Hello, I'm

Emmanuel AkinroyeSenior Full-Stack Engineer

I build production SaaS end to end: React and Next.js interfaces on Node.js, NestJS and PostgreSQL, covering multi-tenant platforms, real-time systems and payments. Fully remote, working with teams in any time zone.

7+Years shipping
$300k+Payments processed
99.9%Uptime delivered
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Available for select engagements

Core stack in production

  • TypeScript
  • React
  • Next.js
  • Node.js
  • NestJS
  • PostgreSQL
  • AWS
  • Docker

About Me

Building Systems That
Carry Real Weight

I'm a senior full-stack engineer with over seven years building production software that real businesses run on: multi-tenant SaaS, real-time systems and payments infrastructure, from the database through the API to the screen.

I work directly with founders on live codebases, own architecture end to end, and stay hands-on from schema design through to CI/CD and production monitoring. Recent work includes a multiplayer collaborative editor, a UK healthcare platform and a payments product I built from nothing. I work fully remote with teams anywhere. Today I'm CTO at Usefleet, still writing code most days.

  • 7+ years full-stack engineering
  • Multi-tenant SaaS architecture
  • Principal and founding engineer roles
  • Fully remote across UK, EU and US hours
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My Services

What I Can Do For You

  • React architecture

    Component boundaries, data flow and state that still make sense once the product has grown.

  • Next.js App Router

    Routing, rendering and deploys, with server and client components split where it helps.

  • TypeScript end to end

    One set of types across the client, the API and the database layer.

  • Component libraries

    Typed building blocks the rest of the team can pick up without asking how they work.

  • State management

    Redux where it earns its place, Context and local state where it does not.

  • Responsive layouts

    One build that holds up from a phone to an ultrawide monitor.

  • Data-heavy screens

    Tables, filters and dashboards over large sets, without the page stuttering.

  • Forms and validation

    Long forms where server errors land back on the field that caused them.

  • API design

    REST and GraphQL surfaces shaped around what the product actually does.

  • Node.js services

    Express and NestJS services carrying real traffic, not prototypes.

  • Real-time systems

    WebSocket infrastructure holding 1,000+ concurrent sessions at sub-50ms latency.

  • Multiplayer collaboration

    Editor, canvas and output state shared across everyone in the same workspace.

  • Live dashboards

    Numbers, charts and status that keep updating under sustained load.

  • Messaging and notifications

    Delivery between users that stays responsive with many people connected.

  • Multi-tenant architecture

    One platform serving many customers, with their data properly isolated.

  • Authentication and RBAC

    Roles and permissions enforced on the server, reflected honestly in the UI.

  • Row-level security

    PostgreSQL policies so the database refuses what the application forgets.

  • Audit logging

    A defensible record over sensitive data, built for the people who have to report on it.

  • Database modelling

    Schemas, indexing and partitioning that stay quick as the rows pile up.

  • Caching with Redis

    Hot paths kept fast, and invalidated when the data behind them changes.

  • Background jobs

    Queued and scheduled work with retries, so slow tasks stay off the request path.

  • Payments integration

    Stripe and Paystack flows, from checkout through to settlement.

  • Multi-currency wallets

    Balances, conversions and live transaction state that agree with the ledger.

  • Reconciliation

    Settlement that keeps ledger state consistent across systems, cutting failures.

  • KYC and AML flows

    Verification steps and the states a user can actually recover from.

  • Third-party integration

    Webhooks and external APIs with retry and recovery when they misbehave.

  • Scheduling and capacity

    Shift allocation, availability and workload for the people who run operations.

  • Workflow automation

    Assignment, handover and approval steps replacing manual coordination.

  • Jest test suites

    Unit and integration cover over the paths that cost money when they break.

  • Code review standards

    What gets reviewed, what blocks a release, and why the team agreed to it.

  • CI/CD pipelines

    GitHub Actions running the checks and the deploys from the first commit.

  • Docker and self-hosting

    Containers, reverse proxies and infrastructure that stays up.

  • AWS infrastructure

    EC2, S3, RDS and Lambda, provisioned and deployed to from CI.

  • Monitoring and logging

    Structured logs, product analytics and enough signal to debug production.

Toolkit

Technologies I Work With

Languages

  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • Python
  • Java
  • C#
  • Rust
  • SQL
  • Solidity

Frontend

  • React
  • Next.js
  • Redux
  • Context API
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Responsive UI

Backend & Serverless

  • Node.js
  • NestJS
  • Express
  • ASP.NET Core
  • REST
  • GraphQL
  • Event-driven

Data

  • PostgreSQL
  • Supabase
  • MongoDB
  • Redis
  • SQL Server
  • Partitioning & RLS

Security & Auth

  • RBAC
  • Row-level security
  • Audit logging
  • Compliance
  • Sensitive data

Testing & Delivery

  • Jest
  • Code review standards
  • GitHub Actions CI/CD
  • PostHog analytics

Cloud & DevOps

  • AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda)
  • Docker
  • DigitalOcean
  • Monitoring

Certifications

  • UdemyReact: The Complete Guide (incl. Next.js, Redux)Oct 2026
  • SoloLearnPythonOct 2026
  • freeCodeCampJavaScriptAug 2026
  • freeCodeCampCertified Full-Stack Developer Curriculum2026
  • freeCodeCampBackend Development and APIs2026
  • freeCodeCampRelational Databases2026
  • freeCodeCampFrontend Development Libraries2026
  • freeCodeCampResponsive Web Design2026
  • freeCodeCampPython Certification2026
  • UdemyRustOct 2025
  • SoloLearnJavaScriptFeb 2021
  • SoloLearnCSSAug 2020
  • SoloLearnHTMLJul 2020

