Welcome, I'm Sam!
Fullstack developer passionate about building scalable web platforms, crafting powerful developer tools, and creating seamless, impactful user experiences.
About Me
A glimpse into my journey and passions.
I'm Sam, a passionate Fullstack Developer focused on building scalable web platforms, innovative developer tools, and seamless user experiences.
Over the past 4 years, I've honed my skills in solving challenging problems, writing clean and efficient code, and delivering impactful solutions.
What started as a curiosity for technology has grown into a fulfilling career. I specialize in JavaScript, TypeScript, React, and Node.js, and I'm always eager to explore new tools and frameworks to expand my capabilities. Outside of coding, I enjoy sharing knowledge, mentoring aspiring developers, and contributing to open-source projects.
In my free time, I love exploring nature, collaborating with others, and finding creative inspiration in everyday life.
Brands I've Worked With
Collaborating with industry leaders to drive innovation
Featured Projects
Showcasing my best work and innovations.
Unclebigbay.com
A personal portfolio website designed to showcase my work, highlight my experience, and feature key projects. You're currently exploring this platform!
GatherGift
A platform that enables users to create and share wishlists for any occasion, allowing friends and family to contribute collectively towards desired gifts.
LearnEase
An AI-Powered learning platform that simplifies complex tech concepts with analogies, real-world examples, and hands-on projects.
InvoiceEase
An invoicing tool designed for freelancers and small businesses to simplify financial management, create professional invoices, and track payments effortlessly.
Anonymous Feedback Platform
Was an app developed using the CHERN stack, allowing users to receive anonymous feedback securely and without stress.
Developer Typing Game
Was an app developed to enhance developers' typing speed and accuracy through coding games, rankings, and real-time performance tracking.
Testimonials
What others say about working with me.
"Working with Ayodele is efficient and easy. He's incredibly prompt with communication and produces quality and consistent work. He learns fast and has an excellent eye for quality work. He is one of the best communicators I've had on any team and is also thorough with everything he does. Ayodele has a warm and friendly personality, which makes working with him a pleasure every time. I highly recommend Ayodele for any work you might have, especially one that involves working with others. He's receptive to feedback and is also great at giving it as well."
Andrea Chen
Director of Marketing, CopyCat & PureCode AI
"Ayodele is a rare find among technical content writers. His strong technical skills coupled with his consistency in producing deliverables on time, with no compromise on quality, made him one of the top-ranking content creator of our team. I’m sure Ayodele will be a great asset to any team he joins."
Harita (ハリター) Ravindranath
Chief Editor, CopyCat
"Sam's professionalism and problem-solving mindset ensure that every project is a success. His commitment to quality and ability to adapt make him an outstanding teammate and a pleasure to collaborate with."
Pritam Paul
Lead Product Designer, Hashnode
Career & Academic Highlights
Explore the professional roles and educational milestones that have shaped my journey.
- Collaborated as part of a team of three to revamp the blog dashboard, transitioning from URQL to TanStack Query to improve performance and maintainability.
- Led the effort to standardize product themes, migrating from Slate to Zinc across four repositories.
- Contributed to the development of an internal UI component library (Matrix UI), streamlining design consistency and developer productivity.
- Independently designed and implemented a change-log system and widget, covering both front-end and back-end functionalities.
- Developed monthly custom hackathon landing pages, generating over $800k in revenue and successfully converting new clients.
- Collaborated closely with founders to create prototypes and proof of concepts (POCs) for impactful demonstrations.
- Established and led the Customer Success Engineering team from inception.
- Delivered sample code and comprehensive documentation for integrating Hashnode GraphQL APIs.
- Managed and maintained user-focused product documentation for Hashnode's publishing and reading platform.
- Developed and maintained multiple client-facing applications
- Collaborated with UX designers to implement responsive designs
- Optimized database queries to improve application performance
Awards & Certifications
Professional awards and achievements that validate my expertise
Promising Software Developer (Front-end Category)
The Connected Awards (Nomination)
Issued Dec 2021
2021 Top Writer, Top Researcher, Top Reader, and Most Prolific Writer (4 distinct awards)
Hashnode
Issued Dec 2021
Best Graduating Fellow (Honors Award)
TIIDELab
Issued Jan 2021
Exemplary leadership (Honors Award)
TIIDELab
Issued Jan 2021
Most Outstanding Team Award (Team T-Circuit)
TIIDELab
Issued Jan 2021
Exceptional Voluntary Service (Honors Award)
TIIDELab
Issued Jan 2021
Speaking Engagements
Sharing knowledge and insights across various platforms.
Becoming a better development in 2024
Lead DevRel
Tech Career Accelerator - Strategies and Opportunities
CodeSquad LLC Ilorin
Getting Started with W3Schools Spaces
W3Schools Event
Job Opportunities for Junior Developers
W3Schools Event
Track Records
An excerpt log of projects, features, and deployments showcasing my contributions and technical milestones.
- Dec 24, 2024Hashnode Docs EnhancementsDesigned and implemented a custom footer feature, enhancing the flexibility and branding options for documentation pages.
- Oct 30, 2024Hashnode Docs ImprovementsCustomized the docs platform by implementing a custom button component, enhancing user interactivity and personalization.
- Oct 21, 2024Hashnode Docs EnhancementsDesigned and implemented an OG image system for docs, enabling dynamic and visually engaging social media previews.
- Aug 22, 2024Hashnode Blog EnhancementsDelivered a redesigned GitHub integration dashboard for Hashnode, improving user experience and visual consistency.
- May 24, 2024Hashnode Blog FeaturesLaunched a new domain management dashboard UI for blogs, simplifying workflows and improving usability.
Top Blog Posts
Insights and thoughts on technology and development.
Build a Real-time Collaborative Whiteboard in NextJS With Supabase & Stream Video
In this article, we're going to take a look at building a real-time collaborative whiteboard with video and live presence functionalities using NextJS, Supabase, and the Stream Video React SDK.
From Customer Success Engineer to Software Engineer: My One-Year Journey at Hashnode
I share my journey from Customer Success Engineer to Software Engineer in a year at Hashnode, highlighting challenges, skills gained, key projects, team support, and lessons learned during this transformation.
Debugging as a Customer Success Engineer
In this article, I share my experience and routine which I usually follow as a customer success engineer at Hashnode when debugging reported bugs from customers, including my own personal insights and best practices.
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