MORAKINYO VICTOR OLUWAFEMI
Software Engineer
BACKEND ENGINEER | LARAVEL DEVELOPER | PHP | TYPESCIPT
📍 Lagos, Nigeria
About
Senior Backend Engineer with 7+ years of experience specializing in PHP and Laravel ecosystems. Proven track record of architecting, scaling, and maintaining high-traffic production platforms serving up to 250,000+ active users. Core expertise in full-stack implementation, system architecture, database optimization, queue management, transactional integrity, and RESTful API development. Skilled in leading engineering teams, enforcing best practices, and refactoring complex legacy codebases in fast-paced environments.
Skills
Experience
Demonstrated end-to-end full-stack ownership across separate codebases, managing both the interactive user interface and fully decoupled Laravel backend services. • Core engineer driving backend architecture and application scale for a high-traffic platform serving 250,000+ users and 20,000+ daily visitors. • Architected a secure multi-currency wallet system featuring strict ACID transactional integrity, real-time currency conversion APIs, and comprehensive audit logging for core financial workflows. • Engineered robust queue-based background processing workers for asynchronous notification distribution, referral reward tracking, and automated payout execution.
Led a cross-functional engineering team in designing and delivering innovative fintech products using Agile methodologies. • Owned the backend system architecture, maintaining high availability and scalability across critical user workflows. • Conducted comprehensive code reviews, mentored junior and mid-level developers, and established strict coding and security standards.
• Maintained and optimized the primary Laravel + MySQL backend for a multi-vendor e-commerce marketplace supporting 70,000+ users. • Designed and built scalable RESTful APIs to power product catalogs, order management, payment processing, and external vendor integrations. • Executed database query optimizations, indexing, and server profiling to decrease API response times and support high-traffic events. • Deployed and managed production server infrastructure and services using DigitalOcean. Product: Losode Marketplace Backend
• Architected and maintained scalable Laravel RESTful API microservices powering product catalog management, order lifecycles, and real-time inventory tracking for a gadget marketplace. • Integrated multi-currency payment gateways, third-party KYC/identity verification services, and automated push/SMS notification engines. • Designed indexed MySQL schemas optimized for complex product variants, search filtering, and concurrent checkout flows.
• Led the backend engineering team in designing database models, server infrastructure, and asynchronous real-time messaging pipelines for the MevApp platform. • Authored automated unit and integration test suites using PHPUnit, ensuring high system reliability and preventing regressions during rapid deployments. • Engineered server infrastructure layouts and API endpoints to manage user directory data, notification triggers, and third-party media distribution services. Project: MevApp Suite Backend
• Developed a responsive web platform powering on-demand logistics and delivery scheduling services. • Analyzed application bottlenecks and optimized database operations for consistent application performance.
Built a web-based school management system to digitize student records, staff details, and academic grading workflows