About
Backend depth, product range, and technical leadership.
Senior PHP Engineer and Technical Lead based in Iwo, Nigeria. I build reliable Symfony and Laravel systems, lead distributed teams, and ship complete products across SaaS, edtech, fintech, Android, and payments.
Open to remote worldwide
Senior backend, technical lead, consulting, and advisory roles
10+
years in PHP and full-stack delivery
11
engineers led across backend and frontend
30%
QA bug reduction through TDD and DDD
2
peer-reviewed publications
Bio
More than a decade of PHP — Symfony, Laravel, and everything in between. I've worked across the full stack: real-time exam platforms, campus fintech infrastructure, multi-country SaaS e-commerce. The thread through all of it is clean architecture, serious test coverage, and code that holds up when the traffic spikes.
Currently Technical Lead at NEXT BASKET, leading an 11-engineer distributed team on a multi-country SaaS e-commerce platform — stepping in as interim CTO when required. I introduced TDD and DDD practices that cut QA bugs by 30%, own the CI/CD pipeline, and run code reviews that enforce architectural consistency. I've also contributed to Monnify's official Laravel package for the Nigerian fintech ecosystem.
I hold an MSc (Distinction) from Covenant University — thesis on CNN-based tuberculosis detection for Android — and a BSc First Class Honours from Bowen University. Two peer-reviewed publications; named in the Staff Merit Award for resolving the hardest open issues at the university's Directorate of Digital Services.
I use AI tooling — Copilot, Cursor, Claude — for acceleration, review, and scaffolding while keeping architecture, security, and domain decisions human-owned.
Operating strengths
Technical leadership in distributed teams
Symfony and Laravel architecture
Code review, testing culture, and DDD
Campus fintech, edtech, SaaS, Android, and payments
Stack
Experience
Technical Lead | Frontend & Backend
NEXT BASKET
Remote · Full-time · 11-engineer distributed team
- Promoted from Senior PHP Engineer after 18 months of consistent delivery and demonstrated leadership across the engineering team.
- Served as the team's primary quality gate — conducted in-depth code reviews enforcing TDD and DDD standards, catching edge cases, and blocking PRs that fell short of architectural consistency.
- Drove architectural improvements to the Symfony/PHP codebase — refactoring critical modules, closing edge cases, and raising overall code health through hands-on implementation and review.
- Maintained a 95% on-time milestone delivery rate across a distributed, cross-functional team through structured sprint planning and clear technical direction.
- Took technical ownership of the multi-country AliExpress dropshipping API integration — coordinating across frontend (Next.js) and backend (Symfony/PHP) and driving it to successful delivery.
- Stepped in as interim CTO when required, owning technical direction, cross-team coordination, and stakeholder communication.
Senior PHP Engineer
NEXT BASKET
Remote · Full-time · Promoted to Technical Lead after 18 months
- Contributed to a 30% reduction in QA bug reports through consistent adherence to TDD and DDD practices and active participation in code reviews that enforced test quality and architectural standards.
- Resolved recurring business-critical bottlenecks in Symfony import/export queue processing — cut senior escalations by 20% and improved platform reliability across multi-country SaaS operations.
- Earned promotion to Technical Lead within 18 months through consistent delivery, deep code reviews, and sustained cross-team knowledge sharing.
Senior Software Engineer
Bowen University
Full-time
- Reduced post-merge bug rate by 30% through structured, consistent peer code reviews across a team of 8+ developers.
- Drove a 25% improvement in delivery efficiency — led R&D evaluation of emerging tooling; two recommendations were adopted institutionally.
- Mentored 5 junior developers on design patterns, testing methodology, and engineering best practices — two received promotions within the year.
Software Engineer | PHP, Laravel & RESTful APIs
Bowen University
On-site · Full-time · Employee of the Year 2021 (1 of 3 recipients)
- Achieved 40% faster deployments — introduced GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines, the first CI/CD practice adopted institutionally.
- Delivered a 30% revenue increase — shipped a full academic software suite through COVID-19 disruption with minimal calendar impact, enabling the university to operate fully online.
- Reduced page load times by 20% through targeted PHP backend optimisations and database query improvements.
- Built and launched a real-time online exam monitoring platform using PHP and RESTful APIs, enabling credible remote examinations at institutional scale.
Android SDK Engineer (Contract)
Klasha
Lagos, Nigeria · Contract engagement
- Delivered a production Kotlin Android SDK wrapping the Klasha payment API with full unit, integration, and performance test coverage — shipped within a 6-week engagement.
- Designed the SDK's public API surface with a focus on developer ergonomics; Klasha's partners could complete integration in under 30 minutes.
Computer Science Tutor
Government Girls Day Secondary School
Sokoto, Nigeria
- 100+ students; test scores improved by 25%
Java Instructor
NIIT
Ogun State, Nigeria
- 30+ students; 25% improvement in assessment scores
Education
MSc Computer Science — Distinction
Oct 2017 – Jul 2019Covenant University, Ogun State, Nigeria
Thesis: "TB-Detector: An Android Tuberculosis Classification System Using CNNs"
BSc Computer Science — First Class Honours
Sep 2011 – Nov 2015Bowen University, Osun State, Nigeria
Notable module: Database Management System (DBMS)
Certifications
Secure Coding in Laravel Specialization
March 2026Infosec
ID: FOM99Y5VMSIG
Getting Started with Go
February 2026University of California, Irvine
ID: CPYXS72BMAKF
Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure
2023Google / Coursera — Africa Developer Training Programme
Meta Back-End Development Specialization
2022Meta / Coursera
Honors & Awards
Staff Merit Award
December 2020Bowen University — Directorate of Digital Services
For resolving the most frustrating and knotty technical issues related to SsHub.
Employee of the Year (1 of 3)
2021–2022Bowen University
Outstanding performance and contribution to team success.
First Class Honours
November 2015Bowen University
Publications
Engineering and Deploying a Cheap Recognition Security System on a Raspberry Pi Platform for a Rural Settlement
International Journal of Advanced Trends in Computer Science and Engineering (IJATCSE)
Development of a Mobile Location-Aware Campus Map Application
Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science (JAMCS)
Recommendation
“I was team lead of Moses for one year. He was the best and most talented developer in the team. He was the guy to go for the hardest tasks and issues which anyone else in the team couldn't solve. Hard working, great team player, always giving a hand to colleagues facing issues and troubles. Great professional committing high quality of work at high speed. In addition, he demonstrated great leadership and team management skills. That's why he was my replacement when I was not available. I believe any team would be happy to have Moses.”
— Plamen Tetevensky, Head of IT / CTO · March 7, 2025