Afolayan
Oduntan
Backend Eng.
Software Engineer specialising in backend systems — building scalable APIs, distributed architectures, and resilient infrastructure that powers products people rely on.
A high-throughput API gateway handling rate limiting, authentication, and request routing for microservices at scale. Supports 10k+ req/s with sub-10ms latency.
Event-driven data pipeline processing millions of records daily. Built with Kafka for streaming, PostgreSQL for persistence, and an async worker pool for transforms.
Secure authentication and authorisation service featuring JWT, OAuth 2.0, multi-factor auth, and role-based access control. Used by 3 internal products.
A live web project built and deployed by Afolayan. Click to explore it in a new tab.
A handy tool for calculating UK income tax and take-home pay. Built and hosted by Afolayan.
A clean, functional countdown timer app showcasing Afolayan's frontend utility work.
A YouTube-inspired page project showcasing Afolayan's UI and integration skills.
Let's build something.
Open to full-time roles, contracts, and interesting backend challenges.