MARUH AKPOROWHO

Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer | Senior Software Architect | Distributed Systems Specialist

Abuja, NG.

About

Maruh Akporowho is a visionary Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer with over 11 years of experience architecting and leading enterprise-scale technology ecosystems across fintech, government, and distributed systems. Specializing in digital transformation, he expertly transitions monolithic systems to advanced microservices and Domain-Driven Design (DDD) architectures, leveraging deep expertise in Kubernetes, Applied AI, and robust DevOps practices to deliver high-performance, scalable, and secure platforms. His strategic leadership drives engineering excellence, fosters innovation, and ensures technology initiatives are meticulously aligned with critical business objectives, impacting millions of users and significantly enhancing operational efficiency.

Work

Bold Optimum Technologies

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Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

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Summary

Led the technological vision and execution as Co-founder and CTO, designing high-availability, cloud-native architectures and directing cross-functional engineering roadmaps to maximize productivity and system longevity.

Highlights

Designed high-availability, cloud-native architectures using metaprogramming paradigms and clean abstractions, maximizing developer productivity and ensuring system longevity.

Orchestrated multi-cloud environments via Terraform and Ansible, achieving 100% automated environment replication and fully stateless service deployment.

Built a comprehensive observability ecosystem (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack) with custom alerting and distributed tracing, reducing Mean Time to Detection (MTTD) by 60%.

Directed the cross-functional engineering roadmap, embedding clean code principles and DevSecOps practices across all product lines to ensure robust delivery.

Outsource Global Technologies

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Senior Software Architect & Backend Lead

Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

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Summary

Architected national-scale gov-tech platforms, drove DevOps transformation, and led a team of 15+ engineers to refactor core enterprise systems and optimize SDLC for high-concurrency applications.

Highlights

Served as primary architect for national-scale gov-tech platforms, handling 10,000+ concurrent requests with full data sovereignty and encryption at rest and in transit.

Drove DevOps transformation, reducing deployment friction by 70% through containerized staging environments and automated quality gates (Unit / Integration / Security testing).

Mentored and led 15+ engineers, applying Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles to refactor core enterprise systems, cutting technical debt and increasing feature velocity by 40%.

Owned the end-to-end SDLC for high-concurrency assessment systems, optimizing database schemas and query execution plans for large-scale federal traffic.

Dukani Hub

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Senior Backend & Stability Engineer

Remote, USA, US

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Summary

Optimized multi-vendor backend performance, engineered idempotent payment flows, and developed real-time synchronization and diagnostics tools for high-volume operations.

Highlights

Optimised a multi-vendor backend using Redis caching and strategic database indexing, improving API response times by 50% for 500,000+ monthly active users.

Engineered idempotent payment flows (Flutterwave / Paystack), guaranteeing 100% data integrity across cross-border reconciliations and multi-currency support.

Built real-time inventory synchronisation using WebSocket and message queuing, eliminating race conditions during high-volume flash sale events.

Developed a custom diagnostics tool that aggregated logs and metrics, automating incident response workflows for American and international market operations.

Education

WorldQuant University

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Applied AI Lab Deep Learning for Computer Vision

