OYINLOLA IBRAHIM LAWAL

Software Engineer | Frontend Developer

1k Scan Drive, off Spur Road, 218, Freetown, Sierra Leone.

About

Highly dedicated Software Engineer and Tech Team Lead with a proven record of leading cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, scalable FinTech and e-commerce solutions. Expert in React, Vue, TypeScript, and Flutter, adept at transforming complex Figma designs into pixel-perfect, accessible UIs and optimizing performance. Driven by a passion for innovation, continuous self-development, and collaborative problem-solving to achieve significant project milestones and drive business value.

Skills

Languages & Frameworks

TypeScript, JavaScript, React, NextJS, Vue, NodeJS, HTML5, CSS3.

Styling & UI

Tailwind CSS, Shadcn/ui, Radix UI, Base UI, GSAP, Framer Motion, FlutterFlow.

Data, APIs & Maps

Redux, Zustand, React Hook Form, Zod, TanStack Query/Table, REST, WebSocket (Socket.io), Mapbox GL, Mapbox GL Draw, Turf.js.

AI & LLM Integration

Claude, Gemini, OpenAI APIs, Prompt design, Structured outputs,, Claude Code, Cursor, Antigravity.

Tooling & Workflow

Git/GitHub, CI/CD (GitHub Actions), Vite, Webpack, Lighthouse, Web Vitals.

Adjacent Stack

NestJS, Prisma, MariaDB, NGINX, Docker.

Work Experience

SafulPay

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Software/Frontend Developer

Freetown, West Africa, Sierra Leone

Feb 2024→ Present

Fulltime

Summary

Re-platformed the SafulPay website to Next.js and built the v2 frontend, plus the onboarding tools field marketers use day to day.

Highlights

Rebuilt the SafulPay corporate website in Next.js, raising Lighthouse scores from 68 to a perfect 100 across Performance, Accessibility, Best Practices, and SEO, while also shipping more sections and content, through code-splitting, lazy loading, image optimization, and accessibility hardening.

Turned complex Figma designs into pixel-perfect, WCAG-accessible components for customer portals and agency monitoring dashboards.

Built the SafulPay v2 frontend and worked with the Golang backend team on API consumption and state management, after co-building the v1 stack (FlutterFlow frontend with a PHP backend).

Built the SafulPay Agent and Merchant Onboarding web app used by field marketers, with analytics dashboards, activity monitoring, and a performance leaderboard to track marketer productivity.

Tech'N Goodwill Limited

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Software Developer & Team Lead

Freetown, West Africa, Sierra Leone

May 2023→ Present

Hybrid

Summary

Built and shipped Trakkam, a GPS fleet-management product, from the frontend through to the full stack and deployment. Led small teams across several web apps.

Highlights

Owned Trakkam's frontend: Mapbox geofencing, real-time vehicle tracking, and a 7-tier access-control model in Next.js 16, TypeScript, Tailwind, and shadcn/ui.

Shipped the product full-stack (NestJS, Prisma, self-hosted Traccar, NGINX, PM2, GitHub Actions CI/CD) on a $5/month server, about 8x cheaper than a managed setup.

Directed teams across UI/UX, marketing, and backend on 6+ web apps, and incubated SafulPay before it spun off into its own fintech company.

Standardized Git and GitHub workflows with structured pull requests, cutting code-review time by 30%.

Wrote product tutorials and component docs to help the team collaborate and onboard faster.

HNG Internship

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Frontend Engineer Intern

Lagos, West Africa, Nigeria

Jan 2025→ Apr 2025

Internship

Summary

Worked alongside a full cross-functional team to ship products fast, including a voting platform and an AI-powered text-processing tool.

Highlights

Worked in a fast-paced team with backend and frontend engineers, PMs, designers, QA, and leads, shipping features to tight deadlines.

Co-built "Resolve" in Next.js and TypeScript, a voting platform for secure, free, and fair elections for individuals and organizations, with UI built in Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui.

