Summary
Ifeoluwa Olanipekun is a seasoned technology leader and CTO with a decade of experience architecting and delivering scalable core banking and enterprise software in Nigeria. As Founding Engineer and Head of Engineering, now CTO at Source MFB, he shapes the technology foundation, DevOps pipelines, and engineering culture while steering budgets and talent. His career includes leadership roles from Backend Engineering Lead at Mono to Lead Software Engineer at EnsembleLab, with high-impact fintech projects such as the Rubies Bank integration and a lending automation system processing approximately $3 million as of April 2020. Notable achievements include integrating with NIBSS instant payment, enabling giro wallet funding via bank transfers and card payments, and implementing security and performance optimizations that reduce batch processing times. He also co-founded Startuphubby, bringing entrepreneurial drive to complement hands-on development with strategic product and operations leadership. Based in Lagos, Nigeria, he combines deep technical breadth—from API design and microservices to DevOps and security—with a proven track record of delivering reliable, scalable financial software.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer