Uko Akanowo
About Uko Akanowo
Uko Akanowo is a Senior Backend Engineer currently employed at Eazipay since 2023. He has a background in computer science and has held various engineering roles across multiple companies, including positions in Nigeria and the United Kingdom.
Work at Eazipay Inc.
Uko Akanowo currently serves as a Senior Backend Engineer at Eazipay, a company that participated in Y Combinator's Winter 2022 batch. He has been in this role since 2023, contributing to the development and optimization of backend systems. Prior to his current position, he worked at Eazipay as a Backend Engineer for six months in 2023, where he focused on backend development tasks.
Previous Employment Experience
Before joining Eazipay, Uko Akanowo held various positions in backend and full stack development. He worked at Devcenter Innovation as a Backend Developer for one month in 2021. He also served as a Full Stack Developer at Afrocamgist Ltd in London from 2021 to 2022, where he gained experience in both frontend and backend technologies. Additionally, he worked as a Backend Engineer at Sendchamp for ten months in a remote capacity from 2022 to 2023, and as a Backend Software Engineer at iQube Labs for five months in 2022 in Lagos, Nigeria.
Education and Expertise
Uko Akanowo earned a Bachelor of Technology (BTech) degree in Computer Science from Bells University of Technology. His studies spanned from 2017 to 2022, providing him with a solid foundation in computer science principles and practices. This educational background supports his expertise in backend development and software engineering.