Curriculum Vitae — The full build log

Williams Balogun

AI-Augmented Full-Stack Engineer · React · Node · Python · Agents

Full-stack engineer with 4 years shipping production apps in TypeScript and Python, increasingly by directing AI to build complete systems end to end. At Airstride I was one of two engineers on the product, owning features from the stakeholder conversation through to release. Before that I led a multi-agent system that cut task time 40%, and on my own time built a quant-research engine disciplined enough to prove its own trading strategy had no edge. The throughline is grounded, high-trust AI that knows when not to act.

Experience

2025.05 — 2026.07

London, UK · Remote

Software Engineer

Airstride (formerly Partner Program AI Ltd)

One of two engineers building the product alongside the CTO. Co-built the four surfaces the platform runs on: Carmen (AI campaign strategist and manager), Deal Management, Account Mapping and Partner Intelligence.
Owned features end to end, from the stakeholder conversation to the shipped release. Acted as the first point of contact for the commercial team, turning their feedback into scoped work and fixes across the app.
Translated Figma mockups into reusable, accessible UI components with 95% design fidelity across desktop and mobile breakpoints.
Built RESTful API integrations handling 5,000+ daily requests, with exponential-backoff retry logic sustaining 99.5% uptime at peak traffic.
Shipped Node.js backend services powered by Claude and OpenAI APIs, automating workflows and cutting manual operational overhead by ~30%.

Next.jsTypeScriptNode.jsClaude APIOpenAI APIInngestREST

2023.08 — 2025.03

Bristol, UK · Remote

Software Engineer

Dexla Inc

Hired as a Junior Software Engineer alongside three senior engineers on a closed-beta AI drag-and-drop app builder. Started on bug fixes and new canvas components, then grew into owning the product’s performance work.
Unified 20+ REST endpointsvia Next.js Server Actions & React Query; caching eliminated 30% of redundant network calls and component-level code splitting trimmed initial load from 3.2s to 2.4s (25%).
Built the MVPs for all three of Dexla’s paying customers using the tool itself, working directly with each founder. One of them, Airstride, later hired me.
Led the frontend and contributed to the backend of Infragen, an internal multi-agent system (Next.js, Python, Pydantic AI, Smolagents), cutting task time from 8 min to 4.8 min (40%). My first production Python and agent-framework work.

Next.jsTypeScriptReact QueryPythonPydantic AISmolagents

2022.10 — 2022.12

Lagos, Nigeria

Software Development Intern

Hotels.ng

Co-built 3 web applicationsin cross-functional squads spanning frontend, backend & DevOps, contributing to a 15% gain in system reliability.
Produced responsive, mobile-first interfaces with Tailwind CSS, achieving a 30% uplift in usability scores from 200+ beta testers.

JavaScriptTailwind CSSDevOps

Personal projects

Trajekt: AI Job-Hunting Platform

A personal project built end to end (design with Ayowande Olubo): finds startup roles, writes the CEO outreach, runs and grades mock interviews, coaches the gaps. Five grounded AI stages, each tied to the real CV so it stays reviewable.

Orviqo: WhatsApp-Native AI Receivables Agent

A WhatsApp AI that logs who owes a Nigerian SMB money, chases debtors politely, and reconciles payments from plain messages. Built on Python, Pydantic AI & FastAPI over a durable SQL ledger.
Engineered a record-vs-ask rigor gate so it returns a question instead of inventing an invoice, with every decision (refusals included) written to an audit trail and pinned by 61 offline tests that run with the LLM faked.

Verdkt: AI Trading System & Research Engine

A multi-timeframe FX/crypto system on MetaTrader 5 plus a walk-forward research engine: pre-registered pass/fail bar, held-out validation, and strictly no look-ahead.
The rigor proved its own strategy had no robust edge before any real capital was at risk. A case study in honest quantitative research over wishful backtests.

