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Consulting · Victor IwatannayeTaking on select projects

From ideato production.

I help founders, teams and businesses turn software ideas into well-scoped, well-architected and production-ready products.

Let's talkView my work
  1. Strategy.01
  2. Architecture.02
  3. Teams.03
  4. Engineering.04
  5. Delivery.05
Victor seated at a desk with a laptop and tablet, hands clasped, looking into the camera

Bring me an idea, a product problem or a technical mess. I'll help you work out what to build, how to build it and who should build it, then help get it into production.

01The model

One partner acrossthe entire lifecycle.

Most projects lose momentum at the handoffs: strategy to architecture, architecture to team, team to production. I stay with the work through all of them.

  1. 01 · Discover

    Understand the problem.

    • Business requirements
    • Product goals
    • User needs
    • Existing systems
    • Technical constraints

  2. 02 · Scope

    Turn the idea into something buildable.

    • Requirements
    • MVP definition
    • Feature prioritisation
    • Technical feasibility
    • Engineering estimates
    • Delivery roadmap

  3. 03 · Architect

    Design the system.

    • System architecture
    • API design
    • Data modelling
    • Infrastructure
    • Integrations
    • Security
    • Scalability

  4. 04 · Build the team

    Create the engineering capability to execute.

    • Engineering structure
    • Hiring guidance
    • Team composition
    • Technical leadership
    • Development processes
    • Code review practices
    • Engineering standards

  5. 05 · Build

    Turn architecture into working software.

    • Backend
    • Frontend
    • Mobile
    • APIs
    • AI integrations
    • Third-party integrations
    • Infrastructure

  6. 06 · Ship

    Get the product into production.

    • CI/CD
    • Cloud infrastructure
    • Deployment
    • Monitoring
    • Performance
    • Reliability

  7. 07 · Iterate

    Keep improving the product.

    • Technical improvements
    • Scaling
    • New features
    • Architecture evolution
    • Performance optimisation
    • Engineering processes

02The difference

Not just astrategy deck.

I can work at the level of strategy and architecture, and I can also get into the codebase and help ship the thing. Advice that never meets the code tends to stay advice.

This

Think→Design→Build→Ship

Not this

Advise → Leave

  1. 01

    Idea↓

    A problem worth solving, and a rough shape of the answer.

  2. 02

    Scope↓

    What has to exist now, what can wait, and what it will take.

  3. 03

    Architecture↓

    Services, data, integrations and the trade-offs behind them.

  4. 04

    Team↓

    The right people, roles and habits to carry it.

  5. 05

    Code↓

    Working software, reviewed and tested.

  6. 06

    Production

    Deployed, monitored and in the hands of real users.

03Where I can help

Where Ican help.

  • 01

    Product & technical strategy

    Turn ideas into technically realistic products.

  • 02

    System architecture

    Design systems that are maintainable, scalable and right for the stage of the business.

  • 03

    MVP scoping

    Separate what needs to be built now from what can wait.

  • 04

    Engineering teams

    Establish the right structure, roles, processes and technical standards.

  • 05

    Technical leadership

    Senior technical direction for a team that needs experienced engineering leadership.

  • 06

    Full-stack development

    Hands-on work across frontend, backend, APIs and infrastructure.

  • 07

    AI engineering

    Find where AI meaningfully improves an existing product or makes a new one possible, then build it so it's reliable.

  • 08

    Technical due diligence

    Review an architecture, codebase or technical direction and surface the risks and the opportunities.

04Credibility

Built in thereal world.

Six years of shipping software where correctness matters: lending, banking, crypto, logistics. Here is some of it.

Years solving problems and shipping to production
6+
Platform performance gained through architecture and database work
30%approx.
Users across the products I've shipped
500K+
Industries shipped for: fintech, logistics, e-commerce, education
4
  1. 01TendarLending-as-a-Service and credit scoring: all-in-one lending software for modern lenders.Fintech
  2. 02Digital Banking for Focus MFBSecure APIs and backend services behind customer-facing and operational banking.Fintech
  3. 03JeroidA crypto exchange app: trade crypto, redeem gift cards for cash and pay bills in one place.Fintech
  4. 04OnePort365A logistics operations platform: freight for Africa's traders, from port to warehouse.Logistics
  5. 05AI Trading AssistantControl MetaTrader 5 accounts through WhatsApp or Telegram in plain language.AI
  • Led backend architecture for fintech, digital banking and lending platforms
  • Designed microservice and event-driven systems that teams build on
  • Led engineering teams, code reviews and mentorship
  • Integrated payment providers, banks and third-party services
  • Owned systems from database design to deployment and production support
  • Built AI features where the model interprets and deterministic code decides

05Who I work with

Who Iwork with.

  • 01

    Founders

    You have an idea and need someone technical enough to turn it into a real product.

  • 02

    Startups

    You need experienced engineering leadership without building a large technical organisation yet.

  • 03

    Growing teams

    You need architecture, process or technical leadership to get to the next stage.

  • 04

    Businesses going digital

    You need to replace manual processes or build software around an existing operation.

  • 05

    Existing products

    Your product needs architectural work, new capabilities or AI integration.

06How we can work

Ways towork together.

Every engagement is scoped to the problem, so there's no price list. Tell me what you're working on and we'll find the right shape.

07What happens next

What happens afteryou reach out?

  1. 01

    We talk.

    About the idea, the problem or the technical challenge. No prep needed.

  2. 02

    We define the problem.

    Scope, priorities and constraints, written down so we agree on them.

  3. 03

    We map the solution.

    Architecture, roadmap, team and an execution plan you can act on.

  4. 04

    We build.

    Hands-on engineering and technical leadership.

  5. 05

    We ship.

    Production deployment, then iteration based on what real use teaches us.