Welcome to my GitHub. This is where I work on backend systems, explore how software behaves under real-world constraints, and document things I learn along the way.

I’m Abdulmateen Tairu, a Senior Software Engineer with 6+ years of experience building and operating production systems across fintech, logistics, and AI-driven products. I focus on reliability, scalability, and understanding systems beyond their abstractions.

• 🔭 What I’m Working On:
  Building Haya — an AI-powered, Nigeria-focused talent matching platform. I’m responsible for backend architecture, data ingestion, matching logic, and the infrastructure that keeps everything running reliably.

• 🌱 What I’m Exploring:
  System design from the inside out — database internals, software networking, concurrency, queues, and distributed systems. I’m also exploring AI engineering, with a focus on practical LLM workflows, embeddings, and search systems that ship to production.

• 👯 Collaboration Interests:
  Backend-heavy products built with Python, TypeScript, Django, NestJS, FastAPI, especially systems with real users, real traffic, and real trade-offs.

• 💬 Ask Me About:
  Database internals, software networking, backend architecture, automation, and designing systems that stay boring and dependable at scale.

• ⚽ Fun Fact:
  Big football fan who enjoys breaking down matches the same way I break down systems.

• 💭 Long-Term Interests:
  Applying data and engineering to football in Nigeria, whether through analytics, infrastructure, or media.

• 😄 A Bit About Me:
  Serious about systems, curious by default, and occasionally mischievous.

• 📫 Let’s Connect:
  Find me on Twitter or LinkedIn. Always happy to talk systems, product, or football.