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👋 Python Backend Developer & Open Source Builder
Ayinkx
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Practical backend systems, APIs, automation tools and developer tooling — built with Python, FastAPI, Flask, SQL and Docker.
- Python
- FastAPI
- Flask
- REST APIs
- SQL
- Docker
- Linux
- Git
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Python / FastAPI / Flask
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01 — What I Build
Engineering that ships
Automation
Python automation, scheduled jobs, workflow automation and integrations.
Developer Tools
CLI tools, coding assistants, developer utilities and engineering productivity tools.
Open Source
Real repositories, contributions, documentation, testing and developer-focused projects.
02 — Featured Project
Social Autopilot
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Social Autopilot
A multi-tenant social publishing SaaS designed around one composer for multiple social networks. Core workflows include multiple accounts per platform, scheduling and recurring posts, a content calendar, media library, drafts, CSV import, encrypted OAuth tokens, 2FA and team workspaces. Built with FastAPI + PostgreSQL (Supabase), deployed on Vercel and documented with 412 passing automated tests. Provider publishing is still being verified end to end; TikTok sandbox publishing is not yet verified and production access is pending approval.
Write once
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03 — Work
Featured Projects
Open source
Open source is a major part of how I learn and build — practical developer tools, backend systems and blockchain-related tooling, with a focus on useful code, improving documentation and testing features.
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04 — Tech Stack
Tools I build with
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05 — About
Get to know me
I'm Lawal Olayinka Awal — known online as Ayinkx. I'm a self-taught Python backend developer and open-source builder focused on building practical software, APIs, automation tools and developer tooling.
I work primarily with Python, FastAPI, Flask, REST APIs, SQL, Docker, Git and Linux. I learn by building real projects, contributing to open source and solving practical engineering problems.
Outside software development, I'm also a musician, producer and content creator. Those creative interests are an important part of who I am, but software development and open source are the main focus of this portfolio.
- Lagos, Nigeria
- The Polytechnic, Ibadan
- Musician & Producer
- Content Creator
- Open to opportunities
Backend
Python, FastAPI, Flask and REST APIs.
Open Source
Building and contributing to real projects in the open.
DevOps-ish
Docker, Linux, Bash and deployment basics.
Problem Solver
Building tools that make life easier.
06 — Life
Beyond Code
Beyond code, I create as Ayinkx — a Nigerian musician, producer and content creator. Here's that side of me.
🎧 Music & Production
Creative work, music production and experimentation — love songs, chill vibes and real stories.
- No Hard Feelings
- Give It All
- Suffering
⚡ Content & Community
Content creation and digital community building — viral reaction videos and live streams.
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Reactions & Streams
Viral reactions and live streams with a growing 30K+ community. Fresh videos on YouTube and Instagram.
Follow @ayinkxreacts07 — Kind words
What collaborators say
Real comments from open-source maintainers on pull requests I opened — each one links to the original on GitHub.
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merged, thanks for the thorough coverage here — the stored-vs-system resolution cases and the outside-provider guard test were exactly the gaps described. nice work matching the existing mocking patterns.
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Clean fix, exactly what the issue asked for. The pattern correctly covers all four crates and will pick up any new ones automatically, and documenting the decision in CONTRIBUTING.md is a nice touch most contributors would have skipped. Thanks for taking this on.
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Thanks — this is solid work, and the guards around payee verification and wallet status are the right ones.
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merged, thanks. good call keeping the 429 message calm and specific instead of the generic error path — and appreciate the test coverage on both branches.
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Thanks for the bot-auth feature and tests — nice work.
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Really appreciate the contribution to issue #3 (SecureStore Keychain/Keystore parity) — please check main and let us know if it misses anything your PR handled.
Featured & active on
Spotify
Apple Music
YouTube
Open Source
Featured on Medium
08 — Journey
Experience & Timeline
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Self-Taught Developer
Python & backend fundamentals, learned by building.
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Open Source
Developer tooling & APIs, contributing in the open.
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Current Focus
Backend engineering + automation + open source.
09 — Notes
From the journal
Currently building
AI Code Assistant
Developer tooling + AI + Open Source
View repositorySocial Autopilot
Backend automation + social APIs
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Product
Shipping Social Autopilot: from MVP to production SaaS
How a small publishing MVP grew into a multi-account, multi-platform scheduler with recurring posts, team workspaces and 412 tests — and what I learned shipping it.
BackendBuilding a Flask REST API from scratch
A practical walkthrough of a clean, testable Flask API — blueprints, config, error handling and pytest.
LifeBalancing music and code
How I ship backend features by day and write songs and reaction videos by night — without burning out.
Open SourceWhy I love open source
From my first pull request to collaborating on Stellar/Soroban tooling — lessons from building in the open.
10 — Contact
Let's build something
I'm available for backend development, API development, automation and developer tooling work — and always open to open-source collaboration. Have a project, a role, or just want to say hi? My inbox is always open and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.