Dara Oladapo
About Dara Oladapo
Dara Oladapo is a Senior DevOps Engineer at BigHand, with a diverse background in technology and engineering roles at Microsoft and other companies. He focuses on learning and teaching technology, particularly in areas that enhance developer productivity.
Current Role at BigHand
Dara Oladapo serves as a Senior DevOps Engineer at BigHand, a position he has held since 2023. He operates in a hybrid work environment based in London, England, United Kingdom. In this role, he focuses on managing application deployments, platform maintenance, and upgrades utilizing cloud tools and technologies.
Previous Experience at Microsoft
Dara Oladapo has extensive experience at Microsoft, where he held several positions over the years. He worked as a Microsoft Student Partner from 2013 to 2015 in Nigeria, and later as a Technical Evangelist Intern from 2015 to 2016. He continued his career at Microsoft as a Modern Apps Consultant from 2016 to 2017, a Technical Evangelist in Microsoft 4Afrika from 2018 to 2019, and a Customer Success Engineer from 2019 to 2020.
Education and Expertise
Dara Oladapo earned a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Computer Science from the Federal University of Technology Akure, where he studied from 2010 to 2015. His expertise includes Azure, Azure DevOps, C#, Xamarin, and Kubernetes, and he has authored multiple publications and certifications in these areas.
Career Development and Teaching Mission
Dara has a core mission centered around learning and teaching technology, with a focus on innovations that enhance developer productivity. He has created engaging content for various platforms, including blogs, podcasts, and webinars, to share knowledge and insights within the tech community.
Experience at Other Companies
In addition to his roles at Microsoft and BigHand, Dara Oladapo has worked at various companies. He served as a Software Development Intern at ATB Techsoft Solutions Limited in 2014, a DevOps Consultant at Wragby Business Solutions & Technologies Limited in 2018, and as a Senior DevOps Engineer at myairops from 2021 to 2023. He also held positions as a Principal Technical Learning Specialist at QA Ltd and as a Project Lead at WiseLead Company.