.

Nivoda Ltd
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Software Engineer

Remote, UK, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Summary

Spearheaded frontend development for Nivoda's core Feeds SaaS platform, collaborating cross-functionally to deliver user-centered features that significantly enhanced customer satisfaction and platform efficiency.

Highlights

Spearheaded frontend development for Nivoda's core Feeds SaaS platform, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver user-centered features that significantly enhanced customer satisfaction.

Optimized web performance and reliability through code optimization, caching, and efficient asset delivery, resulting in reduced page load times and boosted efficiency.

Enhanced application security and accessibility, ensuring WCAG compliance and mitigating critical vulnerabilities like XSS, CSRF, and SQL injection.

Contributed to backend and microservice development using Python (Flask, FastAPI) and Express.js, automating workflows that improved logistics efficiency by 12% and reduced operational losses.

Managed deployments, debugging, and performance monitoring with Datadog and Google Lighthouse, ensuring smooth releases and maintaining system stability.

Bechellente Ltd
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Co-Founder & Software Engineer

Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

Summary

Co-founded Bechellente, an automotive tech company building a digital ecosystem for vehicle owners, repair shops, and spare-parts merchants, driving product vision and go-to-market strategies.

Highlights

Co-founded Bechellente, an automotive tech company, building a digital ecosystem that connects vehicle owners, repair shops, and spare-parts merchants.

Drove product vision and iterative feature development for key products including marketplace, parts discovery, order tracking, and repair workflow solutions (Auto Gray, Workflow360, Auto Connect).

Led comprehensive user research, branding initiatives, and strategic partnerships, shaping platform functionality and successful go-to-market strategies.

Developed and maintained the company blog and customer-facing frontend, enhancing content delivery, building trust, and improving SEO.

Volunteer

Future Heirs Skills and Innovation Foundation
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Founder and Visioner

Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

Summary

Founded a registered faith-based non-profit to empower youth through Christ-centered education and leadership programs, focusing on underserved communities and addressing accessibility gaps.

Highlights

Founded and registered a faith-based non-profit dedicated to empowering underserved youth through Christ-centered education and leadership programs.

Developed the organization's visionary mission, addressing accessibility gaps in quality education by providing coding and cybersecurity training.

Forged strategic partnerships with churches, educators, and stakeholders, successfully scaling outreach efforts and mobilizing essential resources.

Designed and implemented faith-based leadership curricula, fostering skill-building and personal growth for participants.

Leveraged modern web technologies including React, Vite, JavaScript, and Cloudflare, alongside AI tools like ChatGPT, to optimize program delivery and management.

Education

Kwara State University
Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria

Bachelors' degree

Public Administration

Grade: 3.11/4

Courses

Governance

Policies

Community engagement

Yaba College of Technology
Yaba, Lagos State, Nigeria

Higher National Diploma

Office Technology and Management

Grade: 3.63/4

Courses

ICT

Web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)

Information and Database Management

Office Management

Office Administration

Business communication

Etiquette

Moshood Abiola Polytechnic
Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

National Diploma

Office Technology and Management

Grade: 3.69/4

Courses

ICT

Web technologies (HTML, CSS)

Information and Database Management

Office Management

Office Administration

Business communication

Etiquette

Publications

Building an Authentication and Authorization API

Published by

Dev.to

Languages

English
Germany
Finnish
French

Certificates

JavaScript Data structures and Algorithm

Issued By

freeCodeCamp

Responsive Web Design

Issued By

freeCodeCamp

Skills

Backend Development

Node.js, React.js, Express.js, Nestjs, Bun, Python (Flask, Django, FastAPI), RESTful APIs, GraphQL, WebSockets, PostgreSQL, MongoDB/Mongoose, SQL/NoSQL, Supabase, Apache, Ngrok, Docker, nginx, CrewAI, Terraform, JWT, OAuth, Bcrypt, Postman.

Frontend Development

React.js, Next.js, TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), Redux, React Query, RTK Query, Shaden, Ant Design, Tailwind CSS, unit test, three.js, jest, Bootstrap 4/5, Materialize, Styled Components, React Router, Vite, HTML5, CSS3, Web Accessibility (WCAG), Storybook, Figma, SEO, Design Systems, Playwright, Cypress, Lighthouse, Shopify.

AI & Machine Learning

Python (NumPy, Pandas, scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch), Data Preprocessing, Model Training & Deployment, AI API Integration (OpenAI, Hugging Face, LangChain), Natural Language Processing (NLP), AI-powered Chatbots, Prompt Engineering, Data Annotation, Model Evaluation, Claude, Gemini.

Software Engineering & System Design

Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), Microservices Architecture, SOLID Principles, System Design, Data Structures & Algorithms, Full-Stack Development (MERN/Node + React), Agile Methodologies, Git, Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence, JSON.

DevOps and Monitoring

Docker, DataDog, ELK Stack, Cloudflare, CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Bitbucket Pipelines), Linux (Bash/Shell), Network Security Tools (Wireshark, Nmap, Burp Suite), Kali Linux, AgroCD, DNS, Virtualization, Render, AWS EC2, Oracle, Jenkins, Vercel.

Soft Skills

Leadership, Emotional intelligence, Excellent Communication, Teamwork, Teaching / Mentoring, Analysis, Conflict Resolution, Tactfulness, Active Listening, Empathy, Cultural Sensitivity, Collaboration, Problem-Solving.

Interests

Sport and Outdoors

football, gaming, fresh air.

Community Support

Teaching and mentoring (one mentee founded a software company), writing.

Projects

Whispa AI

Summary

WhispaAI is an autonomous QA agent built to think, observe, and report like a world-class QA engineer but with the speed and precision of AI. It watches how users interact with a web or mobile application, understands UI behavior, reads the underlying network activity, detects slow or broken states, and turns every session into a clean, developer-ready QA report. Whispa doesn't just record what happened - it interprets it, highlights what's wrong, and helps teams fix issues faster. It's the future of software quality: intelligent, reliable, and effortless.

Vuent

Summary

Vuent is an intelligent AI agent that acts as a security-first code reviewer, scanning codebases for vulnerabilities and unsafe patterns while improving overall code health. Developers often lack the right tools or context to detect these issues early. Vuent aims to bridge that gap by making intelligent, security-focused code reviews a seamless part of everyday development.