Emmanuel Oyewo

Lead Engineer & Project Manager @ XJ TechSpace

About

Full-Stack Software Engineer and Technical Project Lead with 8+ years of experience building scalable, production-grade web systems and leading distributed teams. My long-term professional direction is Cybersecurity Engineering, with a strong complementary focus on AI/ML-driven systems. I combine backend architecture expertise with security-focused thinking to design resilient, intelligent applications. Core Technical Areas: • Backend Engineering (Node.js, FastAPI, APIs) • Modern Frontend (React, Next.js, TypeScript) • Secure System Design & Application Security • AI/ML Integration (Hugging Face, TensorFlow) • Cloud-ready and scalable architectures As Lead Engineer at XJ TechSpace, I manage projects from system architecture to deployment, ensuring performance, maintainability, and security standards. This role strengthened my leadership, structured problem-solving, and secure development practices. Current Focus: Advancing into Cybersecurity (secure backend systems, threat awareness, IT security standards) while continuing to build AI-enhanced software systems. Open to relocation to Germany and the EU for: • Software Engineering roles • Cybersecurity / IT Security roles • Ausbildung (IT Specialist – Anwendungsentwicklung / Systemintegration) • Technical apprenticeship pathways I value discipline, long-term growth, and building technology that is both intelligent and secure. 🇩🇪 Deutsch Full-Stack-Softwareentwickler und technischer Projektleiter mit über 7 Jahren Erfahrung in der Entwicklung skalierbarer, produktionsreifer Websysteme sowie in der Leitung verteilter Teams. Mein langfristiger Schwerpunkt liegt im Bereich Cybersicherheits-Engineering, ergänzt durch einen starken Fokus auf KI/ML-gestützte Systeme. Ich verbinde Backend-Architektur mit sicherheitsorientiertem Denken, um robuste und intelligente Anwendungen zu entwickeln. Technische Schwerpunkte: • Backend-Entwicklung (Node.js, FastAPI, APIs) • Moderne Frontend-Technologien (React, Next.js, TypeScript) • Sichere Systemarchitektur & Anwendungssicherheit • KI/ML-Integration (Hugging Face, TensorFlow) • Skalierbare Cloud-Architekturen Als Lead Engineer bei XJ TechSpace begleite ich Projekte von der Systemarchitektur bis zur Bereitstellung und stelle Leistung, Wartbarkeit und Sicherheitsstandards sicher. Aktueller Fokus: Weiterentwicklung im Bereich IT-Sicherheit sowie Aufbau sicherer Backend- und Cloud-Systeme. Offen für Umzug nach Deutschland und in die EU für Positionen in Softwareentwicklung, IT-Sicherheit oder Ausbildungsprogramme im IT-Bereich.

Country

City

Nigeria

Industry

Information Technology & Services

Skill

Server Side, Express.js, Secure Authentication, Remote Team Management, Technical Leadership, Jupyter, Jira, Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), Git, Mongoose ODM, Database Optimization, MongoDB, Sentiment Analysis, Matplotlib, NumPy, Pandas (Software), Natural Language Processing (NLP), Hugging Face Products, Scikit-Learn, TensorFlow

Experience

Lead Engineer & Project Manager

XJ TechSpace

2022-9 - Present · 4 yrs 1 mo

• Spearhead the design and development of cutting-edge web and AI solutions, leading end-to-end lifecycles from ideation to deployment. • Manage distributed teams using Agile/Scrum methodologies, ensuring 15+ successful product launches that elevated client brands and efficiency. • Mentor developers, enforce code quality, and optimize workflows — improving team productivity by 30%. • Architect scalable systems leveraging React, Next.js, Node.js, FastAPI, and TensorFlow for real-time, data-driven applications. • Drive innovation in creative branding and digital design, fusing technology and aesthetics to deliver immersive digital experiences.

Full Stack Engineer

Nebula Forge Labs

2019-8 - 2022-6 · 2 yrs 11 mos

• Developed full-stack web applications using React, Node.js, and MongoDB, integrating frontend interfaces with robust backend services to deliver scalable solutions that improved system reliability by 35% and supported rapid feature iterations • Optimized database queries and API endpoints for high-performance applications, reducing latency by 30% and enabling seamless data handling for real-time user interactions in remote collaboration environments • Collaborated with cross-functional remote teams to implement CI/CD pipelines and cloud deployments, accelerating release cycles by 25% and ensuring consistent, secure application delivery across distributed stakeholders • Conducted code reviews, debugging, and refactoring to maintain high standards of code quality, resulting in a 20% decrease in production bugs and enhanced maintainability for long-term project sustainability • Led the migration of legacy systems to modern microservices architecture, boosting overall application efficiency and facilitating easier integration with third-party services, which drove a 15% increase in user adoption rates

Frontend Developer

Snow Animations HQ

2017-9 - 2018-7 · 11 mos

Lagos, Nigeria

• Translated visual concepts into responsive interfaces using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. • Enhanced page performance by 25% through clean, optimized code. • Collaborated across design and backend teams to deliver seamless cross-device experiences.