Technical skills

Languages

JavaScriptTypeScriptPythonHTML5CSS3SQL

Frontend

ReactNext.jsReduxContext APIState ManagementComponent LibrariesResponsive Design

Backend

Node.jsExpressNestJSREST APIsMicroservicesJWT / OAuth

Database

MongoDBPostgreSQLDB DesignQuery Optimization

AI / ML

Agentic WorkflowsMulti-Agent SystemsPydantic AISmolagentsAnthropic SDKOpenAI SDKMCPPrompt Engineering

DevOps & Tools

GitDockerCI/CDAWSNginxJestMocha

Education & more

B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering

2016 — 2022 · CGPA 4.03 / 5.00 (Top 10%)

Obafemi Awolowo University · Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Senior thesis: a Python multiphase mixture model simulating microchannel heat-sink heat transfer, for an 18% efficiency improvement in computational output.

Leadership

2023 — 2024 · NYSC

Corps Liaison Officer · Sports Lead · YOMA Ambassador

Planned and executed 12 community events& sports competitions for 150+ corps members, on time and within budget.

Certifications

Training

Full-Stack Web Development: JS, React, Node.js, MongoDB (Udemy & Coursera)
Advanced Python: Data Structures, Algorithms, OOP
AI/ML Integration: LangChain, OpenAI API, Multi-Agent System Design

Methodologies

How I work

Agile / ScrumTDDCode ReviewTechnical Docs

williams@portfolio: ~/résumé — zsh

› whoami

Williams Ajayi Balogun, AI-Augmented Full-Stack Engineer Abuja, Nigeria · remote, worldwide · 4 yrs shipping production software

› cat summary.txt

Full-stack across TS & Python, increasingly directing AI to build whole systems. 1 of 2 engineers on Airstride's product, owning features end to end. Led a multi-agent system (−40% task time), and built a quant engine that proved its own strategy had no edge. Core: React · Next.js · Node · Python · Agents · MCP

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airstride/ dexla/ hotels.ng/

› cat experience/airstride

[2025.05 → 2026.07] Software Engineer · Airstride · London, UK (remote) • 1 of 2 engineers · co-built Carmen, Deal Management, Account Mapping, Partner Intelligence • Owned features end to end · forward-deployed first point of contact for stakeholders • Figma → accessible UI at 95% fidelity · 5,000+ daily API requests · 99.5% uptime • Node.js + Claude/OpenAI services → −30% manual overhead

› cat experience/dexla

[2023.08 → 2025.03] Software Engineer · Dexla Inc · Bristol, UK (remote) • Hired junior alongside 3 senior engineers · bug fixes → components → owning performance • 20+ REST endpoints unified · caching −30% redundant calls · load 3.2s → 2.4s • Built the MVPs for all 3 paying customers on the tool itself (one later hired me) • Led Infragen frontend + backend · task time 8m → 4.8m (−40%)· first Python & agents

› cat experience/hotels.ng

[2022.10 → 2022.12] SWE Intern · Hotels.ng · Lagos, Nigeria • Co-built 3 web apps across FE/BE/DevOps → +15% reliability • Mobile-first Tailwind UIs → +30% usability (200+ testers)

› cat projects/highlights

[Trajekt] personal AI job-hunting platform: find · pitch · interview · grade · coach (private, not yet public) [Orviqo] WhatsApp AI receivables clerk → asks instead of inventing an invoice [Verdkt] FX/crypto system + walk-forward research → proved no edge before risking capital [Infragen] multi-agent system at Dexla · task time 8m → 4.8m (−40%)

› cat education && cat certs

B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering · Obafemi Awolowo University (2016–2022) CGPA 4.03/5.00 · top 10% · thesis: Python CFD heat-sink model (+18%) certs: Full-Stack Web Dev · Advanced Python · AI/ML Integration

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email williamsbalogun49@gmail.com web williamsab.dev in /williamsbalogun gh /iHemz

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Williams Balogun

AI-Augmented Full-Stack Engineer · React · Node · Python · Agents