Matt Adesanya — CTO
I deliver value by building high-performing engineering teams, designing scalable systems, and solving complex technical and organizational challenges. Built and led engineering teams in fast-paced environments, including serving as Founding Engineering Manager at Mollie’s In-Person Payments team. Held leadership roles across multiple organizations, including CTO at Zone Tech Park, Engineering Manager at Meta, Andela, and YoungCapital. Strong focus on: • Engineering team design and scaling • System architecture and technical strategy • Improving engineering culture, processes, and productivity • Cross-functional collaboration and product delivery Background includes hands-on software engineering with experience across multiple programming languages and platforms, evolving into leadership roles focused on impact at scale. 21+ years of working experience in the IT industry 8+ years of managing teams Experience across fintech, payments, and platform engineering
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and SaaS engineering leader with extensive experience in team management and system architecture.
Experience: 16 yrs 9 mos
Career Highlights
- 21+ years of IT industry experience.
- Expert in building and leading high-performing engineering teams.
- Proven track record in fintech and payments engineering.
Work Experience
Meta
Software Engineering Manager (5 mos)
Mollie
Engineering Manager, In-Person Payments (2 yrs 11 mos)
YoungCapital
Engineering Manager (2 yrs 1 mo)
Zone Tech Park
CTO (1 yr 5 mos)
Workforce Group
CTO (1 yr 8 mos)
Andela
Lead Software Engineer (1 yr 4 mos)
Technical Trainer (1 yr)
Huawei Technologies
Field Systems Engineer (1 yr 6 mos)
Interswitch Group
NYSC Member/Software Developer (10 mos)
Valleybits Limited
Team Lead and Co Founder (1 yr 11 mos)
Alpha Consortium Limited
Software Developer (2 yrs 4 mos)
Delsoft Limited
Software Programmer (1 yr 7 mos)
Education
Master's degree at University of Ibadan
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) at University of Ibadan
National Diploma (ND) at Yaba College of Technology