Built a text-processing UI in React and TypeScript using Chrome Origin Trials (Detector, Summarization, and Translation APIs) to auto-detect language and translate text on the fly.

Kept strong engineering habits: accessible, responsive UI, performance tuning, structured PRs with clean commits, and collaborative reviews with the team.

Nimble Capital Limited

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IT Specialist

N/A, N/A, Nigeria

Feb 2021→ Dec 2022

Contract

Summary

Ran the day-to-day technical operations and built automation to keep customer records and outreach running smoothly.

Highlights

Oversaw daily technical operations, keeping systems up and fixing bugs quickly.

Automated customer data collation and contact workflows for cleaner, easier record-keeping.

Designed and executed targeted email and SMS outreach Ran targeted email and SMS campaigns, and collected customer feedback to improve them over time.

Education

AltSchool Africa

Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

Jan 2023→ Dec 2024

Diploma Frontend Engineering Grade: 95/100

Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

Sep 2016→ Oct 2021

BSc Animal Nutrition

Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Abeokuta,, Ogun State, Nigeria

Sep 2013→ Jun 2016

Transferred to Bsc Animal Nutrition Agricultural Engineering

Certificates

Finalist: Frontend Development Track

Apr 2025

HNG Internship | HNG 12 (2025) program

The Ultimate React Course: React, Next.js, Redux & More

Sep 2024

Udemy.com | Jonas Schmedtmann

Diploma in Frontend Engineering

Feb 2024

AltSchool Africa

Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects

Sep 2023

Coursera | Deep Teaching Solutions

The Complete JavaScript Course: From Zero to Expert

Sep 2023

Udemy.com | Jonas Schmedtmann

Build Responsive Real-World Website with HTML and CSS

Jun 2023

Udemy.com | Jonas Schmedtmann

Projects

A Certain Woman

Freelance

May 2026→ Present

Summary

Website for a faith-rooted women's movement based in Freetown, Sierra Leone — supporting healing circles, leadership academies, and community programs. Built with Next.js 16 App Router and Tailwind CSS v4 under the tagline 'Restoring Hearts. Reclaiming Crowns.'

LIA | LinkedIn Intelligent Assistant

Contribution

Mar 2026→ Present

Summary

An AI-powered LinkedIn assistant that automates content generation, networking outreach, and engagement — helping professionals grow their presence without the manual grind.

Trakkam

Contract

Jan 2026→ Present

Summary

A multi-tenant GPS fleet-management SaaS I designed and shipped end to end. Real-time vehicle tracking over WebSockets, interactive Mapbox geofencing, trip history, an alerts inbox, and a 7-tier role-based access model. Self-hosted on a $5/month VPS (NestJS, Prisma, self-hosted Traccar, NGINX, CI/CD), running roughly 8× cheaper than the equivalent managed setup.

Khariar

Self

Oct 2025→ Present

Summary

A highly interactive career platform integrating the Gemini API for real-time, dynamic resume evaluation with ATS optimization and personalized feedback.

Market Gist

Self

Sep 2025→ Present

Summary

A stock-market app with AI-powered market insights, real-time price updates, advanced search, personalized stock alerts, interactive charts, and automated daily news summaries.

SafulPay

Employment

Aug 2023→ Present

Summary

Mobile money app for individuals, agents and merchants with instant money transfers, bill payments and multi-wallet support. Internal portal for agent onboarding, performance tracking, monitoring and operations. SafulPay company website with pixel-perfect UI optimized for speed, accessibility and clear product storytelling.

Volunteer

IT Specialist

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Winner Chapel International Goderich

May 2024→ Present

Build and maintain the church website and support the technical and media team during services.

Highlights

Built and maintain the website for Winners Chapel International Goderich.

Assist the technical and media unit, helping run the tech side of services.

Provide general technical support across the church as needed.

Languages

English

Native

Yoruba

Native

Krio

Basic