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Kazeem Olanipekun
Looking for a jobCo-Founder and CTO
I build cost-efficient, high-uptime fintech and commerce platforms at scale.
NigeriaCo-Founder and CTO at Avaye
About
At Sabi, I own the Engineering, IT and Infrastructure P&L for a $400M+ annual-GMV B2B commerce platform operating across African markets. I directed three departmental heads across a 124-person organisation and built the platform foundations that sustained 99.95% uptime.
I designed DeployMe, an in-house IaaS running 150+ live instances, reducing cloud spend from $30K to $2.8K monthly. I also architected SabiCloud, the multi-tenant PaaS behind six production platforms spanning core banking, payments, commodity trading, wholesale commerce and logistics.
I built Sabi Coding AI, a quality-gated engineering system that helped consolidate the organisation to a 20+ senior core while maintaining delivery velocity. Earlier, I co-led FirstBillsPay and FirstChekout for First Bank Nigeria, infrastructure serving 40M+ account holders and NGN 3.3T+ in annual payment volume.
I've led engineering across fintech, SaaS, digital commerce and distributed systems through Sabi, Clane, consulting engagements and founder-led ventures. I'm looking to run technology as a business lever through a CTO, Deputy CTO or SVP Engineering mandate, alongside advisory and board work.
Experience
Co-Founder and CTO
Co-founded a social real estate and services platform with escrow-protected, milestone-based settlement and stablecoin payouts.
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Engineering Leader
Owns Engineering, IT and Infrastructure P&L and strategy across multiple African markets. Directed three departmental heads across a 124-person organisation, built DeployMe IaaS and SabiCloud PaaS, and reduced cloud spend by 91%.
Engineering Leadership