I architect
systems that
don’t break
at 3 AM.
Senior Laravel engineer. Technical lead. 8 years turning complex requirements into backends that serve 100K+ users at 99.9% uptime — without losing sleep.
The Story
How I got
here
“When your app crashes at 3 AM with 100K users locked out, you learn things they don’t teach in bootcamps.”
8 years ago I wrote my first Laravel controller. It was bad. The kind of code that makes senior engineers wince in code review.
Today I architect systems that handle 100,000+ daily active users without breaking a sweat — multi-tenant SaaS platforms, AI pipelines, and Web3 backends running in production with 99.9% uptime SLAs.
My superpower is turning messy, complex business requirements into clean, expressive, testable code that the next engineer actually wants to work with.
Beyond shipping features, I’ve mentored 50+ engineers, built CI/CD pipelines that deploy in minutes, and reduced API latency by 70% with Redis caching strategies that actually hold under load.
What actually drives me
Not just code that works — products that solve real problems at scale. The difference between a developer and an engineer is accountability for what happens after the PR is merged.
Arsenal
The tools I trust
in production
Technologies I’ve shipped with, not just side-project played with.
Proficiency
Expertise levels
Proficiency
Skills Index
Self-assessed · updated 2026
Stack
Core technologies
Backend
- Laravel / PHP
- TALL Stack
- Sanctum / Passport
- Octane / Horizon
Frontend
- React / Next.js
- Vue / Inertia
- Livewire / Alpine
- Tailwind CSS
Web3
- Solidity
- Web3.js / Ethers
- Smart Contracts
- dApp Dev
DevOps
- Docker / Sail
- MySQL / Redis
- GitHub Actions
- AWS / Forge
Career
Battle-tested experience
Impact
Beyond the code
Discord Community
Founded a “Build in Public” Discord hub where engineers ship side projects, share wins, and hold each other accountable.
Weekly Tech Newsletter
Curated insights on Laravel, AI, and SaaS architecture — actionable, opinionated, and never vague.
Mentorship
Turned junior developers into production-ready contributors for SaaS teams across Africa and Europe.
Conference Speaker
Regular keynote presence at Laravel meetups and PHP conferences across West Africa and Europe. Founder & host of TechTalkWithAlex — spotlighting practitioners shaping the future of software.
Credentials
Certifications & education
Claude Code in Action
Anthropic
Verified · 2026 · #uw6q8jcb…
Google Ads Search Certification
Google Skillshop
Verified · 2024 · #11370099…
Learn Git: Everything You Need To Know
Udemy
Verified · 2020 · #UC-685ef…
B.S. Computer Science
ICT Lagos, Nigeria
2019
3.2+ GPA · Summa cum laude