Akinwale Ariwodola
ICT Consultant at MINUSCA • UN Peacekeeping
Lagos State, Nigeria
Summary
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Top SchoolAkinwale Ariwodola is a software engineer based in Lagos, Nigeria, with over 17 years of development experience building mobile, desktop, and backend systems. He has a strong full-stack track record contributing to the LBRY/Odysee ecosystem — shipping the Android native app (including React Native integration), enhancing the React/TypeScript desktop UI, and adding Android platform support and startup stages to the Python SDK. His freelance work spans PHP and Salesforce automation, where he built dynamic bi-directional synchronization between Salesforce and relational databases. A competitive programmer and two-time Topcoder Open champion, he pairs rapid problem-solving with production-grade engineering. Pragmatic and versatile, he thrives on bridging native and web technologies to bring decentralized content experiences to mainstream users.
10 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma, Accounting and Business, Diploma, Accounting and Business at ACCADiploma, Computer Studies, Diploma, Computer Studies at Informatics Computer SchoolMaster of Science - MS, Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence at Abertay UniversityBCS Level 6 Professional Graduate Diploma, Information Technology, BCS Level 6 Professional Graduate Diploma, Information Technology at BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
English, French
Github Skills (39)
javascript10
ui-d10
react-native10
python10
electron10
configuration-management10
ui-design10
android-developer10
media-playback10
javascripts10
sdk10
front-end-development10
video-js10
playback10
android10
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
lbryio/lbry-android
Aug 2017 - Aug 2021
The LBRY Android app
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:187 releases, 60 reviews, 1017 commits in 4 years
Contributions summary:Akinwale's commits primarily focus on implementing and maintaining the Android application for the LBRY project. Their contributions include implementing Android service control features, setting up and managing the build process, and integrating the React Native framework for UI development. They also worked on adding features like subscriptions, media playback, and a comments section. They also worked on handling native media file access and display.
androidkivywalletlbrycensorship-resistance
lbryio/lbry-sdk
Aug 2017 - Sep 2020
The LBRY SDK for building decentralized, censorship resistant, monetized, digital content apps.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:23 commits, 14 PRs, 35 pushes in 3 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Akinwale primarily contributed to the LBRY SDK by adding Android platform detection and integrating necessary helper modules for determining base paths. Their work included modifications to the configuration files to accommodate Android-specific directories and paths. They also fixed pylint errors, moved tests into the `lbrynet` package, and addressed long string concatenation issues. Furthermore, the user added new startup stages for the wallet unlock process and download progress, in addition to fixing errors related to the test files.
pythondhtprotocolp2pbittorrent
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