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Ibuildthingsthatscale.

Sanni Olanrewaju — |

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.

6+

Years Exp.

40K+

Users Scaled

2

Current CTOs

4+

npm Packages

Who I am

About Me

Engineer, Leader, Builder — obsessed with systems that scale.

Sanni Olanrewaju (Lanre)

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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Years Experience

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Users Scaled

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Companies Served

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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.

PennyWise
Speaker

Pennyvest

PennyWise

Is Hardwork Enough to Become Wealthy Today?

19 March 2026
X Spaces
The OpenUp Series
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
Cabalversity
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.

PermitoAI
Featured

February 2026

PermitoAI

AI Safety and Compliance Agent

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)

December 2025

PharmAssist

AI Pharmacy Agent

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.

LLMEmbeddingsDockerTypeScriptRAG PipelineQdrant

December 2025

nVestPadi

Stock Investment Buddy

AI-powered investment assistant that provides analysis, updates, and insights on NGX (Nigerian Exchange) and US stock markets, helping users make informed investment decisions.

LLMAI AgentsFinancial APIsTypeScript

June 2025

SocialMCP

npm MCP Package

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.

TypeScriptMCPWhatsApp APITelegram APIX API

November 2024

TravelMind

AI Travel Agent

Conversational AI travel agent that handles end-to-end itinerary planning and travel recommendations, powered by LLM-based reasoning and real-time information retrieval.

LLMAI AgentsNext.js

May 2024

SiteProx GIS API

Personal API Project

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.

LaravelPHPUnitGuzzleGoogle Distance Matrix

June 2023

KeyPal Vault

Open Source Secrets Manager

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.

Availability

Open to new opportunities

I'm currently available for CTO advisory roles, AI engineering contracts, speaking engagements, and interesting collaborations. Response time: 24–48h.