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Issue No. 01 · Engineering · Lagos, 2026
Adio Azeez Adeniran.
Engineering leader scaling 7+ products across application and infrastructure at PiggyTech. Principal Solutions Architect. Engineering Partner at LiveLabs.
Lagos Island, Lagos State, Nigeria
Photographed in Lagos, 2026.
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By the numbers
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Years building
Engineering since 2015
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Products scaled
Application & infrastructure
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Awards earned
Industry & academic
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Talks & features
Across Africa & beyond
Chapter 01
Adio leads engineering at PiggyTech, the umbrella behind Nigeria's most-loved savings brand and a portfolio of fintech products. His role spans seven products across application and infrastructure, with principal solutions architecture as the connective tissue.
He has spent the last decade moving between backend systems, mobile, and platform — first at Stanbic IBTC, then Ebidhaa, Patronize, Africa Fintech Limited (UK), and now PiggyTech. Along the way: high-honor degrees from Cyprus International University, two staff-of-the-year awards, a Huawei Cloud feature.
“Engineering leadership is about scale — of systems, of teams, and of the decisions that quietly compound.”
Outside of work, he advises early-stage startups as Engineering Partner at LiveLabs, speaks at engineering forums across Africa, and mentors emerging engineering leaders.
Chapter 02
01 —
Languages
TypeScript · JavaScript · Java · Golang · Kotlin
02 —
Architecture
Microservices · API Design · gRPC · Systems Design · Database Design
03 —
Cloud & DevOps
GCP · Firebase · AWS · Heroku · CI/CD
04 —
Mobile & Frame
React Native · Native Android · Node.js · Restana
05 —
Leadership
Agile · Team Leadership · Cross-functional · Talent Development
Chapter 03
- 2024—
Group Engineering Manager
@ PiggyTech
Scaling 7+ products across application and infrastructure. Principal Solutions Architect.
- 2024
Engineering Partner
@ LiveLabs
Advising portfolio startups on technical strategy and architecture.
- 2024
Engineering Lead — Special Products
@ PiggyTech
System upgrades, engineering guidelines, backend boilerplate.
- 2023–24
Engineering Lead
@ Patronize
Led multiple teams, optimized microservices architecture.
- 2022–23
Lead Backend Engineer
@ PiggyTech
Scalable APIs, mentorship, reliability and performance.
- 2020–21
Integrations Lead Engineer II
@ Patronize
Developed Patronize POS — Java/Kotlin frontend, Node.js backend.
- 2021
Consulting Backend Engineer
@ Africa Fintech Ltd. — UK
Technical leadership and consulting on backend projects.
- 2018–21
Backend Engineer / Product Lead
@ Ebidhaa Services
Built enterprise software for Enyo Oil, Blackbell, KudaBank.
- 2017–19
Operations Manager
@ Princadaz Nigeria Ltd.
Daily operations and administration.
- 2015
Engineer Intern
@ Stanbic IBTC
Chapter 04
- 01
Staff of the Year
Piggytech Global Limited · 2025
- 02
Most Innovative Team
Engineering, Piggytech · 2025
- 03
Cross-Departmental Collaboration Award
Piggytech Global Limited · 2024
- 04
Staff of the Year — Patronize
PiggyTech / Patronize · 2023
- 05
High Honor Award (×2)
Cyprus International University · 2016
Chapter 05
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Innovation for Growth: Advancing Careers and Startups
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Keynote on innovation, careers, and startup growth in Nigeria.
Feature
The Cloud Tribe: African Voices
Huawei Cloud Sub-Saharan Africa
Featured as a Group Engineering Manager at PiggyTech — discussed AI, cloud security, Africa's digital transformation.
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