ENGINEER. PRODUCT ARCHITECT. FOUNDER.

I turn ideas
into products.

I’m Stephen Echeruo. Most people call me Steve.
I build web, mobile and backend products, from idea to production.

A LITTLE ABOUT ME

Engineer by trade.
Builder by habit.
Leader by choice.

Here’s my story
Stephen Echeruo seated in a cream blazer
STEPHEN ECHERUO
THE CURRENT CHAPTERHire Africa

Everything I’ve learned.
Put to work for Africa’s talent.

Meet Hire Africa
OPay logoTorre.AI logoVeendHQ logoCHB Technologies logoEasySpend logoMarginplus logoSellWela logoHire Africa logo

01 / THE STORY SO FAR

Different companies.
Same obsession.

Turn ideas into products people use.
Make them reliable enough to trust.

01WHERE IT STARTED

OPay logo

OPay.

Junior Software Developer 2020 – 2022 Lagos, Nigeria

It started
with a hackathon.

In 2020 I won the OPay Hackathon, which was open to every developer in Nigeria. The win put my name in front of the Nigerian tech community. I applied to OPay soon after and joined as a junior software developer.

There I learnt what it means to ship software millions of people trust with their money every day. I still work by what it taught me: ship carefully, listen closely, keep it simple.

Visit OPay
Steve, OPay chapter
Steve, OPay chapter

01WHERE IT STARTED

OPay logo

OPay.

Junior Software Developer 2020 – 2022 Lagos, Nigeria

It started
with a hackathon.

In 2020 I won the OPay Hackathon, which was open to every developer in Nigeria. The win put my name in front of the Nigerian tech community. I applied to OPay soon after and joined as a junior software developer.

There I learnt what it means to ship software millions of people trust with their money every day. I still work by what it taught me: ship carefully, listen closely, keep it simple.

Visit OPay

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02 / PROJECTS

Things I’ve built.

Apps in the store, platforms in production.
Hover to pause. Open one to see how it was made.

03 / NOW BUILDING

Africa has the talent.
The world should hire it.

That’s the idea behind Hire Africa.

Hire Africa

Built for a problem
I’ve seen up close.

Great engineers, designers and operators across Africa are ready to work with global teams. But finding, vetting and hiring them has been slow, expensive, and full of middlemen.

Hire Africa connects employers directly with screened professionals across the continent. Search, review real profiles, interview and hire, all in one place.

Less time searching.
More time building with great people.

HIRE AFRICA / TALENT SEARCH
  • Amara O. ✓Senior Flutter Engineer · Lagos, NigeriaFlutterRiverpodFintech
    InterviewHired ✓
  • Kwame A. ✓Mobile Engineer · Accra, GhanaFlutterDartFirebase
    Interview
  • Wanjiru N. ✓Mobile Lead · Nairobi, KenyaFlutteriOSCI/CD
    Interview
Professionals
13,000+
African countries
31+
Lower hiring costs
70%

04 / SKILLS & TOOLS

The tools behind
the work.

Front end to back end, phone to cloud.
Picked for the job, not for the hype.

FULL STACK, END TO END

From the first commit
to the app store.

Years shipping
6
Projects shipped
25+
Companies
10+

Languages

07
  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • Dart
  • Scala
  • Python
  • Go
  • .NET

Backend

11
  • Node.js
  • NestJS
  • Play Framework
  • FastAPI
  • REST APIs
  • Microservices
  • RabbitMQ
  • WebSockets
  • Authentication
  • Push Notifications
  • Background Jobs

Frontend

06
  • React
  • Next.js
  • Vue.js
  • Angular
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Material UI

Mobile

07
  • Flutter
  • React Native
  • Swift
  • Kotlin
  • Expo
  • iOS
  • Android

Databases

06
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • MongoDB
  • Redis
  • Supabase
  • Firebase

Cloud & DevOps

06
  • Docker
  • CI/CD
  • AWS
  • DigitalOcean
  • Railway
  • Vercel

Architecture

04
  • System Design
  • API Design
  • Performance Optimization
  • Technical Leadership
Steve standing with his arms folded
STILL CURIOUS. STILL BUILDING.

05 / LET’S CONNECT

Good things start
with a conversation.

Building something ambitious? Need a CTO, a technical co-founder, or a team that ships? Or just want to say hello?
I’d love to hear from you.