Career

Where I've Shipped

Mar 2026 - Present · Remote

Chief Technology Officer & Full-Stack Engineer

Usefleet

  • Own technical direction and architecture, leading engineering delivery end to end across backend, product and integration surfaces.
  • Define system architecture, module boundaries and the delivery roadmap, and set the code review, Jest coverage and release standards the team works to.
  • Build and direct a small engineering team while staying hands-on in the day-to-day work.
Jun 2025 - Jun 2026 · Remote

Principal Engineer

Kinem Labs (BuildArena)

  • Built real-time multiplayer collaboration over WebSockets, keeping editor, canvas and output state in sync across people working in the same workspace.
  • Delivered a live visualisation layer that redraws program structure and state relationships as users type.
  • Architected the full platform: project and workspace state, build orchestration and authenticated API surfaces.
  • Ran the whole lifecycle: self-hosted Docker infrastructure (Dokploy, Traefik), GitHub Actions CI/CD and PostHog analytics.
Jan 2026 - Jun 2026 · Contract, Remote

Senior Full-Stack Engineer

Ridgeway, Texas, United States

  • Built an AI natural-language-to-action system, translating what users typed into operations executed across the stack.
  • Implemented a secure payment system with confidentiality guarantees across backend and frontend.
  • Work shipped on this product processed over $300,000 in transaction volume.
  • Covered the critical flows with Jest, and provisioned AWS EC2 infrastructure with end-to-end GitHub Actions CI/CD.
Jul 2025 - Dec 2025 · Contract, Remote

Senior Full-Stack Engineer

Timglobal, UK (Healthcare SaaS)

  • Shipped features across a live multi-tenant healthcare platform used by care coordinators, field staff and providers.
  • Built staff scheduling screens covering shift allocation, availability and capacity, giving operational leads a clear view of workload.
  • Built real-time messaging and notifications that stayed responsive under sustained concurrent load.
  • Modelled multi-tenant data isolation and role-based access control in PostgreSQL, with audit logging and compliance reporting meeting UK care-sector requirements.
Jul 2024 - Dec 2024 · Contract, Remote

Senior Full-Stack Engineer & Tech Lead

Cryptrapay

  • Founding engineer on a payments and settlement platform built from nothing, owning backend, frontend and infrastructure.
  • Built a Node.js and NestJS backend for multi-currency wallets, merchant onboarding and real-time reconciliation, with React and TypeScript screens on top.
  • Reconciliation work kept ledger state consistent across systems and cut payment failures by 35%.
Mar 2023 - Jun 2024 · Contract, Remote

Senior Backend Engineer

Allark

  • Built a type-safe React and TypeScript frontend for complex real-time workflows, cutting runtime errors by 70%.
  • Engineered the WebSocket layer carrying 1,000+ concurrent sessions at sub-50ms latency.
  • Sole engineer on the platform, responsible for architecture and end-to-end delivery from zero to production.
  • Held 99.9% availability through circuit breakers and fault tolerance across every external integration.
2019 - 2023 · Remote

Earlier Engineering Roles

Neatio · Blockride · Bole · Remax Real Estate (Malta)

  • Led full-stack delivery of a marketplace platform in a startup team, cutting fraudulent transactions by 90% with multi-step verification and atomic transaction logic.
  • Built a React, Next.js and Node.js property platform serving 1,000+ monthly active users on PostgreSQL.
  • Delivered API infrastructure and documentation that cut third-party integration time by 60%.

Featured Projects

Selected Projects

Screenshot of the BuildArena website

Real-time multiplayer workspace

BuildArena

Collaborative build platform. Editor, canvas and output stay in sync across everyone in a workspace, with a visualisation layer that redraws program structure as you type.

TypeScript / React / WebSockets / Docker

buildarena.dev
Screenshot of the Healthcare SaaS Platform website

Shift allocation & capacity

Healthcare SaaS Platform

Multi-tenant care platform. Scheduling and capacity screens for coordinators and field staff, real-time messaging, and reporting over sensitive personal data.

Next.js / TypeScript / NestJS / PostgreSQL

timglobal.uk
Screenshot of the Hookroast website

Authentication and reputation checks

Hookroast

Pre-send deliverability platform for cold email: spam scoring on draft content, recipient verification, domain reputation and blocklist monitoring, and SPF, DKIM and DMARC record checks.

Next.js / TypeScript / DNS & SMTP / Webhooks

hookroast.com
Screenshot of the MyBizRunner website

One inbox across every channel

MyBizRunner

Customer conversations from WhatsApp, Telegram, Instagram and email pulled into one inbox, with automations that reply, qualify leads and follow up on their own. Threads stay per channel, with search across the lot and a record of every automated reply.

WhatsApp / Telegram / Instagram / Email integrations

Merchant settlement
Wallet · multi-currency
Reconciliation

Ledger consistency across systems

Cryptrapay

Payments and settlement platform built from zero. Multi-currency wallet screens, merchant onboarding and live transaction state, with reconciliation that cut payment failures by 35%.

React / TypeScript / Node.js / Stripe & Paystack

cryptrapay.com

Off the clock

I Build Games Too

Small ones, in my own time, mostly to try things client work rarely asks for. They're all built in 3D with three.js, and they remember how you did.

Let's Work Together

Have a platform to build, or a codebase that needs a senior pair of hands? Tell me what you're building.