Ikechukwu Vincent — CEO

Senior Backend / Platform Engineer with 6+ years of experience building fintech, healthcare, and government platforms used in production at national and internet scale. I specialize in, backend architecture, APIs, payments, and compliance-driven systems, with hands-on experience taking products from zero to real users and revenue. My work includes: • Leading engineering from 0 → 40,000 users on a fintech bill-payment platform • Building and scaling systems used by 4M+ users (education & public-sector platforms) • Developing payment, wallet, KYC, and audit-ready systems • Architecting multi-tenant, API-first platforms in regulated environments (FinTech & HealthTech) I’ve worked across FinTech, HealthTech, GovTech, and EdTech, collaborating with cross-functional and distributed teams to deliver secure, scalable systems that don’t break under growth. Core focus: Backend systems, platform engineering, payments, scalability, and long-term product stability.Open to: Remote senior backend / platform roles (US, UK, EU). If you’re building a serious product and need someone who understands scale, money flows, and production reality, let’s talk.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend Engineer specializing in Fintech, HealthTech, and scalable platform solutions.

Location: Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

Experience: 8 yrs 3 mos

Skills

Leadership
Software Architecture
Php Laravel
Project Management
Technical Vision & Strategy
Laravel
Api Development

Career Highlights

Led engineering from 0 to 40,000 users on a fintech platform.
Built scalable systems for 4M+ users in various sectors.
Expert in backend architecture and compliance-driven systems.

Work Experience

Krystal Digital Solutions

Software Developer (6 mos)

Estuary Business Solutions Limited

Backend Software Engineer (11 mos)

Glover (Techstars ‘22)

Backend Software Engineer (3 mos)

Halcyon Internet

Software Engineering Manager (3 yrs 3 mos)

Viviane Health Lab

Product Architect and Software Engineer (3 yrs 4 mos)

DigitMoni Fintech Solutions

Backend PHP/Laravel Developer (1 yr 10 mos)

24 Clinic Healthcare

Lead Developer (6 mos)

Postranet (Datas Innovations)

Co-founding Engineering Manager and CTO (6 yrs 3 mos)

Self Employed

Science/Physics Tutor (3 yrs)

Cy Electrical

Electrical Contractor (2 yrs)

Education

Certificate of Completion at ALX Holberton School of Software Engineering

CS50- Introduction to Computer Science at Harvard University

BSc in Physics and Astronomy at University of Nigeria Nsukka

Ikechukwu Vincent

CEO

Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria8 yrs 3 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led engineering from 0 to 40,000 users on a fintech platform.
Built scalable systems for 4M+ users in various sectors.
Expert in backend architecture and compliance-driven systems.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend Engineer specializing in Fintech, HealthTech, and scalable platform solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

LeadershipSoftware ArchitecturePhp LaravelProject ManagementTechnical Vision & StrategyLaravelApi Development

Other Skills

Engineering Change ManagementPeople ManagementSystem DeploymentSoftware Product ManagementSoftware ManagementServer SideE-CommercePHPDocker ProductsMySQLData MigrationCloud ComputingDocumentationReact.jsCommunication

About

Experience

Krystal digital solutions

Software Developer

Oct 2024 – Apr 2025 · 6 mos · Lagos State, Nigeria · Hybrid

I contributed to key projects like Learn2Earn, Krystal ORM, Crosscheck, BIMS, MySkool Portal, Metmosport etc. taking full product ownership of Learn2Earn backend and feature ownership in the rest.

LivewireAlpineTailwind CSSEffective communication

Estuary business solutions limited

Backend Software Engineer

Jul 2023 – Jun 2024 · 11 mos · Ikoyi Lagos · On-site

Backend Software Engineer - during my time at EBS I wrote about 80% of Jollof.com backend in six weeks. The new app lead to more user satisfaction.

LaravelAPI DevelopmentLinuxAPI DocumentationApplication ArchitectureBackend

Glover (techstars ‘22)

Backend Software Engineer

Feb 2023 – May 2023 · 3 mos

Contract Backend Engineer

Halcyon internet

Software Engineering Manager

Jan 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 3 mos · Lagos Nigeria · Remote

I lead entire SDLC engineering operations with more focus on Software Architecture, and High Availability configurations. I also lead efforts to diversify internal capacity and service offering from traditional applications to cutting edge app development in Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence.

LeadershipEngineering Change ManagementPeople ManagementSystem DeploymentSoftware Product ManagementSoftware Management+4

Viviane health lab

Product Architect and Software Engineer

Dec 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 4 mos · Nigeria

Viviane Health Technologies focuses on developing a novel solution for care delivery.
At Viviane Health, I lead the development of its core products - cutting-edge Hospital/Patient Record Management, Laboratory Management, Pharmware, Nadia, Viviane CDSS, Viviane Site Builder etc.
I worked with a team of medics and designers to develop the named projects and personally wrote a large part of each project along with other developers. I also developed and implemented the application architecture of each project.

Docker ProductsMySQLData MigrationCloud ComputingDocumentationPHP Laravel+9

Digitmoni fintech solutions

Backend PHP/Laravel Developer

Feb 2021 – Dec 2022 · 1 yr 10 mos · Enugu State, Nigeria

Docker ProductsLaravelDocumentationTeam LeadershipReact.jsCommunication+3

24 clinic healthcare

Lead Developer

Nov 2020 – May 2021 · 6 mos · Lagos State, Nigeria

Communication

Postranet (datas innovations)

Co-founding Engineering Manager and CTO

Jan 2020 – Present · 6 yrs 3 mos · Delta State, Nigeria · Remote

I led the development of Postranet.com from a crypto trading platform to a leading bill payment app in Nigeria.
I implemented strategic pivots to cater to the Nigerian market, resulting in over 500,000 users on our mobile app Datas.
I spearheaded the growth of Datas Innovations, making it a prominent player in the bill payment industry.
Currently, I have transitioned to more advisory position.

Software ArchitectureTechnical Vision & StrategyTeam Leadership & Engineering ManagementTechnical RecruitingTalent DevelopmentStakeholder & Investor Communication+3

Self employed

Science/Physics Tutor

Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 · 3 yrs · Nsukka, Enugu, Nigeria

While working as a Tutor, I guided my students to improve their classroom performance by an average of 67% within three months (6hours/week). I employed deep knowledge of elementary science and a grounded understanding of structured learning to guide my students to achieve their goals.
This was my part-time job during my University days. I worked with parents and their wards to help them achieve their academic goals. I started to out to work with students at all levels but I found out I achieve more for my clients when the student is in high school and science inclined if a junior student.

Cy electrical

Electrical Contractor

Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 · 2 yrs · Anambra State, Nigeria

At CY Electric, I worked with a team of other electrical staff and oversaw quality compliance with best practices around the world: LECAN (Licensed Electrical Contractors of Nigeria) and IEEE standards.
I left this job to pursue my B.Sc at the University of Nigeria Nsukka in 2015, but maintained a happy contact with my boss and colleagues till date.
I am happy for all we did together.