Executive Technology Leader in Fintech and SaaS

Adebambo Oyelaja

Lagos, Nigeria +***-808-***-**** *********************@*****.***

Executive Summary

Strategic Engineering Leader with 12+ years of experience driving high-performing teams to build and scale fintech, payments, and SaaS platforms. Expert in cloud cost optimization, platform reliability, and technical strategy. Proven record of reducing infrastructure costs by up to 70%, improving system uptime by 45%, and leading cross-functional teams to deliver complex products efficiently and securely.

Key Achievements

• Scaled fintech payment infrastructure to process 5M+ monthly transactions with 99.98% uptime.

• Reduced cloud spend by 70% at VPD Money through service-oriented architecture redesign.

• Led and mentored teams of 30+ engineers, doubling delivery velocity and improving engineering culture.

• Secured strategic technical partnerships, enabling successful product launches and revenue growth.

Professional Experience

VP, Technology Woven Finance Apr 2023 – Mar 2025

• Defined and executed technical roadmap aligned with business strategy.

• Reduced cloud architecture costs by 40% through targeted infrastructure optimisation.

• Designed systems that improved uptime and transaction throughput by 45%.

• Drove engineering best practices, strengthening release reliability and audit readiness. Principal Engineer Carbon Finance Aug 2021 – Mar 2023

• Re-architected core services powering payments, increasing resilience and scalability.

• Implemented efficient message queues, optimising transaction processing.

• Mentored engineers on best practices and documentation, improving service clarity by 30%.

C.T.O (Consultant) VPD Money May 2021 – Jul 2021

• Migrated legacy monolith to service-oriented architecture, improving engineering velocity and deployment frequency.

• Cut AWS costs by 70% through strategic refactoring and infrastructure changes.

• Designed reliable systems that improved uptime and transaction speed by 45%. Technical Manager Mkobo MFB Mar 2020 – Mar 2021

• Led strategy and technical execution for savings and payday products.

• Oversaw smooth core banking migration, improving operational efficiency.

• Fostered agile culture, enhancing delivery timelines and product lifecycle iterations.

• Negotiated cost-effective technical partnerships to drive business growth. Engineering Manager Patricia Technologies Aug 2019 – Mar 2020

• Managed 30+ engineers building trading platforms, e-commerce systems, and payment solutions.

• Championed CI/CD adoption and code review culture, improving deployment quality and site performance.

• Conducted 1:1 mentorship and performance reviews, boosting morale and team cohesion.

Chief Technology Officer Connect Nigeria Aug 2019 – Mar 2020

• Re-developed the whole platform from the ground up migrating away from the Symfony framework, making sure search results were more accurate using NLP, while increasing SEO ranking and leading to significant revenue growth.

• Helped the organisation hire and train engineers fresh out of university thus saving money and time on hiring process.

• Liaised and negotiated with external service providers and businesses to help build integrations that fostered a healthy business relationship.

• Conducted regular 1-1 with engineering team members ensuring a healthy working environment that enabled productivity and growth.

Selected Projects & Ventures

Founder Prayerbox.co Dec 2014 – 2015

• Built social & financial engagement platform for religious institutions.

• Secured strategic partnerships and funding, achieving revenue pre-launch.

• Led successful exit after scaling platform through partnerships and content strategy. Software Consultant Freelance Mar 2024 – Present

• Led solution design, integrations, and engineering management for multiple clients.

• Delivered technical assessments, documentation, and workflow improvements. Technical Expertise

Core Competencies: Engineering Leadership • Technical Strategy • Reliability & Scalability • Release Management • Agile Delivery • Cloud Optimization • Partnerships & Stakeholder Management

Tech Stack: JavaScript (Node.js, React, Vue, NestJS, Nuxt) • Go • Java • PHP • SQL • AWS • GCP • Azure

References

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