Akintomiwa Abolade
Principal Software Engineer
Houghton Regis
Summary
Engineering leader with over a decade years of experience delivering scalable systems and leading high-performing teams across fintech, retail, and banking. Highly skilled in backend engineering, cloud-native development, and event-driven architecture. Proven ability to drive digital transformation, mentor engineers, and align technology with business strategy. Adept at improving engineering maturity, fostering innovation, and delivering resilient, secure, and impactful software solutions at scale.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Principal Software Engineer
Natwest Group
London, England
11.2024 - Current
- Spearheading the engineering efforts behind Card Reader Alternative (CRA) within the Bankline authentication journey, delivering a seamless and secure web login flow authorized via mobile apps.
- Providing technical leadership across squads, influencing architectural decisions, coding standards, and resilience strategies while working alongside cross-functional teams (SPOA, IAM/Ping, CIP).
- Advocating and implementing resilient and fail-fast patterns for critical downstream interactions, including auditing (dh-audit-ms), threat detection (threat-detection-ms), and identity/authentication services.
- Collaborating closely with Product Owners and Architects to bridge the gap between functional requirements and engineering excellence.
- Mentoring senior and mid-level engineers through technical reviews, architectural walkthroughs, and fortnightly sessions.
- Actively documenting and evangelizing high-impact technical practices across the organization, shaping internal engineering culture and driving continuous improvement.
- Key Technologies: Java 17, Kotlin, Spring Boot, K8s, Docker, Kafka, IBM WebSphere, REST APIs, Redis, AWS, Jenkins, Splunk, OAuth2.
- Company website: https://natwest.com
Lead Software Engineer
Deutsche Bank
11.2022 - 10.2024
- Led a team of seven (7) software engineers in continuous development and optimizing the Application Connectivity Request (ACR) platform for managing cloud firewall configurations.
- Built RESTful APIs to enable seamless integration between GitHub and ACR, automating the management of firewall rules through pull requests.
- Improved compliance with connectivity standards by tracking changes and deviations, ensuring robust policy enforcement across the application ecosystem.
- Established groundwork for future automation, simplifying reporting and enhancing service monitoring.
- Tools Used: Java, SpringBoot, ZK, Oracle, Docker, GCP, K8, Teamcity, Splunk, AWS, Kafka, Kubernates and Cucumber
- Company website: https://db.com/
Lead Backend Engineer
Sainsbury's
04.2022 - 10.2022
- I helped in the modernization of existing infrastructure, this include building and updating the existing microservice for ingestion pipeline
- I built feature to filter product by newness across all Sainsburys brand (TU, Habitat and Argos).
- I mentored engineers and review codes
- ToolsUsed: Java, Kotlin, SpringBoot, Elasticsearch, Docker, Jenkins, AWS, Kafka, Kubernates
- Company website: https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/
Senior Software Engineer
Systemspecs Nigeria Limited
09.2020 - 12.2021
- I orchestrated the development of critical features within the HumanManager platform, including shift management, staggered leave functionality, and learning modules, enhancing the product's functionality and usability.
- Led the implementation of scheduled payments within the Remita app, addressing a long-awaited feature request and improving the overall user experience for customers.
- Established myself as a key member of the team, showcasing strong leadership qualities and a collaborative approach to work, thereby fostering a culture of innovation and excellence within the organization.
- Tools Used: Java, Angular, Springboot, Oracle, Docker, Jenkins, AWS, Kafka, Kubernates
- Company website: https://systemspecs.com.ng
Head of Software Engineering
Viscio
04.2019 - 08.2020
- Directed cross-functional teams (engineering, QA, DevOps) in delivering high-availability microservices architecture handling millions of daily requests.
- Designed and implemented a cloud-native, microservices-based architecture using Kubernetes and Docker, ensuring high availability and scalability to handle millions of delivery requests daily.
- Led technical delivery of ALT 360, an agro-logistics platform developed in partnership with NIRSAL and the Central Bank of Nigeria.
- Oversaw team growth and talent development, mentoring junior engineers into leadership roles.
- Tools Used: Java, Springboot, MySQL, AWS, Apache Kafka, K8s, Docker
- Company website: https://www.viscio.com.ng/
Head of Software Engineering
Rollar Cecilee Communications Limited
01.2014 - 03.2019
- I spearheaded the transition from Monolithic architecture to Event-driven Architecture, overseeing the breakdown of the architecture into microservices.
- Led the end-to-end development of digital platforms, including a virtual commodity marketplace and public safety applications.
- Managed engineering team operations, technical decisions, and delivery timelines for civic and enterprise projects.
- Delivered the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps system, integrating geolocation and community safety features.
- Mentored and trained award-winning software engineers, contributing to their professional development.
- Tools Used: Java, Kotlin, Spring boot, NodeJS, VueJs, MySQL, AWS
Software Engineer
Soft Quest Incoporated
09.2010 - 12.2013
- I developed the business intelligence for E-dozzier, a robust school management software used in tertiary and secondary institutions which process transactions for more than 600k students in Nigeria.
- Developed virtual classroom services consumed by web and mobile architecture.
- I trained interns in Java, JavaScript, MySQL and and PHP.
- Tools Used: Java, Spring, PHP, MySQL
- Company website: https://sqiprofessionals.com/
Education
B.Tech - Computer Science
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
04.2013 - 10.2018
Diploma - Computer Science
Federal Polytechnic Offa
09.2010 - 10.2012
Diploma - Software Engineering
SQI College of ICT
11.2009 - 09.2010
Skills
Java
Scala
Kotlin
Spring Boot
TypeScript
JavaScript
Angular
Express
NodeJS
Nest JS
CI/CD
Jenkins
Teamcity
Containerization
Docker
Kubernetes
Cloud
AWS
GCP
Heroku
TDD
JUnit
Mockito
Jest
undefinedExtra-curricular activities
Alumni President, Soft Quest Incorporated, Lagos, 01/01/19,
Present, https://alumni.edu.sqi.ng/
NACOSS National President, NCS [Nigeria Computer Society], Lagos, 07/01/17, 10/31/18, while in University, I led the most organized, largest and reputable Student professional body in West Africa., https://nacos.org.ng/past.html
Interests
Writing/Blogging
Board games
Articles And Publications
Embarking on the Odyssey of Excellence: Transforming from Rookie to Virtuoso in Engineering, 12/01/23, https://medium.com/@abolade.akintomiwa/embarking-on-the-odyssey-of-excellence-transforming-from-rookie-to-virtuoso-in-engineering-b293144efda7
Timeline
Principal Software Engineer
Natwest Group
11.2024 - Current
Lead Software Engineer
Deutsche Bank
11.2022 - 10.2024
Lead Backend Engineer
Sainsbury's
04.2022 - 10.2022
Senior Software Engineer
Systemspecs Nigeria Limited
09.2020 - 12.2021
Head of Software Engineering
Viscio
04.2019 - 08.2020
Head of Software Engineering
Rollar Cecilee Communications Limited
01.2014 - 03.2019
B.Tech - Computer Science
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
04.2013 - 10.2018
Software Engineer
Soft Quest Incoporated
09.2010 - 12.2013
Diploma - Computer Science
Federal Polytechnic Offa
09.2010 - 10.2012
Diploma - Software Engineering
SQI College of ICT
11.2009 - 09.2010
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