Ahmad Mustapha (Ahmard)

Senior Backend & Platform Engineer

I architect distributed systems, payment infrastructure and cloud-native SaaS platforms with Rust. My work powers thousands of merchants and processes millions of API requests.

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What I Build

Distributed Systems

High-performance backend systems built with Rust, asynchronous processing, queues and event-driven architecture.

Platform Engineering

Cloud-native platforms, developer tooling, infrastructure automation and provisioning systems.

FinTech Infrastructure

Payment platforms, merchant services, webhooks, settlements and financial APIs.

Government Digital Platforms

Identity verification, authentication, secure APIs and national-scale backend systems.

Impact

6+
Years Experience
Thousands
Merchants Powered
Millions
API Requests Processed
40+
Production Services Built

Featured Projects

Land Management System

Government land administration platform for Kano State managing land registration, title processing, and land-use approvals. Features comprehensive workflow engine for multi-agency coordination and transparent processing of land transactions.

Transformed land administration in Kano State, reducing processing times from months to weeks, eliminating paper-based i…
PHP ReactPHP PostgreSQL with PostGIS WebSockets Workflow Engine GIS Integration Document Generation Payment Gateway RESTful APIs

Enterprise Fintech Platform

Comprehensive payment processing system with merchant management, automated settlements, and real-time transaction monitoring. Designed for scalability and financial compliance requirements.

Rust PostgreSQL Webhook System Payment Gateway Integration Asynchronous Processing Event-Driven Architecture

Enterprise Single Sign-On (SSO) System

Unified authentication platform consolidating multiple existing applications under a centralized identity management system. Serves as the foundation for building new applications with shared authentication and authorization.

Unified security posture across enterprise applications, reduced development time for new applications, improved user ex…
Rust Axum RabbitMQ Redis PostgreSQL OAuth 2.0 OpenID Connect JWT Session Management

AI-Powered Funding Discovery Platform

Intelligent funding recommendation platform for women entrepreneurs and business owners. Uses machine learning to match businesses with suitable grants, loans, and investment opportunities based on business profile, industry, stage, and eligibility criteria.

Empowered thousands of women entrepreneurs to discover and access funding opportunities they wouldn't have found indepen…
PHP Laravel React Next.js Ant Design PostgreSQL Redis Python TensorFlow Natural Language Processing Machine Learning Recommendation Systems Web Scraping RESTful APIs
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Experience

Senior Software Engineer

Leasafric Ghana

2022 – Present

Enterprise business platforms built with Rust.

Senior Software Engineer

Government Digital Infrastructure

2025 – 2026

Identity verification and authentication platforms.

Software Engineer

FinTech

2023 – 2024

Merchant platforms and payment infrastructure.

Technology Stack

Languages

Rust Java PHP TypeScript

Backend

Axum Ntex.rs Spring Boot Laravel

Infrastructure

Docker Kubernetes RabbitMQ Redis Kafka PostgreSQL

Architecture

Distributed Systems Platform Engineering Microservices REST APIs Event-driven Systems Multi-tenant SaaS

Get In Touch

Whether you're building payment infrastructure, distributed systems or cloud-native platforms, I'd love to hear about your next challenge.

Phone +234 703 563 6394
Location Abuja, Nigeria