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Hi, I'm Idada Osaigbovo James 👋

Senior Full Stack Software Engineer · Laravel · PHP · Vue.js · Remote

I build scalable, secure backend systems for Fintech, Edtech, and SaaS platforms. Currently at Radius (Pay4Me), previously JackWestin and Paystack. Based in Lagos, Nigeria — open to remote-first international roles.


📈 By the numbers

🗓️ 5+ years of professional experience 🔒 40% reduction in unauthorized access (MFA implementation)
10,000+ daily API requests served under 200ms 🧹 90–100% duplicate compliance records eliminated

🔥 Tech stack

Backend

PHP Laravel Python Go

Frontend

Vue.js React JavaScript

Databases & Cache

MySQL PostgreSQL Redis MongoDB

DevOps & Cloud

Docker GitHub Actions GitLab CI AWS


📌 Notable projects

🏦 Radius / Pay4Me — Community & KYC migration

Led modular architecture migration of the Community app into the core Pay4Me platform. Built NIN-based KYC validation workflows that eliminated 90–100% of duplicate compliance records and executed a zero-downtime brand migration.

Laravel Vue.js Redis Filament Pest PHPStan Minio


🔐 JackWestin — MFA system & API performance

Extended Laravel Sanctum to implement multi-factor authentication (SMS + email), reducing security incidents by 40%. Built and maintained RESTful APIs serving 10,000+ daily requests at under 200ms average response time. Implemented Redis caching strategies that improved DB query performance by 35%.

Laravel Laravel Sanctum Redis PHPUnit AWS Laravel Nova


💳 Paystack — Developer relations & API support

Supported 200+ developers with Paystack API integrations, webhooks, and SDK implementations. Wrote 15+ technical articles that reduced support tickets by 25%. Built internal automation tools that cut response times by 30%.

PHP Laravel WordPress Zendesk Jira Scribe


✍️ Writing

I write technical articles on Laravel, API design, and developer experience on Medium. Topics include Laravel best practices, debugging third-party integrations, and building for scale.


📫 Connect with me


Open to remote full-stack and senior backend engineering roles — Fintech · Edtech · SaaS

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  1. DataDemo DataDemo Public

    Demonstrating how to analyse datasets on a dataframe from a csv using matplotlib/pyplot and some random csv file from the internet on population censors.

    Jupyter Notebook 1

  2. FastAPI_CRUD FastAPI_CRUD Public

    Working on a crud application using pythons asynchronous web framework, Fast API.

    Python

  3. PythonAPI PythonAPI Public

    An API that provides python syntax to java developers. Written and maintained in java.

    Java

  4. Go_Track Go_Track Public

    TypeScript