Open to Work8x Hackathon Winner · GPAi Founder

Hey, I'm Teslim Adetola Sadiq

I’m a Lagos-based Fullstack Developer & AI Engineer shipping AI-first civic, security, and education platforms for Nigeria. From FairPlay Africa and Nevo to ULES voting and GPAi, I lead pods that blend expressive interfaces with dependable Node/FastAPI services plus payment and realtime rails that bridge the digital divide.

FairPlay Africa · ACM 2025 Grand Prize20,000+ secure civic ballots talliedGPAi mentors 2,000+ students

Work Experience

Shipping With Measurable Impact

A snapshot of recent product work—pairing dependable engineering with clear business outcomes across security, commerce, and marketplace stacks.

8× Hackathon Wins

ACM, AfriHackBox, 3MTT SW

20K+ Civic Ballots

ULES voting with Paystack audits

2K+ Learners

GPAi nudges + ECX LMS

Fullstack Engineer Intern

Avzdax Technologies

2025 – Present · Lekki, Lagos

Focus: Threat detection & safety R&DLatency: <250ms dashboard sweepsTenure: 2025–Present

Advancing a peace-tech security initiative by pairing AI research with production-grade dashboards at Avzdax Technologies.

  • Prototype and productionise threat-detection dashboards that fuse React, Node.js, and TensorFlow services for <250ms alerting.
  • Extend OpenCV pipelines into hardened APIs so operations teams can triage anomalies without exposing confidential datasets.
  • Partner with research pods to plan sprint scopes, instrument telemetry, and shepherd releases through NDA compliance.
ReactTypeScriptNode.jsMongoDBPythonTensorFlow

Technical Lead (Contract)

WebDerk

2024 – Present · Remote

Conversion Lift: +15% checkoutsSupport SLA: <24hTenure: 2024–Present

Keeping the WebDerk marketplace performant while scaling multi-product SaaS for creators.

  • Orchestrate TypeScript + Node.js services, Docker builds, and CI/CD so launches stay within a <24h support SLA.
  • Automate catalogue and pricing syncs across marketing pages and fulfillment utilities, shrinking SKU rollout to under 30 minutes.
  • Ship UI and checkout experiments that lifted conversion by 15% while Stripe reconciliation stays audit-ready.
Next.jsTypeScriptNode.jsStripePostgreSQL

Development Lead

ECX UNILAG

Oct 2025 – Present · Akoka, Lagos

Team: 10+ buildersRevenue: NGN 500k+ week oneLearners: 1,000+ onboarded

Leading the ECX UNILAG engineering pod to ship community tools, merch funnels, and learning platforms with measurable reach.

  • Manage a squad of 10+ student developers, steering roadmaps, code reviews, and mentorship cadences.
  • Rebuilt the ECX Go link shortener and analytics service, halving redirect latency while adding regional insights.
  • Launched the ECX merch store (NGN 500k+ in week-one preorders) and a modular LMS powering 1,000+ community learners.
Next.jsTypeScriptNode.jsPostgreSQLSupabasePaystack

Let's collaborate

Ready to ship your next AI or payments experience?

I partner with fast-moving teams to launch fullstack products that stay resilient in production. Tell me about the challenge you're solving and I'll respond within a day.

About Me

Hey, I'm Teslim — a Fullstack Developer & AI Engineer studying Mechanical Engineering at the University of Lagos. I architect resilient platforms that blend expressive frontends with dependable service layers, and integrate them successfully with backend servers that are built with industry-level optimizations and delivery speed. Beyond shipping code, I lead engineering pods, mentor builders in my community, and obsess over measurable outcomes that make technology genuinely useful.

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