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SAMUEL

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Samuel Bankole
Software Engineer
MBCS Member5+ Years ExperienceGlobal
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About

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Overview

I'm Samuel Bankole, a software engineer with over five years of experience building scalable web applications and leading high-performing engineering teams across global markets.

I specialize in modern JavaScript frameworks including React, Next.js, Vue, Nuxt, and NestJS. Career highlights include serving on the founding team of Quabbly where we built West Africa's first no-code platform and leading frontend engineering for Chatway at Premio.

My technical expertise spans the full web development stack, with particular strength in building performant frontend architectures, establishing engineering best practices, and leading cross-functional teams to deliver products that drive measurable business impact.

Core Expertise

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Frontend Development
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript
React.js, Next.js, Nuxt.js, Angular, Vue.js
Tailwind CSS, Material UI, Bootstrap, Vuetify
Responsive design across all device sizes
Backend Development
Node.js, Python, Nestjs, Express.js
MongoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL
RESTful APIs & GraphQL
OAuth, JWT — Security & Authentication
Project Management
Agile, Scrum methodologies
Jira, Asana, Trello, Confluence, Favro, Linear
Swagger, Postman
DevOps & Deployment
AWS, Google Cloud, Vercel, Heroku, Netlify, Cloudflare
Jest, Cypress, Vue Test Utils, Jasmine
GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Bitbucket Pipelines

Tools & Technology

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Languages
HTML5CSS3JavaScriptTypeScriptPython
Libraries & Frameworks
ReactNext.jsVue.jsNuxt.jsNestJSGatsbyReact NativeTailwind CSSAngular
Tools & Platforms
GitGitHubVercelNetlifyHerokuAWSGoogle CloudCloudflareDockerFigmaPostgreSQLMongoDBSendGridWordPress
Testing & CI/CD
JestCypressPostmanInsomniaCircleCIGitHub ActionsBitbucket PipelinesSwagger

Professional Experience

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Premio (Poptin)
Senior Frontend Engineer
Remote
Mar 2023 – Present
  • Building Chatway, a customer communication platform for 40,000+ business customers
  • Architected Chatway's chat widget from inception and led major UI/UX evolution, shipping 18+ core features that enabled platform to scale to 40,000+ business customers with 94,000+ annual new user signups
  • Single-handedly engineered core product features spanning multiple domains:
    • Automation Engine: Built workflow builder enabling businesses to automate customer conversations at scale
    • Monetization: Designed and implemented Plans & Billing system with subscription management, usage tracking, and payment processing
    • Live Visitor Monitoring: Built real-time system to identify online visitors and enable direct customer interaction
    • Data Integration: Engineered Order & Cart Data capture from e-commerce platforms, enabling context-aware customer service
    • Communication Features: Built Quick Reply, Surveys (post-conversation feedback), Contact Forms, Multiple Inboxes (conversation routing), and Push Notifications (real-time message alerts)
    • Customer Integrations: Built connectors for Facebook, WhatsApp, Shopify, Wix, Duda, Square
    • Infrastructure: Built internal icon library and design systems standardizing frontend architecture
  • Developed WordPress AI Assistance, enabling intelligent customer service automation for WordPress customers
  • Drove customer success and product quality through direct client engagement—conducted one-on-one debugging sessions with enterprise customers, identified and resolved critical production issues, and owned customer escalations
Quabbly Technologies
Lead Frontend Engineer
Nigeria · Full Time
Jan 2021 – Mar 2023
  • Served as founding engineer to build West Africa's first no-code platform
  • Managed and mentored 5+ person engineering team, improving code quality and velocity
  • Architected primary application interface using Vue.js and TypeScript
  • Cut deployment times by 60% via CI/CD automation (GitHub Actions)
  • Reduced post-release bugs by 70% through comprehensive E2E testing strategy
  • Expanded platform via integrations with Gmail, Google Drive, LinkedIn, and Slack
Diatron Health
Co-Founder & Engineering Lead
United Kingdom · Remote
Aug 2021 – Sep 2022
  • Co-founded digital health startup managing chronic illnesses via AI and behavioral science
  • Beat out hundreds of international startups to join Toronto Metropolitan University's DMZ Pre-Incubator
  • Built full-stack features using Next.js, Vue, Node.js, PostgreSQL, and WebSockets
  • Balanced core platform development with investor relations and team mentorship
  • Gained international press coverage including features in The Guardian and PM News
Treasure Home
Frontend Engineer
Austria · Contract
Dec 2021 – Feb 2022
  • Critical bug fixes reducing customer-reported issues by 40%
  • Redesigned key UIs improving user engagement metrics by 25%
  • Codebase refactoring improving application performance by 30%
Paperdaz
Frontend Engineer
USA · Contract
Apr 2021 – Jun 2021
  • UI improvements resulting in enhanced user engagement
  • Major refactoring initiative improving code maintainability
  • Performance optimisations reducing page load times
Decasoft Technologies
Frontend Engineer
Nigeria
Dec 2019 – Oct 2020
  • Built ERP, MLM, and CRM business application suite
  • Developed estate resident permit platform
  • Implemented test-driven development practices
  • Created PWA learning platform enhancing user accessibility

Education

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Nexford University
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Business Analytics
Washington D.C., United States2022 – 2025
Edubridge Academy
Certificate
Financial Analyst
2023
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
Certificate
Information Technology
2021 – 2022
Code Ignite
Certificate
Software Development
2019
Ogun State Institute of Technology
Diploma
Science Laboratory Technology
Igbesa, Nigeria2018

Projects & Press

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Healthtech
Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada

Diatron Health joins DMZ Pre-Incubator Programme

Nigerian digital health startup Diatron Health has been selected to join the DMZ Pre-Incubator program at Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada, ranked as the world's top university-based tech incubator by UBI Global. Chosen among 25 startups from hundreds of international applications, Diatron Health represented Nigeria in a diverse cohort spanning eight countries, marking another milestone for African innovators breaking into the global startup scene. Diatron Health, co-founded by Samuel Bankole and Olutola Awosiku, is developing technology to help prevent, manage, and diagnose chronic health conditions through the use of artificial intelligence, behavioural science, and data-driven insights.

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Engineering
TechCabal, Nigeria

How a Nigerian engineer helped build West Africa's no-code platform

In 2020, while African startups focused on fintech and e-commerce, a Nigerian engineering team pursued a different vision: creating West Africa's first no-code platform. Samuel Bankole, a young software engineer, became a founding frontend developer for Quabbly, a SaaS solution enabling non-technical users to build custom software tools. Bankole led frontend development using Vue.js and TypeScript, overseeing a team of five engineers. His technical contributions included automating CI/CD pipelines that reduced deployment time by 60%, implementing testing strategies that decreased regression issues by 70%, and optimizing infrastructure costs by 15%. His trajectory exemplifies a growing generation of African engineers building globally competitive systems from the continent.

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Healthtech
FCMB SheVentures, Nigeria

Diatron Health in FCMB SheVentures Tech Pitch

Diatron Health, a digital health startup founded by Samuel Bankole and Olutola Awosiku, was selected to participate in the FCMB SheVentures Tech Pitch competition, an event marking International Women's Day and aimed at highlighting women-led technology ventures in Nigeria. The competition, organised by SheVentures, First City Monument Bank's programme for women in business, brought together early-stage startups working across sectors including healthcare, agriculture, education and financial services. The initiative, supported by Hub One and Passion Incubator, offers participants access to funding opportunities, business advisory resources and wider professional networks.

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