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Hi, I'm Sulaimon Taoban
Web Developer & DevOps Engineer
I build fast, scalable web applications and cloud infrastructure with a focus on performance, automation, and exceptional user experiences.
Lagos, Nigeria
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About Me
Engineering that people can rely on
A developer-operator who owns products end to end — from the interface to the infrastructure it runs on.
I'm Sulaimon Taoban, a Lagos-based Web Developer and DevOps Engineer with 3+ years of experience building and operating web products. I specialize in shipping modern React and Next.js frontends and the automated cloud infrastructure that keeps them fast and reliable.
My work sits at the intersection of development and operations. I don't just write features — I containerize them, wire up CI/CD, provision infrastructure as code, and set up monitoring so teams can ship with confidence.
My engineering philosophy is simple: build for scale, automate the boring parts, and measure everything. Clean architecture and continuous improvement aren't buzzwords to me — they're how I keep systems maintainable and trustworthy as they grow.
Scalable Applications
Architected to grow — from first user to production scale without rewrites.
Clean Architecture
Readable, well-typed, testable code with clear boundaries and conventions.
Automation First
If it's done twice, it gets automated — from CI/CD to routine ops.
Cloud Deployment
Containerized, observable workloads on AWS and DigitalOcean.
Performance
Fast by default — measured budgets, caching, and lean payloads.
Continuous Improvement
Ship, measure, iterate. Reliability and quality compound over time.
Skills
A full-stack, full-lifecycle toolkit
From pixels to pipelines — the technologies I use to design, build, deploy, and operate software.
Frontend
7 skills
Accessible, performant interfaces built to scale.
HTML
CSS
JavaScript
TypeScript
React
Next.js
Tailwind CSS
Backend
3 skills
Reliable APIs and services with clean architecture.
Node.js
Express
REST APIs
DevOps
11 skills
Automated, observable, resilient infrastructure.
Docker
Kubernetes
Linux
GitHub Actions
CI/CD
Nginx
AWS
DigitalOcean
Terraform
Monitoring
Bash
Databases
3 skills
Modelling data for correctness and speed.
PostgreSQL
MySQL
MongoDB
Tools
5 skills
The everyday kit that keeps delivery smooth.
Git
GitHub
VS Code
Figma
Postman
Featured Projects
Work that ships and scales
Real products and infrastructure — highlighting the engineering decisions behind each one.
Full Stack
Cloud Commerce Platform
A production e-commerce storefront with a headless architecture, containerized services, and a fully automated deployment pipeline.
Challenge solved
Cart and checkout latency spiked under load. I introduced edge caching, database connection pooling, and horizontal scaling behind a load balancer.
- Cut Time-to-First-Byte by 62% with edge caching
- Zero-downtime blue/green deployments
- Automated image optimization pipeline
Next.js
TypeScript
Node.js
PostgreSQL
Docker
AWS
DevOps
Kubernetes CI/CD Pipeline
An end-to-end GitHub Actions pipeline that builds, tests, scans, and rolls out containers to a Kubernetes cluster with automatic rollbacks.
Challenge solved
Manual releases were slow and error-prone. I codified the entire delivery flow with IaC and progressive rollout gates so failed deploys revert automatically.
- Reduced release time from 45 min to under 6 min
- Automated vulnerability scanning on every build
- Self-healing rollouts with health-gated promotion
Kubernetes
GitHub Actions
Docker
Terraform
Helm
Nginx
Web
Motion UI Component Library
A reusable React component library with accessible primitives, design tokens, and buttery-smooth Framer Motion micro-interactions.
Challenge solved
Teams reimplemented the same UI inconsistently. I built a token-driven system so every component stays on-brand and accessible by default.
- 40+ documented, tested components
- WCAG AA compliant primitives
- Adopted across multiple client products
React
TypeScript
Tailwind CSS
Framer Motion
Storybook
DevOps
Observability & Monitoring Stack
A monitoring platform using Prometheus, Grafana, and alerting rules to surface reliability issues before users notice them.
Challenge solved
Incidents were discovered by customers, not dashboards. I instrumented services with metrics and SLO-based alerting for proactive response.
- Mean time to detection down 70%
- SLO dashboards for every critical service
- Automated PagerDuty-style alert routing
Prometheus
Grafana
Docker
Linux
Bash
AWS
Full Stack
Realtime Analytics Dashboard
A realtime analytics dashboard streaming events over websockets with a snappy, responsive React frontend.
Challenge solved
Live charts stuttered with high event throughput. I batched updates, used windowed rendering, and offloaded aggregation to a worker.