University of Benin

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B.Sc. Computer Science

Certificates

MongoDB Certified Professional: Advanced Sharding & Query Tuning

MongoDB

HackerRank Advanced: Angular Professional Development

HackerRank

HackerRank Gold Medalist: Node.js & Problem Solving

HackerRank

DevSecOps Strategy: Security-First Development Lifecycle

DevSecOps

Introduction to Cybersecurity

Credly

Networking Devices and Initial Configuration

Credly

Ethical Hacker

Credly

Cyber Threat Management

Credly

Network Addressing and Basic Troubleshooting

Credly

Network Defense

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Endpoint Security

Credly

Network Support and Security

Credly

Networking Basics

Credly

Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner

IBM SkillsBuild

C# Certificate

HackerRank

CSS Certificate

HackerRank

Frontend Developer (React) Certificate

HackerRank

Java (Basic) Certificate

HackerRank

JavaScript (Basic) Certificate

HackerRank

JavaScript (Intermediate) Certificate

HackerRank

Problem Solving (Intermediate) Certificate

HackerRank

Python Certificate

HackerRank

Rest API (Intermediate) Certificate

HackerRank

SQL (Advanced) Certificate

HackerRank

Software Engineer Certificate

HackerRank

Introduction to Generative AI

Google Cloud Skills Boost

AI for Beginners

HP LIFE

Effective Leadership

HP LIFE

HP Life Ambassador

HP LIFE

Data Science & Analytics

HP LIFE

Agile Project Management

HP LIFE

Business Email

HP LIFE

Resume Writing and Job Interviewing

HP LIFE

Starting a Small Business

HP LIFE

Introduction to Digital Business

HP LIFE

Digital Skills Builder

HP LIFE

Effective Presentations

HP LIFE

Your Target Audience

HP LIFE

Circular Economy

HP LIFE

Selling Online

HP LIFE

Building AI Voice Agents for Production

DeepLearning.AI

Orchestrating Workflows for GenAI Applications

DeepLearning.AI

AI Python for Beginners

DeepLearning.AI

ACP: Agent Communication Protocol

DeepLearning.AI

Post-training of LLMs

DeepLearning.AI

DSPy: Build and Optimize Agentic Apps

DeepLearning.AI

Reinforcement Fine-Tuning LLMs With GRPO

DeepLearning.AI

Building Code Agents with Hugging Face smolagents

DeepLearning.AI

Building AI Browser Agents

DeepLearning.AI

Getting Structured LLM Output

DeepLearning.AI

LLMs as Operating Systems: Agent Memory

DeepLearning.AI

From Relational Model (SQL) to MongoDB's Document Model

Credly

MongoDB Schema Design Patterns and Anti-patterns Skill Badge

Credly

MongoDB Advanced Schema Design Patterns and Anti-patterns Skill Badge

Credly

MongoDB Schema Design Optimization Skill Badge

Credly

Building AI-Powered Search with MongoDB Vector Search

Credly

Building RAG Apps Using MongoDB

Credly

Building AI Agents with MongoDB

Credly

CRUD Operations in MongoDB

Credly

MongoDB Query Optimization Techniques

Credly

MongoDB Aggregation Fundamentals

Credly

Securing MongoDB Self-Managed: Authentication & Authorization

Credly

Securing MongoDB Atlas: Authentication & Authorization

Credly

MongoDB Indexing Design Fundamentals

Credly

MongoDB Sharding Strategies

Credly

Monitoring MongoDB with Built-in Tools

Credly

Optimizing MongoDB Performance with Tuning Tools

Credly

Applied AI Lab: Deep Learning for Computer Vision

Credly

Introduction to Cybersecurity Awareness

HP LIFE

Node (Intermediate) Certificate

HackerRank

Angular (Intermediate) Certificate

HackerRank

Skills

Architecture

Microservices, Event-Driven (EDA), SaaS, Hexagonal Architecture, DDD, CQRS, System Architecture, Software Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, Cloud-native Architecture, Scalable Design, Performance Engineering, Design Patterns, Clean Architecture, Monoliths, Hybrid Systems.

Cloud & DevOps

Kubernetes (K8s), Docker, Terraform, Ansible, AWS, GCP, CI/CD, Observability, Infrastructure as Code, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Monitoring, Logging, Auto Scaling, Release Engineering, Cloud Security, Cloud Networking, Serverless, Storage, Load Balancing, Container Platforms, Identity Management, Disaster Recovery, High Availability, DevSecOps.

Leadership & Strategy

CTO Strategy, Technical Roadmaps, Engineering Mentorship, Agile/Scrum, SDLC Optimisation, Technology Vision, Team Building, Code Reviews, Architecture Reviews, Engineering Processes, Technical Strategy, Business Alignment, Innovation, Decision Making, Stakeholder Communication, Risk Management.

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Computer Vision, PyTorch, Generative AI (Stable Diffusion), ONNX, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, LLMs, AI Agents, Prompt Engineering, Model Deployment, Inference Pipelines, AI Integration, TensorFlow, OpenCV, MLOps.

Programming Languages

Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP, Java, Go, SQL, C++, C#.

Data & Middleware

MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, RabbitMQ, Elasticsearch, Cassandra.

Cybersecurity

Application Security, OWASP, Ethical Hacking, Penetration Testing, Network Security, Threat Modelling, Identity & Access Management, Encryption, Security Audits, Secure Coding, Compliance, Risk Assessment.

Networking

Enterprise Networking, Cisco, Routing, Switching, Firewalls, VPNs, DNS, DHCP, Network Automation, Infrastructure Design, Troubleshooting.

QA Engineering

Manual Testing, Automation, JUnit, Selenium, Jest, API Testing, Regression Testing, Performance Testing, Test Strategy, Quality Assurance Processes.

Software Engineering (General)

Backend Engineering, Frontend Engineering, Mobile Development, API Engineering, Distributed Systems, Enterprise Applications, REST, GraphQL, Real-time Systems, Authentication, Authorization, Payment Systems, FinTech, CMS, ERP, CRM, Version Control.

Projects

VREG - National Vehicle Registry

Summary

Architected a modular Laravel/PHP backend for the Federal Ministry of Finance, integrating Customs and Insurance data silos via secure APIs to create a unified nationwide view of vehicle history and taxation. Implemented a JWT-based RBAC system to enable multi-agency access while maintaining strict data privacy compliance and full audit logging.

MedEx Ecosystem (PCN) - Pharmaceutical Traceability Platform

Summary

Designed an Event-Driven supply chain tracker using RabbitMQ for the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria, monitoring drug manufacturing-to-retail flows and ensuring pharmaceutical authenticity at scale. Deployed real-time verification nodes at major distribution points and pharmacist checkpoints.

CBTAS - High-Concurrency Examination System

Summary

Built a high-concurrency examination system with FastAPI and asynchronous workers for a Government Recruitment Assessment Engine, supporting 20,000+ simultaneous candidates with zero server downtime. Engineered a local-caching disaster recovery mode for offline exam progression.