Senior PHP / Laravel Backend Developer · Full-Stack Engineer · CTO
Building scalable APIs & multi-tenant applications · Lagos, Nigeria · Open to UK & Remote Roles

I'm a backend-first engineer with 4+ years of professional experience in PHP and Laravel, currently building and scaling APIs for a platform serving 1 million+ users at SchoolTry. I also serve as Chief Technical Officer at SamorlHosting LTD, where I lead engineering strategy and team development.

My background is unique — I hold a Bachelor's degree in Automotive Engineering Technology from Ahmadu Bello University, which means I bring real engineering discipline (AutoCAD, SolidWorks, MATLAB) into my software work alongside over a decade of creative design experience.

I care deeply about clean architecture, performance at scale, and writing code that lasts.

• 🏗️ API Architecture — Design and build highly scalable RESTful APIs (1M+ users in production)
• 🧠 Custom Caching — Built dependency-aware multi-tenant caching systems compatible with Redis and Laravel cache
• ☁️ AWS Integration — Complex file upload pipelines to S3, EC2 infrastructure management
• 🐳 Containerisation — Docker-based development environments for consistent deployments
• ✅ Testing — PHPUnit for unit/integration tests; Cypress for E2E test coverage
• ⚡ Performance — Eager/lazy loading optimisation, N+1 elimination, query tuning
• 🔐 Multi-Tenancy — Architecting isolated, scalable tenant systems on shared infrastructure
• 🛠️ Bug Resolution — Rapid diagnosis and resolution of complex production issues
• 🎨 Design — UI mockups (Adobe XD), branding, and graphic design for web projects

• 🚀 Built and scaled APIs serving 1M+ daily users at SchoolTry
• 🏢 CTO at SamorlHosting LTD — promoted from Backend Lead within 12 months
• 🎓 BSc Automotive Engineering Technology — Ahmadu Bello University (2019–2024)
• 🌍 13+ years of graphic design experience
• 🔒 Arctic Code Vault Contributor — GitHub achievement
• 🦈 Pull Shark achievement — active open source contributor

• ✅ Building RESTful APIs in Laravel
• ✅ Tailwind CSS 3 Essential Training

I'm open to mid-level and senior PHP/Laravel roles, especially remote-friendly positions or opportunities in the UK and international markets.

• 📧 Email: sanusiabdulazeezadebayo1@gmail.com
• 💼 LinkedIn: sanusi-abdulazeez-78aa1a1ab
• 🐦 Twitter: @sanusiaz1234

"Write code that scales, build systems that last."