- Handles 10k+ events/min smoothly
- Sub-100ms UI update latency
- Fully responsive, mobile-first layout
Next.js
Node.js
WebSockets
MongoDB
Redis
Tailwind CSS
Experience
A track record of shipping
Roles where I've built products, automated delivery, and kept systems running reliably.
2023 — Present
Web Developer & DevOps Engineer
Freelance / Self-employedRemote
Building and deploying web products and cloud infrastructure for startups and SMEs across fintech, commerce, and SaaS.
- Shipped and operated 20+ production applications
- Standardized CI/CD across client projects
- Introduced IaC and monitoring for reliable operations
Next.js
TypeScript
Docker
Kubernetes
AWS
GitHub Actions
2022 — 2023
Frontend Developer
Tech Studio XYZLagos, Nigeria
Built React-based UIs for client products and led the migration to a shared component library.
- Delivered UIs for 4 client products
- Led component library migration
- Established design token architecture
React
TypeScript
Tailwind CSS
Node.js
2021 — 2022
Junior Developer
Creative Agency LagosLagos, Nigeria
Started building for the web while supporting product and marketing teams, learning to ship reliable, maintainable code.
- Automated repetitive build tasks with Bash
- Shipped landing pages for 20+ campaigns
- Bridged design and engineering workflows
JavaScript
HTML
CSS
Git
DevOps Expertise
From commit to production, automated
I design delivery pipelines and cloud infrastructure that make releases boring — fast, safe, and repeatable.
CI/CD Pipeline
Code
Push to GitHub
Build
Docker image
Test
CI + scans
Deploy
K8s rollout
Monitor
Grafana SLOs
CI/CD Pipelines
Automated build, test, scan, and deploy workflows with GitHub Actions and progressive rollout gates.
Docker Deployments
Reproducible, minimal container images with multi-stage builds and hardened runtime configs.
Kubernetes
Declarative orchestration with Helm, auto-scaling, health checks, and self-healing rollouts.
Cloud Infrastructure
Provisioning and operating workloads on AWS and DigitalOcean with cost and security in mind.
Infrastructure as Code
Versioned, repeatable environments defined with Terraform for zero configuration drift.
Monitoring & Alerting
Metrics, dashboards, and SLO-based alerting with Prometheus and Grafana for proactive ops.
Automation & Scripting
Bash and tooling that removes toil — backups, rotations, and routine maintenance on autopilot.
Linux & Server Management
Hardened Linux administration, Nginx reverse proxies, TLS, and secure network configuration.
Open Source
Building in the open
A snapshot of my GitHub — repositories and a year of consistent contributions.
Contribution activity
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Blog
Writing about what I build
Notes on DevOps, web development, cloud, and performance — the lessons behind the code.
CI/CD
6 min readA GitHub Actions Pipeline You'll Actually Love
Composable workflows, caching, matrix builds, and security scanning to make CI/CD fast and trustworthy.
Apr 2, 2025Read
Docker
5 min readDocker Images That Are Actually Small
Multi-stage builds, distroless bases, and layer caching to shrink images and speed up deploys.
Feb 27, 2025Read
Performance
8 min readShipping Next.js Under a Performance Budget
Practical techniques for hitting 95+ Lighthouse scores: image optimization, code splitting, and lazy loading.
Jan 15, 2025Read
Cloud
6 min readWriting Terraform Modules That Scale
Structuring reusable, testable IaC so infrastructure stays clean as your team and cloud footprint grow.
Dec 8, 2024Read
React
7 min readReact Server Components in Practice
What actually changes in your mental model when you adopt RSC, and where they shine in real apps.
Nov 19, 2024Read
Testimonials
Trusted by the people I work with
Feedback from founders, managers, and engineers I've partnered with.
“Sulaimon rebuilt our checkout and set up the deployment pipeline. Releases went from a scary event to a non-event. Genuinely one of the most reliable engineers we've worked with.”
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Adaeze Okafor
Product Manager · Paystack-adjacent Fintech
“He owns problems end to end — from the React UI to the Kubernetes cluster it runs on. Our uptime and performance improved immediately after he joined.”
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Daniel Mensah
Founder & CEO · Griddle SaaS
“Clean code, clear communication, and infrastructure you can actually trust. Sulaimon raised the engineering bar for the whole team.”
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Grace Adeyemi
Engineering Lead · Commerce Studio
“We handed him a messy, manual deployment process. He gave us automated CI/CD, monitoring, and documentation. Exactly what a senior DevOps engineer should deliver.”
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Tunde Bello
CTO · LaunchStack
Contact
Let's build something reliable
Have a project, role, or idea in mind? I'm open to freelance work and full-time opportunities.
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Based in Lagos, Nigeria. Available remotely, worldwide.
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