Hey! 👋

I’m a Canada-based software engineer with 10+ years of experience, mostly building backend systems in Ruby on Rails. I like the problems that cut across teams, where the work is as much about getting people aligned as it is about code. I have an entrepreneurial streak, and I’m always building something on the side.

I care about the “-ilities” (reliability, scalability, security, maintainability), but what I care about most is leverage: the decisions, docs, and habits that help a whole team move faster. Lately I’ve been exploring AI-assisted engineering, including ijapa, a Claude Code plugin I built. It’s named after the tortoise of Yoruba folktales, a trickster who wins by reading the situation instead of using force. That’s how I like to work too.

I like building and using products that have a way of retaining customers (did you say SaaS?). I'm the kind of guy that's more interested in bounce rate and the number of returning users, rather than first time users - which is also valuable.

My interests include data, startups, investing, people, product among others.

I hold a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science. Post university, I started out my professional career freelancing and then working as an on-site web developer. After that, I've been working as a remote software engineer since 2015.

Currently, I'm a Senior Software Engineer @ Jane, where we're helping the helpers in Allied Health. I work across Insurance and Billing, leading cross-team projects and helping other engineers learn and grow.

Previously, I was @ Getro where I built the platform behind customer job boards and the internal systems for data curation and validation. Prior to that, I was @ Andela where I helped partners like Khushi Baby, Bark, and Chargeback solve real world problems for their users. Before Andela, I was a PHP web developer @ Xown Solutions.

Away from my day job, I teach and mentor teenagers through WordTeens, a Christian community I founded for ages 13–19. I also mentor people in tech, take part in volunteer workshops and sessions, and share my thoughts via articles when I have something worth saying. On the open source side, I've contributed to Coda Docs gem, Zhishi and Disease Info. And quite regularly, I'm on the football pitch with my local team, where I'm the captain.

I love to spend time with family and loved ones.

I think extraordinary humans come in many shapes and forms. For me, being extraordinary means investing in learning, interest in business, passion for music, enjoyment of football (no, it's not soccer), an inclination to jokes and smile, and love for Jesus.

My core values? They are SLICK!

• Support: I choose collaboration over competition.
• Loyalty: I am committed, I take ownership and stay true to my convictions.
• Integrity: I earn trust and never attempt to trash it, whether someone is looking or not.
• Consistency: I regularly do the things I find valuable, so they can become natural to me.
• Kindness: I am empathetic and I show it to those concerned.

Still curious? Say hi 👇