Idris Olubisi

Founder & Developer Relations Engineer

London, GB.

About

Software & AI Engineer • Developer Advocate • Technical Writer • Speaker • Open Source Contributor • Founder of Web3 Afrika — a community of 15,000+ Web3 builders across Africa (backed by Developer DAO). UK Global Talent Visa holder based in the UK, focused on developer experience, blockchain, AI-agent tooling, and ecosystem growth.

Work

Midnight Foundation

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Developer Educator – DevRel

Remote, ,

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Summary

Serving as Developer Educator within Midnight Foundation, focusing on zero‑knowledge privacy solutions, confidential DeFi tooling, developer onboarding and ecosystem velocity.

Highlights

Leading DevRel for privacy‑first blockchain developer ecosystem

Authoring technical content and building educational tooling to onboard developers

Web3 Afrika

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Founder

Remote / Africa, ,

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Summary

Founded and scaled a community of over 15,000 Web3 builders across Africa. Led development of education, workshops, hackathons, mentorship programs and partnerships (e.g., Web3Bridge, Ethereum Nigeria, WomenInDeFi) focused on practical Web3 skills, inclusion, and developer ecosystem building.

Highlights

Built one of Africa’s largest Web3 talent pipelines (15,000+ members)

Delivered hands‑on developer bootcamps, hackathons, and education initiatives

Forged partnerships with Web3Bridge, Ethereum Nigeria, WomenInDeFi to expand outreach and scholarships

Interop Labs (Axelar)

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Developer Relations Engineer

Remote, ,

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Summary

Focused on developer relations engineering to support cross‑chain interoperability platform, onboarding developers to build secure, scalable multi‑chain applications.

Highlights

Engaged global developer community across 100,000+ developers

Built documentation, tutorials and SDKs for interoperability tooling

Mara

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Developer Relations Engineer

Nairobi, , Kenya

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Summary

Developed and scaled campus outreach programs across Africa; onboarded 30,000+ developers through clubs, workshops, and DevRel initiatives.

Highlights

Launched developer clubs across 18+ universities

Reached over 30,000 developers across Africa

LogRocket

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Technical Author

Remote, Massachusetts, US

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Summary

Authored technical tutorials and content to support product documentation and developer onboarding for web performance monitoring tools.

Highlights

Published high‑impact developer documentation and tutorials

Luna

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Backend Engineer

London, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Summary

Built backend systems for professional training & coaching platform.

Highlights

Developed scalable backend infrastructure in London

PhilanthroLab

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Backend Engineer

Dallas, Texas, US

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Summary

Engineered backend services for philanthropy focused software products.

Highlights

Built web‑based backend systems in Dallas, TX

Hotels.ng

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Back End Developer

Lagos, , Nigeria

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Summary

Developed backend applications for online hospitality platform in Lagos.

Highlights

Built core features for Hotels.ng platform

Tavia Technologies Limited

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Software Developer / Support Analyst (SharePoint)

Ikeja, Lagos, , Nigeria

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Summary

Worked on SharePoint development and support for enterprise clients in Nigeria (MTN, NPDC, Access Bank).

Highlights

Developed SharePoint solutions for major corporate clients

Education

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

Bauchi, , Nigeria
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B.Eng Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Skills

Developer Relations

DevRel, community building, technical writing, developer experience.

Technical Writing

freeCodeCamp, LogRocket, Moralis, SDK documentation.

Web3 & Blockchain Development

Solidity, smart contracts, EVM, interoperability (Axelar), DeFi.

Backend Engineering

.NET, C#, Python, Node.js, Express.js, Databases.

Open Source Contribution

JavaScript, React, GraphQL, Docker.