Olalekan Sogunle

Olalekan Sogunle is a seasoned software engineer with extensive experience in backend development and mentoring. Currently, Olalekan works as a Senior Backend Engineer at GitLab since July 2023. Prior roles include Senior Developer and Software Developer at Shopify from April 2021 to June 2023, and Senior Backend Engineer at CareerFoundry from October 2018 to April 2021. Additional experience includes mentoring beginner developers on various programming topics at Codementor and working as a Software Developer at MICE Portal GmbH. Olalekan's earlier positions include freelance work as a Fullstack Software Engineer and roles at Udacity and Andela, where involvement in projects encompassed building APIs and enhancing technology stacks. Olalekan holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University and is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Bath.