Strategic CTO and AI Engineer with 6+ years building scalable products across fintech, travel, and emerging technology. Currently scaling Collo Africa from 2K → 40K+ users.
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Years Exp.
40K+
Users Scaled
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Current CTOs
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npm Packages
Who I am
About Me
Engineer, Leader, Builder — obsessed with systems that scale.
Currently at
Collo Africa
Chief Technology Officer
I'm Sanni Olanrewaju — known as Lanre — a strategic Chief Technology Officer and AI Engineer
with over 6 years of experience building scalable, production-grade products across fintech,
travel, and emerging technology sectors.
My journey started with Engineering Physics at Obafemi Awolowo University — a foundation
that taught me to think in systems, reason under uncertainty, and build with precision.
That physicist's mindset translates directly into how I architect software: principled,
measurable, and scalable.
Today, I lead engineering at Collo Africa (FinTech, Lagos) and Travel Avatar (California),
while building AI systems that push the frontier — from RAG pipelines and multi-agent
architectures to MCP packages published on npm. I believe technology should move people,
not just process data.
Location
Lagos, Nigeria
Focus
AI · FinTech · Scale
Education
BSc Engineering Physics, OAU
Email
slanre26@gmail.com
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Career path
Experience
Chief Technology Officer
Collo Africa
Current
April 2025 – Present · Lagos, Nigeria
▹Architected the 2025 Private MGR product stabilization and the 2026 Engineering Strategic Plan, overseeing development of Public MGR, Savings Plan, and Loan modules.
▹Direct the engineering team in building high-concurrency fintech solutions using Next.js, Laravel, and AWS.
▹Architected cloud infrastructure scaling from 2K to 40K+ users with Redis caching and EC2 auto-scaling.
LaravelNext.jsFlutterAWSMySQL
Chief Technology Officer
Travel Avatar
Current
September 2023 – Present · California, US
▹Implemented industry-standard engineering practices improving development velocity and code quality.
▹Crafted project roadmaps and aligned development cycles with business goals to ensure streamlined delivery.
▹Fostered cross-functional team collaboration, driving innovation and on-time product releases.
LaravelPHPUnitEloquentPostgreSQLSentry
AI Engineer (Backend)
IQAICom
January 2025 – July 2025 · US (Remote)
▹Deployed and managed AI Agents with Docker and CI/CD, migrating from DigitalOcean to GCP.
▹Published multiple MCP packages to npm — MCP-Fraxlend, MCP-Odos, MCP-ABI, and MCP-Near.
▹Built AI Agents using the IQAI TypeScript ADK with MCP integrations and handled LLM migration from OpenAI to Gemini.
TypeScriptNestJSLLMFastMCPDocker
Backend Engineer
Maldorini
July 2024 – October 2024 · Lagos, Nigeria
▹Built the Maldorini Community Server enabling post sharing, ad views, and crypto token (MDX) earning via interactions.
▹Designed an advanced personalized timeline ranking algorithm for tailored content delivery.
LaravelPostgreSQLRedisReact NativeAWS
Engineering Team Lead
Centiiv Technologies
June 2023 – November 2023 · Lagos, Nigeria
▹Streamlined project roadmap, enforced industry standards, codebase refactoring, and coordinated feature delivery.
▹Integrated APIs for cryptocurrency on-ramping/off-ramping and expanded fiat currency options.
Node.jsExpress.jsPrismaPostgreSQLRedis
Backend Engineer
Tramango Limited
March 2022 – June 2023 · Lagos, Nigeria
▹Built 5 major travel products and integrated third-party APIs like Amadeus and Alliance.
▹Developed a multi-currency (5) wallet system with vendor cashout and admin-managed conversion rates.
▹Integrated barcode generation API with event booking for streamlined attendance validation.
LaravelMySQLPostgreSQL
Software Developer
Balaga Int. Limited
December 2021 – August 2023 · Lagos, Nigeria
▹Led the Software Development Team across all stages of application development.
▹Engineered birthday email cron scheduler, secure dating matching, chat app, and shopping app for Android and iOS.
React NativeLaravel
Freelance Fullstack Developer
Go Ahead Homes
July 2021 – August 2021 · London, UK
▹Built a RESTful website with a Blog using Laravel, Bootstrap, SCSS, and PostgreSQL.
▹Integrated user authentication, CRUD operations for multimedia blog posts, and deployed on Heroku.
LaravelHTML5SCSSBootstrapPostgreSQL
Public speaking
On Stage
Sharing knowledge across AI, fintech, and startup tech.
Speaker
Pennyvest
PennyWise
Is Hardwork Enough to Become Wealthy Today?
19 March 2026
X Spaces
Speaker
The Productant
The OpenUp Series
Humans Behind the Tech: What it Really Takes to Build with AI, AR/VR and IoT
26 April 2025
X Space
Speaker
FoundersCabal
Cabalversity
Securing Your Startup Software Infrastructure
01 July 2023
X (Twitter) Space
My projects
Work
A curated selection of products, AI agents, and systems I've built or led.
AI-powered Electronic Permit-to-Work (ePTW) system for Nigerian oil and gas operations. Features multi-agent risk assessment, compliance checking, SIMOP management, predictive scheduling, hazard suggestion, and intelligent routing for safety-critical workflows.
TypeScriptLLMMulti-AgentRAG PipelineVector DB (Qdrant)
AI-powered pharmaceutical search agent built for MedPlus. Leverages embeddings and vector search to deliver intelligent drug information retrieval and pharmaceutical query resolution for users and pharmacy staff.
AI-powered investment assistant that provides analysis, updates, and insights on NGX (Nigerian Exchange) and US stock markets, helping users make informed investment decisions.
Open-source MCP package published on npm that enables AI agents to post, reply, and manage interactions across WhatsApp, Telegram, and X (Twitter), extending agentic social media capabilities.
Conversational AI travel agent that handles end-to-end itinerary planning and travel recommendations, powered by LLM-based reasoning and real-time information retrieval.
GIS API computing optimal origin-to-destination distances across n×m location matrices using Google Distance Matrix. Applicable for industrial site selection and logistics optimization.
Collaborative secrets management API supporting team-based secret sharing across website passwords, environment variables, and file secrets — with role-based Super Admin and Admin controls.
LaravelMySQLPHPUnit
My toolbox
Skills
Languages, frameworks, AI tools, and cloud infrastructure I work with daily.
Languages & Frameworks
PHP / LaravelExpert
TypeScriptExpert
Node.js / ExpressExpert
Next.jsProficient
NestJSExpert
AstroProficient
AI & Data
LLM IntegrationExpert
AI AgentsExpert
RAG PipelinesExpert
Vector DB (Qdrant)Expert
MCP (Model Context Protocol)Expert
OpenAI / GeminiExpert
EmbeddingsProficient
Cloud & DevOps
AWS (EC2, RDS, S3)Proficient
DockerExpert
CI/CD PipelinesExpert
GCPProficient
DigitalOceanExpert
SentryExpert
Databases
MySQLExpert
PostgreSQLExpert
Prisma ORMProficient
Eloquent ORMExpert
RedisExpert
BullMQProficient
System Design & Architecture
Microservices ArchitectureProficient
Event-Driven SystemsExpert
API Design (REST / GraphQL)Expert
Scalability & PerformanceExpert
Database DesignExpert
Multi-Tenant ArchitectureProficient
Leadership & Process
Strategic RoadmappingExpert
Agile MethodologiesExpert
Team MentorshipExpert
Technical RecruitmentProficient
Cross-functional CollaborationExpert
Get in touch
Let's Build Something Together
Have a project, opportunity, or idea? I'd love to hear from you.