Emmanuel Afolayan

Emmanuel is architecting secure, scalable backend systems for production

A Solutions Architect and backend engineer with a focus on cloud infrastructure, API design, and AI-integrated systems. He builds software that scales securely and ships to production.

Emmanuel Afolayan

About

A builder first.
An architect by mindset.

I'm Emmanuel, a Solutions Architect and backend engineer. I co-founded Heala Health, where we're building digital health infrastructure for Nigerian hospitals. Before that, I built ShadowGuard IT, Lexi Assist, and a few other things that are actually running in production.

Currently studying Computational Science at Veritas University Abuja, where I also serve as Director of Technology & Innovation at NACOS (elected twice). I organize hackathons, mentor backend developers, and occasionally compete in them too.

I care about systems that are secure, well-architected, and built to last. Whether it's a REST API, a cloud migration, or an AI integration, I want it to work properly the first time.

6+ products shipped · CCNA certified · AWS · 2x NACOS Director

Experience

Where I've worked.
What I've built.

Heala Health

Feb 2026 – Present

Co-founder & CEO / Backend Lead

  • Architected and built the complete backend for a telehealth platform serving underserved communities across Nigeria
  • Designed RESTful APIs for patient-doctor matching, appointment scheduling, and medical record management
Co-founded

NACOS Veritas University Chapter

Nov 2025 – Present

Director of Technology & Innovation

  • Elected consecutively as Director of Technology & Innovation and Student Representative
  • Organized Africa’s Talking x Veritas University Hackathon
Elected

Belsoft Systems Limited

Dec 2025 – Present

Backend & AI Engineer

  • Built backend systems for Sla.net.ng, a production web platform
  • Developed Belpower, an internal tooling product
Intern

ShadowGuard IT

Nov 2025 – Feb 2026

Co-Founder

  • Built the backend risk-scoring engine for shadow IT detection
  • Developed user activity analysis pipeline surfacing unauthorized cloud application usage
Co-founded

Lexi Assist

Oct 2023 – Present

Dev Team Lead & Backend Developer

  • Lead the development team building an AI-powered EdTech platform
  • Architected the backend supporting AI flashcard generation, adaptive quizzes, and chatbot tutoring
Lead

Nextar Quantum Systems

Jan 2026 – Sep 2026

Lead Software Engineer

  • Led software engineering efforts across product development
  • Architected and delivered backend systems for production deployment
Lead

ISACA Abuja

Jul 2025 – Sep 2025

Software Developer Intern

  • Built and maintained websites for the organization
  • Managed live web properties and resolved production issues
Intern

Lumina Labs Limited

May 2026 – Present

Cloud Architect

  • Designing and implementing cloud architecture solutions
  • Leading infrastructure decisions across cloud platforms
Cloud

Projects

Things I've built.
Not demos.

Heala Health

Digital Health Infrastructure

Heala Health

Co-founder & CEO / Backend Lead

White-labeled digital health infrastructure for Nigerian hospitals. Telemedicine, lab delivery, pharmacy, and AI triage under each hospital's brand.

Node.jsExpress.jsPostgreSQLAWSSocket.IOPrisma
Live
Lexi Assist

AI-Powered Academic Companion

Lexi Assist

Dev Team Lead & Backend Developer

AI-powered academic companion that sits between students and their course material. Lecture transcription, audio summaries, flashcard generation, and a RAG chatbot grounded in the student's own notes.

LangChainLangGraphGemini APIGroq WhisperWeaviateRAG
Live
ZT-Guardian

AI-Augmented Zero-Trust Security

ZT-Guardian

Lead Developer

AI-augmented Zero-Trust cloud security platform combining behavioral anomaly detection, a fine-tuned LLM, and a sub-50ms policy enforcement gateway.

PythonTensorFlowAWSZero-TrustNode.jsReact
In Development
ShadowGuard IT

Shadow IT Detection Platform

ShadowGuard IT

Co-Founder

Enterprise security tool detecting unauthorized cloud app usage. Built the backend risk-scoring engine analyzing user activity patterns and triggering real-time alerts.

PythonNode.jsRisk AnalyticsSecurity
Shipped

Skills

What I work with.
Architecture to implementation.

Backend & API Architecture

Node.js, Express.js, Python, Go, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, REST APIs, system design, microservices.

Cloud & Security

AWS, Google Cloud, Firebase, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Zero-Trust architecture, cloud security, network security.

AI & Machine Learning

LangChain.js, TensorFlow, Amazon SageMaker, LLM integration, prompt engineering, RAG pipelines.

Certifications

CCNA: Introduction to Networks

Cisco · Sep 2025

C Essentials 1

Cisco · Jun 2025

Project Planning: Putting It All Together

Google · Sep 2026

Project Initiation: Starting a Successful Project

Google · Sep 2026

Introduction to AI

Google · Sep 2026

Foundations of Project Management

Google · Sep 2026

Leadership

Beyond code.
Community and competition.

EA.

Director of Technology & Innovation

NACOS Veritas University Chapter

Elected twice consecutively (2025/2026, re-elected 2026/2027). Led technology initiatives, organized hackathons, and represented over 200 students.

Director of Technology & Innovation
EA.

Hackathon Organizer

Africa’s Talking x Veritas University

Organized and coordinated a university-wide hackathon in partnership with Africa’s Talking, bringing industry mentors to campus.

Hackathon Organizer
EA.

Event Organizer

GDG Abuja x Veritas University

Organized a collaboration event bringing Google Developer Group Abuja to campus, connecting students with the wider developer community.

Event Organizer
EA.

1st Runner-up

Veritas University Software Exhibition

Designed and developed a high-impact software system addressing real-world operational challenges. Placed second university-wide.

1st Runner-up
EA.

Lead Instructor & Mentor

Backend Development Club

EA.

Competitor

WemaBank Hackaholics 6.0

EA.

Participant

2026 University Duel & Smart Challenge

EA.

Award of Service

NACOS

FAQ

Common
questions

Backend systems, API architecture, cloud infrastructure, AI integrations. If the problem is technically challenging, I'm interested.

Contact

Let's work together.

Got a project in mind? I'd love to hear about it.

Open to backend engineering roles, cloud architecture consulting, startup collaborations, and anything technically interesting.