A LITTLE ABOUT ME
Hi, I’m Chinwendu.
THE PERSON BEHIND THE SYSTEMSI’m a backend engineer with four years of experience building Node.js and TypeScript systems, from payments and digital wallets to AI-powered search and assistants. My work brings together reliable APIs, production observability, and thoughtful technical trade-offs.
I’m currently completing a Master of Information Technology at Miva Open University, specialising in Artificial Intelligence, with expected completion in 2027.
I care about what happens after a product ships: how it handles failure, how it grows, and how easy it is for the next engineer to understand.
View my résumé ↗HOW I THINK
The simplest system
that does the job well.
I start with the product problem, the constraints, and what can fail. I design for failure, make behavior observable, and add complexity when the problem calls for it.
My toolkit
Languages
TypeScript · JavaScript · Python
Backend & APIs
Node.js · NestJS · Express.js · AdonisJS · REST APIs · Microservices · Event-driven architecture · Webhooks
Databases & ORMs
PostgreSQL · MySQL · MongoDB · Prisma · Sequelize
Queues & caching
Redis · BullMQ · Background jobs · Schedulers
Payments & fintech
Paystack · Stripe · Digital wallets · Transfers & collections · Settlement & reconciliation · Idempotency · Audit trails
Cloud & DevOps
Google Cloud · AWS · Docker · Kubernetes · GitHub Actions · CI/CD · Git
Observability
OpenTelemetry · Prometheus · Grafana · Loki · Tempo · Pino · Distributed tracing · Root cause analysis
Security & quality
OWASP practices · JWT & RBAC · Input validation · Rate limiting · Secrets handling · Dependency scanning · Unit & integration testing · Code review
AI engineering
RAG · AI API integration · AI agents · Automation
Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA)
The Linux Foundation · September 2025
SELECTED WORK
Experience, made tangible.
At Shortlet, my backend work spans payments, personalisation, booking workflows, partner integrations, conversational AI, and production observability. My independent projects explore the same engineering concerns through original implementations.
Explore selected work ↗WRITING
Working through the why.
I write about backend architecture, AI engineering, and the trade-offs behind the build.
Read my blog on Medium ↗My newsletter, AI Engineering DeepDive ↗, explores how AI products are built.
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