Leadership
Anthony Ogundipe
Founder & CEO
@anthonyogundipe · Lagos, Nigeria
Senior software R&D engineer and founder with 12+ years building scalable platforms — leading Africoders’ product, architecture, and ecosystem strategy.
Focus areas
About
Dr Anthony Ogundipe is a senior software R&D engineer with over 12 years of experience architecting scalable, secure web and mobile applications. His stack spans Node.js, React, TypeScript, PHP/Laravel, cloud infrastructure, and modern DevOps.
As Founder & CEO of Africoders, he translates business and community needs into reliable platform systems — and mentors builders who want to ship real capability, not just credentials.
Previously he led engineering work at SeamlessHR, Gokada, and IBAKATV, with a track record of system design, performance tuning, and cross-functional leadership.
Experience highlights
- Founder & CEO · Africoders (Present)
Leads product direction, platform architecture, and the Learn · Build · Grow ecosystem for African talent.
- Technical Lead / Senior Full-Stack Engineer · SeamlessHR (2021 – Present)
Designs scalable APIs and architectures, mentors engineers, and ships secure full-stack systems.
- Senior Full-Stack Developer · Gokada (2020 – 2021)
Built microservices, frontend, and mobile experiences with a focus on performance and secure development.
- Technical Lead / Senior Full-Stack Developer · IBAKATV (2015 – 2019)
Architected streaming products across web and mobile while mentoring development teams.
Education
- Lagos State University — M.B.B.S.
- HBS Lagos — Web design and application development certificate
Top skills
Full-stack engineering · System architecture · Leadership · Performance & security
Expertise
Product strategy, Platform architecture, Engineering leadership, Full-stack systems (Laravel, Node.js, React, TypeScript), Secure design, Mentoring