Impact Stories

Detailed analysis of my most impactful projects and contributions

Building Scalable Infrastructure for Blue-Collar Empowerment

COMPANY

LaborHack

ROLE

Software Engineer

DURATION

Jan 2024 - Present

TECH STACK

TypeScript, React, Node.js, GraphQL, MongoDB, AWS

Overview

LaborHack is a platform that connects skilled blue-collar artisans to jobs, training, and income opportunities. As part of a distributed engineering team, I contributed to the architecture and implementation of several core systems that powered growth, retention, and automation across the platform.

Key Contributions

Artisan Recruitment & Home Maintenance Tools

Collaborated cross-functionally to build and launch three product lines that generated over ₦25m in revenue:

  • Artisan recruitment products, as well as a community management tool for businesses, accelerating onboarding and increasing partner satisfaction. View

  • A home maintenance product that connects 1,000+ homeowners with skilled labor, increasing company revenue.View

AI-Driven Artisan Portfolio System

Contributed to the design and engineering of a portfolio builder that leverages AI to help 4,000+ artisans present their experience, skills, and past work.

This tool exposes artisans to higher-value jobs.

Semi-Automated Payout System

Architected and implemented a payout workflow that streamlined payments to artisans and referrers.

  • Reduced processing time
  • Improved the quality of life of the customer success team

Analytics & Funnel Optimization

Managed and implemented analytics dashboards for three key products using MongoDB Charts and Google Analytics.

  • Tracked usage, user behavior, and drop-offs to guide feature improvements
  • Played a key role in reducing churn and improving activation

Deployment & Release Engineering

Improved the reliability and flexibility of releases by:

  • Introducing feature toggles to control rollout
  • Writing unit tests that boosted confidence in deployments and reduced rollback incidents by 40%

SEO & Visibility

Enhanced the company's online visibility through collaborative SEO strategies with the marketing team.

  • Boosted organic traffic by 28% and improved the platform's visibility in search engines by 21%

Impact Summary

  • Built systems for artisan recruitment, home maintenance, and AI-driven portfolios
  • Provided data-driven insights that guided product improvements and optimized funnels
  • Improved platform SEO and organic traffic by 28%

Product Feedback & Scaling Operations

COMPANY

Peppermint Group

ROLE

Lead Software Engineer

DURATION

Apr 2024 - Apr 2025

TECH STACK

Next.js, NestJS, TypeScript, MongoDB, AWS

Overview

Peppermint Group develops digital tools to help companies collect and analyze product feedback. As a frontend engineer, I worked closely with the team to create user-facing applications that enhanced the product feedback process. My work helped streamline the way companies and testers engage with feedback, leading to better product decisions and faster user onboarding.

Key Contributions

Product Feedback Application

Directed engineering efforts to create an AI-powered product feedback application that allowed clients (e.g Kuda) to gather, organize, and analyze detailed feedback from testers. This tool is the core part of Peppermint's offerings, enabling more informed product development decisions.

Testers' Application Development

I led the development of a testers' application that helped onboard 10,000+ testers within the first month. The platform was designed for ease of use, and its intuitive interface helped drive high adoption rates among new testers.

Performance Optimization & Scaling

I led the efforts that made data intensive operations 50x faster through query optimizations and caching.

Technical Leadership

I took the lead in assessing new engineering hires, ensuring the team continued to grow with skilled developers. My leadership in recruitment helped maintain the quality and velocity of the engineering team as we expanded, leading to the successful release of Peppermint V1, following the MVP.

Impact Summary

  • Launched a product feedback application used by companies like Kuda
  • Built an application that onboarded 10,000+ testers in a month
  • Led technical assessment of new engineering hires

Building a Lifestyle Super App and Web Platform

COMPANY

Wynk Limited

ROLE

Full Stack Developer

DURATION

Sep 2023 - Apr 2024

TECH STACK

JavaScript, Node.js, Express, React

Overview

At Wynk Limited, I worked within a cross-functional team on the Wynk Super App, focusing on financial services modules. I rebuilt the company's web application with React, which increased retention by 55%. I also contributed to team growth by evaluating candidates and documenting systems comprehensively.

Key Contributions

Wynk Super App – Financial Services

Collaborated with product, design, and QA to build a lifestyle super app and my main focus was to implement the server side for the application's financial services using Node.js and Express.

Web Application Rebuild

I rebuilt the company's web application with React, improving visual appeal, user experience and making actionable items clearer. This resulted in a 55% increase in retention.

Hiring & Team Scaling

Assessed technical and cultural fit of candidates, leading to the hiring of 3 software developers and 1 product designer who accelerated delivery.

Documentation

Authored thorough documentation across Wynk-related software to improve onboarding and maintenance.

Impact Summary

  • Contributed to a lifestyle super app, focusing on financial services
  • Rebuilt the company web application in React, increasing retention by 55%
  • Led technical and culture-fit assessment of new hires