Usman Masud Aliyu / Software Engineer — Cloud & DevOps
I build software, and the infrastructure that keeps it running.
Software engineer with 3+ years of experience across the stack — from product interfaces, mobile apps and APIs to CI/CD pipelines, containers and cloud platforms. I care about systems that are simple to operate, cheap to change and boring in production.
- Currently
- Co-founder, RiderrInfrastructure Lead, GDG on Campus
- Focus
- Cloud infrastructure · CI/CD · Platform engineering
- Based in
- Abuja, Nigeria · --:-- WAT
- Status
- Open to full-time roles and select contracts
01/Selected work
Products I've designed, built and shipped end to end.
All projects
01 · Platform
Riderr
A logistics platform connecting customers, riders and logistics companies — mobile, web, backend and infrastructure.
02 · Software
SiloSense
Mines Git history to show where knowledge is concentrated in too few developers — before someone leaves.
03 · Software
NATIK
An AI operations copilot for African businesses — ask questions of your payments, customers and staff data in plain language.
04 · Software
CuratEd
Smart YouTube search that returns only the videos relevant to what you asked.
02/Capabilities
From the interface to the infrastructure — one engineer across the whole path to production.
01
Software Engineering
Full-stack product work with typed, tested code. Interfaces that are fast and accessible; APIs that are predictable and documented.
- TypeScript
- JavaScript
- React
- Next.js
- Redux
- Zustand
- Tailwind CSS
- Node.js
- Express
- REST APIs
- MongoDB
- SQL
02
Cloud Infrastructure
Designing and running workloads on managed cloud — networking, identity, compute and storage defined as code and reproducible from scratch.
- Google Cloud
- AWS
- Terraform
- Linux
- Networking
- IAM
03
DevOps & Platform
The path from commit to production: pipelines, containers, orchestration and the observability that tells you it is working.
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- GitHub Actions
- CI/CD
- Nginx
- Prometheus
- Grafana
03/Experience
Roles, leadership and community.
Full background2025 — Present
Co-founder & Software Engineer · Riderr
Co-founded a logistics platform connecting customers, riders and logistics companies. Built across the mobile app, web frontend and backend, and own the entire infrastructure and DevOps operation.
Oct 2025 — Present
Software Engineering Intern · National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)
Building and testing web application modules at Nigeria's federal IT development agency, working with cross-functional teams to keep features aligned with project goals.
Aug 2025 — Present
Frontend Software Engineer · EchoBits Technologies
Improving an existing product's accessibility, reliability and reach across devices.
Jan 2024 — Aug 2025
Front-End Developer · Steamdledge Limited
Built and optimised React and Next.js applications, from reusable components to server-side rendering for performance and SEO.
Feb 2025 — May 2025
Front-End Developer Lead · Lead Techies Collab & Upskill
Led a team of frontend developers building React and Next.js applications, including CuratEd, a smart YouTube search app.
Sep 2022 — May 2025
Front-End Developer · Belsoft Systems Ltd
Built responsive, accessible interfaces with React, Next.js and Tailwind CSS in an Agile team.
2025 — Present
Infrastructure Lead · Google Developer Groups on Campus
Own the technical infrastructure behind the chapter — the platforms, tooling and environments members and organisers rely on for events, workshops and projects.
Next step
Hiring, building something, or need infrastructure you can trust?
I reply to every message within two working days.