BACKEND DEVELOPER
Bolaji Musibau Anifowose
Backend developer building RESTful APIs, managing databases, and writing server-side logic. Hands-on experience with Node.js, Express, SQL and NoSQL databases, and API testing. Brings a practical, user-aware approach to reliable backend systems.
Technical skills
Node.js · Express.js · JavaScript · REST API design · PostgreSQL · MongoDB · Supabase · JWT / OAuth · Git / GitHub · Postman · Database design · Error handling · Render deployment
Experience
Backend Development Intern · BeTechified
BeTechified is a technology learning platform that has trained more than 100,000 learners across Africa.
- Built REST API endpoints with Node.js and Express for a learner registration platform.
- Designed and managed PostgreSQL tables for storing user and cohort data.
- Implemented JWT-based authentication and role-based access control for an admin dashboard.
- Wrote automated tests with Postman to validate API responses and error handling.
- Deployed a backend application to Render and configured environment variables.
Junior Backend Developer Intern · Little Drop Bootcamp
- Developed and maintained backend services handling queries and daily API requests.
- Designed a relational database schema that reduced query response times by 30%.
- Built authentication flows including email verification and password reset functionality.
Selected projects
Retail Inventory & Expiry Management API · REST API
A REST API for managing retail products, inventory levels, expiry dates, stock alerts, and case-insensitive SKU uniqueness.
- Models everyday inventory workflows, including expiry visibility and stock monitoring.
- Designed around clear REST resources and reliable product lookup.
Node.js · Express · JavaScript · REST APIRepository ↗
CRUD API / Todo API · Backend API
A learning project demonstrating core create, read, update, and delete workflows with Node.js and Express.
- Practices resource-oriented endpoint design and request validation.
- Uses a lightweight in-memory data store to keep the example approachable.
Node.js · Express · JavaScript · RESTRepository ↗
URL Shortener · API project
A freeCodeCamp-based project exploring URL validation, short codes, and redirect behaviour.
- A forked learning project, presented here as practice rather than original production software.
JavaScript · Node.js · APIRepository ↗
Education
B.Sc. International Relations
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
Certifications
- BeTechified Backend Development Certificate (2026)
- Back-End Development & APIs v8 (2021)