Damilola Nwankpele

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About Me

Who am i?

I'm Nwankpele Damilola, a Designer and Web Developer

I am a freelancer based in the Lagos, Nigeria and I build noteworthy designs and websites. I help convert a vision and an idea into meaningful and useful products. Having a sharp eye for product evolution helps me prioritize tasks, iterate fast and deliver faster.

Name:

Damilola Nwankpele

From:

Lagos, Nigeria

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Services I offer my clients

My Services

Full Stack Development

Building scalable end-to-end applications using modern frameworks like React, Next.js, and Node.js.

Backend Engineering

Architecting high-performance server-side systems, RESTful APIs, and complex database schemas.

Site Maintenance

Ensuring optimal performance, security updates, and seamless uptime for existing web platforms.

Graphic Design

Creating visually stunning branding, marketing materials, and user-centric UI designs.

AI Engineering

Developing intelligent systems using LLMs, RAG pipelines, and agentic AI architectures.

Solutions Engineering

Bridging the gap between business requirements and technical implementation through strategic architecting.

Check out my Resume

Resume

Experience

Technical Lead & Engineering Culture Builder

Fortesoft Systems / (Mar 2025 - Dec 2025)

Built and scaled comprehensive backend engineering curriculum covering RESTful API design, distributed systems architecture, real-time data processing, containerization with Docker, and cloud deployment strategies.
Training 20+ students per cohort in production-ready development practices with PHP, Python (Flask/FastAPI), Node.js, and MongoDB/PostgreSQL.
Established engineering culture and DevOps best practices around Git workflows, peer code reviews, CI/CD pipelines, AWS EC2 container orchestration, and security hardening.

Backend Software Engineer

IJAT Technologies / (Jun 2024 - Sep 2024)

Developed modular, reusable backend services and RESTful APIs using Laravel/PHP, creating server-side microservices architecture adaptable across multiple client platforms.
Designed optimized relational database schemas with complex query optimization, reducing average query execution time by 40%.
Built component-driven React/TypeScript UI applications with reusable component libraries and state management patterns.

Senior Application Developer

Nubiaville Limited / (Oct 2022 - Apr 2024)

Architected and deployed distributed enterprise workflow automation platform for multinational clients, implementing 4-level approval chains and SSO authentication.
Owned end-to-end fullstack product development, replacing manual Excel-based workflows with automated systems that improved efficiency by 50%.
Built high-throughput backend services handling concurrent operations with optimized database queries and Redis-based caching.
Led SCRUM sprints across multiple concurrent projects, delivering backend infrastructure and fullstack features using PHP/Laravel and Docker.

Founding Technical Lead

TARO HUDU / (Dec 2021 - Aug 2022)

Built state-managed insurance tracking platform from concept to production, successfully achieving state government adoption.
Established internal engineering capabilities by designing and delivering technical training programs in backend development (PHP, Python).

Education

AI Software Entrepreneurship

MEST Africa / Aug 2026

Worked on AI-driven products at MEST, gaining hands-on experience in Large Language Models (LLMs), AI agents, and agentic workflows while building solutions to real-world problems. Built an AI-powered learning platform for autistic children, developed an AI-powered recruitment system, created developer tools for feedback management, designed LLM-powered workflows using Python, Pydantic, LangChain, and Langflow, and deployed full-stack applications across AWS, VPS, and Vercel.