Praise Temiloluwa Olufemi

Experience

1. Software & AI Engineer, GN128 Solutions

   Jun 2026 – Present

   Lagos

   • Lead the design and delivery of AI-powered applications and automation systems, turning business requirements into technical solutions that scale.
   • Build AI agents, including chatbots and sales agents, that combine LLMs, external APIs, workflow automation and business intelligence.
   • Built a Python lead generation tool on the Google Places API that finds and qualifies prospective businesses for clients, cutting manual prospecting time.
   • Set schema and architecture standards, review code and unblock production issues across concurrent projects.
   • Interview, train and mentor junior developers and designers.

2. CTO & Co-founder, HoldBridge

   Feb 2026 – Present

   Lagos

   • Own technology strategy, system architecture and engineering delivery for HoldBridge, live at holdbridge.co.
   • Lead the technical team: set direction, coordinate delivery and keep engineering aligned with business goals.
   • Drive multi-chain wallet infrastructure and cryptographic security, including wallet management, key protection architecture and AWS KMS integration.
   • Set technical priorities and security practices as the company's technology lead.

3. Lead Software & Product Engineer, Edugist

   Feb 2026 – Present

   Remote

   • Lead design, development and scaling of production EdTech platforms, including edugist.org, improving reliability, performance and user experience.
   • Own the product lifecycle end to end: requirements, system design, implementation, testing, deployment and iteration.
   • Architected and shipped the Top School Guide, Safe2Report and FixIt.
   • Leading development of the Education Ministers Index, a directory of education leadership across 50+ African countries.
   • Work with editorial, product and operations teams to turn policy and business requirements into software.

4. Backend Developer, FlexiSAF Edusoft

   Jan 2025 – Present

   Remote, Abuja

   • Built a React application for managing school employee records and leave requests, with JWT authentication, role-based access control and a Material UI interface.
   • Developed backend components for an employee management system in Java and Spring Boot.

5. Software Engineer & Instructor, Aptech

   Feb 2026 – Aug 2026

   Lagos

   • Taught programming languages, problem-solving techniques and software development best practices.
   • Mentored students through coding exercises, debugging sessions and practical projects.

6. Senior Coding Mentor, Learn2earn

   Oct 2025 – May 2026

   Lagos

   • Mentored cohorts in Go, Rust and Java, covering control flow, algorithms, data structures and modular programming.
   • Ran detailed code reviews and one-to-one and group coaching on debugging and problem solving.
   • Assessed submissions through Git/Gitea and internal dashboards, and monitored group projects such as Raid Quad and Event 45.
   • Helped lead training programs and flagged gaps in curriculum delivery.

7. Robotics Engineer & Instructor, Tech Talent Academy

   Jul 2025 – Nov 2025

   Ijebu-Ode, hybrid

   • Designed and programmed robotics and automation projects on Arduino and ESP32 microcontrollers.
   • Integrated ultrasonic, soil moisture, light, temperature and IMU sensors, and DC, servo and stepper motor control.
   • Built IoT prototypes communicating over Wi-Fi and UDP, plus gesture-controlled and maze-solving robots.
   • Taught robotics design, simulation and programming.

8. Computer Science Teacher, Police Children School, Ado-Ekiti

   Apr 2022 – Jan 2024

   Ado-Ekiti

   • Taught computer science to Basic 3, 4 and 5 and ran practical classes, tests and written and practical exams.

9. Intern, ICTREC, FUNAAB

   Oct 2018 – Dec 2019

   Abeokuta

   • Managed staff and student records and processed ID cards in the Management Information Systems unit.
   • First programming work in Java, Python and HTML in the Project Development unit.
   • Set up a local area network and helped install a point-to-point radio link for the CAEDESE laboratory.

Selected projects

• AI Client Acquisition Engine, Full build & technical leadership, dashboard.gen122.net

  A shared workspace for lead discovery, outreach operations and follow-through.

• HoldBridge, CTO & co-founder, holdbridge.co

  Crypto escrow and peer-to-peer trading, live at holdbridge.co.

  Launched and live in production at holdbridge.co.

  Node.js, Express, TypeScript, React, Prisma, MySQL, AWS KMS

• Edugist Intelligence, Lead software & product engineer, intelligence.edugist.org

  Turns scattered Nigerian education data into verified, mapped intelligence.

  94% of data verified through local ground-truthing networks. Mapped across all 36 states and 774 LGAs.

  React, TypeScript, Vite, Tailwind CSS, Bun, Biome

• Sentra

  Detects the real intent behind transactions for African financial compliance.

  847 ms average end-to-end transaction analysis.

  Go, Rust, Python, React, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Redis

• Safe2Report, Lead software & product engineer, safe2report.education

  Anonymous reporting of bullying, harassment and safety issues in Nigerian schools.

  Live at safe2report.education. Covers all 36 states and the FCT at LGA level.

  Java, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, React, Vite, JWT, Cloudinary

• Kings Studios, kings-studios.vercel.app

  Website, booking and admin system for a creative agency in Wolverhampton, UK.

  Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS, JavaScript, date-fns

• TrenzTech, trenztech.org

  Marketing site and partner program for a digital product agency.

  React, TypeScript, Vite, Framer Motion, Tailwind CSS

Open source

• An emergency pause key with limited authority Liquifact/Liquifact-contracts #1596
• Check the funding token before escrow payment Liquifact/Liquifact-frontend #1422
• Runnable examples for an agent transaction toolkit naninu123/4evergent #249

Skills

Languages

TypeScript, JavaScript, Java, Python, Go, Rust, Dart, C

Backend

Node.js, NestJS, Express, Spring Boot, Hibernate, Django

Frontend & mobile

React, Next.js, React Native, Flutter, Tailwind CSS

Data

PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, Prisma, Drizzle

Infrastructure

AWS, AWS KMS, Docker, Linux, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, cPanel

Hardware

Arduino, ESP32, Sensors & motor control, Wi-Fi/UDP IoT

Education

Certifications

• Software Engineering Job Simulation, Goldman Sachs, via Forage
• Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming, FlexiSAF Edusoft
• Communication & Emotional Intelligence for Tech Professionals, FlexiSAF Edusoft
• Sustainability, Nestlé E-Learning 2025