Isaac Adewumi
Lagos, Nigeria|hi@enio.la|github.com/prettyirrelevant|in/isaac-adewumi
Backend engineer in crypto, fintech, and open source since 2020. Most of that time at Rotki, on accounting, chain support, and DeFi decoding. I cofounded an Algorand payments product and ship side projects in Python, Rust, Go, and TypeScript.
Experience
Python Backend Engineer at Rotki Solutions GmbH
Remote, Berlin · Oct 2024 - Mar 2026
Remote, Berlin
- Shipped Solana support end to end: transaction decoding, spam token filtering, and chain-specific asset handling.
- Delivered historical balance tracking from scratch: transaction replay for fine-grained balances, archive node queries for native and ERC20 balances, with snapshotting and cache invalidation underneath.
- Migrated 10+ API endpoints off hardcoded USD valuation to a user-selected display currency.
- Integrated Balancer v1/v2, Aura Finance, Beefy, Yearn, and StakeDAO, plus Coinbase ED25519 API keys and Binance Convert trades.
Software Engineer at Unyte
Nigeria · Jul 2024 - Oct 2024
Nigeria
- Delivered policy management and provider onboarding for an API-first insurance platform.
- Built the distribution workflows partners used to embed insurance products across African markets.
Technical Cofounder & Lead Engineer at FlashPay
Part-time, Remote · May 2022 - 2024
Part-time, Remote
- Cofounded an early Algorand payment-link platform on an Algorand Foundation grant.
- Designed and shipped the Django backend: payment links, merchant APIs, API keys, wallet setup, transaction verification, webhooks, and revenue reporting.
- Ran the payment lifecycle on-chain: creation, tracking, verification, and reconciliation.
- Published the merchant JavaScript SDK, its API surface, and the integration docs.
Python Backend Engineer at Rotki Solutions GmbH
Remote, Berlin · Apr 2022 - Apr 2023
Remote, Berlin
- Removed the Uniswap V3 subgraph dependency by moving retrieval fully on-chain.
- Cut Electron memory usage by about 30% by revamping asset management endpoints.
- Added Average Cost Basis and HIFO accounting, Taproot BTC addresses, and spam NFT filtering.
- Decoded transactions for Uniswap V2/V3, Sushiswap, Curve, and MakerDAO.
Full Stack Engineer at DeCHO
Remote, Lagos · Jan 2022 - Apr 2022
Remote, Lagos
- Built a Swift native module for the Algorand SDK in React Native, Django REST Framework endpoints, and web wallet integrations.
Earlier
Software Engineer at Saber Creative Agency
Oct 2021 - Jan 2022
Django backend endpoints and UI for a hospitality management app. Set up CI and widened test coverage.
Django Developer Intern at Mul-T-Lock Nigeria
Jan 2021 - Mar 2021
Product landing page and an IoT device authentication system built with Django Channels.
Freelance Software Developer
Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
Django e-commerce sites, client web apps, and a real-time end-to-end encrypted CLI chat app.
Hackathon Wins
- BridgeBloc at DevX EMEA : won a prize
- Brazen at Anchor Embedded Finance Hackathon : 1st place
- Optimart at XRPL Hackathon : won a prize
- ContractWatch at Scroll v0rtex Hackathon : won a prize
- Wrapped Naira at Scroll v0rtex Hackathon : won a prize
Projects
- Kizami : Rust service for block-by-timestamp lookups across 30+ EVM chains
- Decodify : Chrome extension for human-readable Etherscan transaction decoding
- Wakaru : Client-side bank statement analyzer with natural language queries
- Guessx : Real-time multiplayer guessing game for 2-20 players
- Neuron : BLE-based attendance system using ESP32 (final year project)
Skills
Education
B.Sc. Electrical & Electronics Engineering at Obafemi Awolowo University
2018 - 2024