Senior Product Engineer | FastAPI • React • Next.js • Postgres • Redis

Product-focused fullstack engineer and startup founder with 6+ years building and shipping production software across fintech, developer tools, and edtech. I specialise in owning products end-to-end with a strong focus on user experience, performance, and fast iteration.

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https://emekaallison.com

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Work experience

Founder and Lead Engineer

Dome Academy, Remote* – (Jun 2023 - Present)*

Founded and built a full-stack developer education platform from scratch, designing the entire product architecture, developer infrastructure, and user experience.

• Architected and built a full-stack learning platform using Next.js, TypeScript, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, and Redis, supporting authentication, course delivery, student portfolios, and live learning sessions.
• Optimised platform performance through code splitting, caching strategies, and query optimisation, reducing page load times by ~50%.
• Built background job processing system using Celery and Redis for handling async operations like email notifications, data processing, and scheduled tasks
• Designed PostgreSQL database schema with optimised indexing strategies, reducing query times by 40% for high-traffic endpoints.
• Implemented event-driven webhook systems for subscription billing and payment workflows, enabling automated user provisioning and real-time access control.
• Led cohort-based training programs teaching 100+ developers modern software engineering practices
• Migrated infrastructure from managed hosting to self-hosted Docker infrastructure, reducing hosting costs by 60% while maintaining reliability.
• Built internal analytics tooling to track student engagement and platform metrics for product iteration.

Fullstack Software Engineer

Onboard Exchange, Nestcoin, British Virgin Islands (Remote) – (Nov 2021 - January 2026)

Worked on financial infrastructure products democratizing access to global finance, payments and transactions through blockchain across multiple markets. Contributed to multiple core products including Exchange, Bridge Pay, Direct Accounts, and Affiliate Dashboard.

• Built RESTful API integrations connecting frontend React applications to backend microservices for crypto P2P trading platform serving Nigeria and Sub-Saharan markets
• Designed and implemented React frontends for financial transaction systems handling real-time data updates and high-frequency events.
• Built shared infrastructure using Turborepo monorepo architecture, allowing multiple teams to share APIs, UI components, and type-safe client libraries.