Founder & Lead Product Engineer
RelayX. I lead the product, engineering, infrastructure and day-to-day delivery operations.
Backend engineer · Technical founder
I build useful products for real problems.
I'm Azeez Boluwatife Ariyo, a backend engineer and technical founder. My work covers fintech systems, cloud infrastructure and products that people use in their everyday lives.
Open to new opportunities
London, UK
Working globally
4+years building backend systems
10k+users supported in production
40%API latency reduction
1k+async operations / 10 min
Selected work
A few things I've built and improved.
These projects show how I approach product decisions, backend systems and the realities of running software in production.
01
Live · Founder
RelayX
A logistics platform that removes the stress of coordinating riders, terminals, tracking, payments and final delivery.
02
Production · Fintech
Pacetopper
Resilient bill-payment infrastructure, bulk processing, provider failover and operational monitoring at production scale.
03
Paused · Product pilot
bqueue
A real-time remote queueing product that helped customers see the wait and join before travelling to a barbershop.
Experience
How my work has grown over time.
I started by supporting senior engineers, then moved into production fintech work and building my own products.
Founder & Lead Engineer
Boltnex Technology Ltd. I set the technical direction and led the development of bqueue.
Backend Engineer
Pacetopper, remote. I work on fintech APIs, bulk payments, provider reliability, security and monitoring.
Junior Backend Engineer
Papstra Services. I worked with Django, TypeScript, authentication, API development and documentation.
Engineering perspective
“I like building technology that makes everyday problems easier.”
I'm a security-focused backend engineer and technical founder with more than four years of experience across fintech, logistics, queue management and cloud infrastructure.
I care about reliable systems, sensible product decisions and listening to the people who actually use what I build.
Node.js & TypeScriptPython & DjangoPostgreSQL & RedisAWS & TerraformPayments & SecurityProduct leadership
What I'm exploring
Buying everyday services through WhatsApp.
I'm exploring a WhatsApp channel where an AI agent helps people buy airtime and mobile data or pay utility bills. The idea is to connect it to existing wallet, provider and settlement systems.
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