Johnson Adegboye Adelere
Full-stack developer and IT manager with 5+ years building and deploying production web applications end to end — across React, Django REST Framework, Python, PHP/MySQL, and cloud CI/CD.
One developer, running the whole stack.
About
Johnson is a full-stack developer and IT manager with 5+ years of hands-on experience building and deploying production web applications end to end. He's skilled across React, Django REST Framework, Python, PHP/MySQL, and cloud deployment with Heroku and GitHub Actions CI/CD.
He's currently the sole technical operator for a multi-branch nonprofit organization, owning everything from backend architecture to brand design and live event technology. He's comfortable working independently, resolving critical production issues under pressure, and delivering polished results across code, design, and content — the kind of person you hand a problem to and don't have to think about again.
- Based inLagos, Nigeria
- Current titleIT Manager, FSM
- Also runsTech Giant Africa
- Operator since2019
- Core stackReact · Django REST · PHP/MySQL
- Roots inYorùbá culture
Experience
- Sole technical operator for the organization: full-stack web development, brand design, event logistics, and document production.
- Built and maintained the organization's website using a React frontend and a Django REST Framework backend, deployed on Heroku.
- Diagnosed and resolved a critical production deployment conflict where the frontend was overwriting the backend on the same host — fixed buildpack configuration, dependency conflicts, CORS errors, and a misconfigured production Procfile.
- Designed a consolidated monorepo architecture with a GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline to streamline future deployments.
- Led technology operations for LOOK 2026, a multi-day international conference: managed registration data analysis and coordinator reporting across 20+ states and international entries, produced a board-ready presentation deck, and coordinated logistics for large-scale WhatsApp communications.
- Produced branded reports, newsletters, and social media content under a consistent organizational brand system.
- Managed the organization's WordPress site, graphic design output (CorelDRAW, Photoshop, Canva), and social media presence since 2019.
- Founded and run a personal technology venture delivering full-stack applications, brand identity, and creative work for independent clients.
- Designed and built "Ilé Yorùbá," a remote Yorùbá-language teaching web app, prototyped in React and deployed via GitHub Pages, formally quoted and contracted.
- Delivered wedding design projects including a custom HTML wedding invitation and composite photography backdrop work.
- Researched and prototyped an early-stage African-first fintech concept, including an interactive HTML prototype, brand identity, and pitch materials.
- Designed and developed a School Management System web application using PHP and MySQL, streamlining administrative tasks.
- Built responsive front-end interfaces and a secure authentication/authorization system to protect student and administrative data.
- Integrated student registration, attendance tracking, grade recording, and communication modules into a single system.
- Provided user training and ongoing maintenance, adding features based on user feedback.
- Led backend development projects end to end using advanced PHP and MySQL, architecting data structures for school management systems.
- Coordinated with front-end developers, designers, and stakeholders to define scope and ensure successful delivery.
- Implemented data security measures including encryption and access controls; mentored junior developers.
- Managed cross-functional projects from initiation to delivery, maintaining budgets, timelines, and stakeholder communication.
- Implemented project management methodologies to streamline delivery and mitigate risk.
- Founded and built Foodhut, a personal food-ordering web application, using PHP, MySQL, and front-end technologies.
- Owned project planning, execution, security implementation, and quality testing solo.
Skills
Front-end
React, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, Bootstrap, jQuery
Back-end
Django REST Framework, Python, PHP, MySQL, RESTful API design
DevOps & deployment
Heroku, GitHub Actions (CI/CD), Git, environment & config debugging, CORS & buildpack troubleshooting
CMS & tools
WordPress, Canva, CorelDRAW, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office
Project & operations
Cross-functional team coordination, event technology logistics, data analysis and reporting
Digital & brand
Social media strategy, content creation, branded document and report design
Selected work
Ilé Yorùbá
A Yorùbá-language learning platform built for diaspora children, with teacher and parent portals and a public landing page. Recently completed and deployed.
Tailwind CSS
PHP / MySQL
Oya Pay
An African-first debt-tracking app concept for Nigeria, developed through to an interactive prototype, brand identity, pricing strategy, and investor pitch deck.
Brand system
Pitch deck
Foundation for Student Mission
Sole technical operator for an international missions non-profit — its website, email campaigns, and the systems behind its annual student conference, LOOK 2026.
Heroku · GitHub Actions
MailerLite
FOFA — Foyinsii Fashion Academy
A web application for a fashion academy in Ibadan, currently at the React prototype stage with a full backend and admin panel planned next.
In progress
Foodhut
A food-ordering web application conceived, built, and shipped solo — planning, execution, security, and testing all handled alone.
Education
Software Engineering
SQI College of ICT, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria
Software Engineering (Teen Code)
Andela Community, Lagos, Nigeria
National Diploma, Mechanical Engineering
The Polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Senior Secondary Certificate (NECO)
Alafia Oluwa Baptist High School, Tewure, Oyo State, Nigeria
Referees available on request.
Get in touch
Need a developer who ships alone, and ships well?
Whether it's a full product build, a technical rescue, or ongoing IT operations — Johnson takes it from idea to production and keeps it running.
Email Johnson