Available nowLondonUK Global Talent
Idris Olubisi
Senior Developer Relations Engineer
I’m a backend engineer who moved into developer relations and now builds AI agents. For seven years I’ve worked alongside the developers and builders using a product, finding the step that actually costs them time and shipping the fix, whether that’s courses, docs and tutorials, partner integrations and solution architecture, or production code.
- Developer relations and education
- Courses, docs, tutorials, explainer videos, talks and workshops that take developers and builders from first look to shipping.
- AI agent engineering
- Production agents and the harness around them: MCP tools, verification, safety limits, human approval and dashboards that show what agents are doing.
- Forward deployed engineering
- Working inside partner engineering teams from discovery and solution architecture to launch, then turning repeat problems into reference code and tooling.
- Backend engineering
- Production services and APIs: event-driven payments, multi-tenant systems, data pipelines, security hardening, race-condition fixes and monitoring.
Projects
The agent harness, end to end.
Agent harness 3
Claude trading agents behind a safety layer. Around 100 users trading real fundsPrivate repoSwoopAgent
Live
, opens GitHub.Gave AI agents Midnight code search and a compile check. 10,000+ downloads, 11,900+ agent tool callsMidnight MCP server
Open source
, opens GitHub.One screen for every agent session that needs you. 1,100+ npm downloads in its first weekAgent Lookout
npm
More builds 9
, opens GitHub.A Midnight app, devnet and deploy scripts in one commandcreate-mn-app
npm
, opens GitHub.The compile API behind Run buttons, which also powered the MCP serverCompact Playground
Open source
, opens GitHub.Foundry examples of cross-chain calls with AxelarFoundry Axelar GMP example
Reference
, opens the site.Gift exchanges and wishlists with AI gift ideasGiftDice
Live
, opens the site.Turns a topic into article titlesArticle Idea Generator
Live
, opens GitHub.Fixes quiet video audio on macOSAudioBoost
Open source
, opens GitHub.Loans scored on data the lender never seesZK Loan
Reference
, opens the site.An interactive book that teaches CompactLearn Compact
Live
, opens GitHub.A bot and API that explain Web3 termsweb3terms
Open source- More on GitHub
Talks and workshops
Tutorials, workshops and explainers.
Latest
University of Zurich International Summer School
Guest lecture on Midnight
Keynote
Beyond H-1B: building global tech careers from Africa
12,000 participants from 50+ countries
NIGHT vs DUST,
Build and ship your first MCP server,
Build a multichain RWA lending platform,
Tracking and troubleshooting cross-chain transactions,
Midnight MCP: the AI tool that understands Compact,
Stop copy-pasting code into ChatGPT,
Navigating DevRel in 2025,
Build a Farcaster Frame that sends multichain messages,
Midnight UTXO and account model,
All talks on YouTubeSpeaker profile on Sessionize
On stage 8
- 2025–26Midnight, Fireside chat
- 2025EthCC, Speaker
- 2025Build Afrika Summit, Host · Lagos
- 2024Devcon, Speaker
- 2023Osmocon, Talk · Paris
- 2022Mara Developer Campus Club, Workshop
- 2022DevFest Lagos, Talk
- 2022CityJS Conference, Talk · Lagos
Experience
Seven years in backend engineering and developer relations.
- Developer Educator, Developer RelationsMidnight Foundation, 2025–2026
- Developer Relations EngineerAxelar / Interop Labs, 2023–2025
- Developer Relations EngineerMara, 2022–2023
- Backend EngineerLuna, 2021–2022
- Backend Engineer (promoted to backend team lead)PhilanthroLab, 2021
- Software Developer / Support AnalystTavia Technologies, 2019–2021
Community 4
, Founder.15,000+ builders across AfricaWeb3 Afrika
Now
, Partnerships lead.12,000 participants in 2025Blockfest Africa
Now
, Backend community lead.50,000+ members across 15 countriesSheCodeAfrica
, Volunteer.Received the OSCA Hero awardOpen Source Community Africa
EducationB.Eng. Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Nigeria, 2018
Writing
Tutorials read 10M+ times.
Published on freeCodeCamp, TechCabal, LogRocket, Dev.to, Medium, Moralis, Section, Alchemy, Infura, Appsmith, Hashnode
TechCabal
Why Africa’s Web3 future must be built on Web2 fundamentals
Dev.to
Midnight MCP: AI-assisted development for Compact smart contracts
freeCodeCamp
Fixing the spawn ENOENT error when connecting MCP servers to Claude Desktop
Blog
Building your first token: a Solidity speedrun
Blog
How to set up cross-chain messaging between EVM and Cosmos
Blog
How Merkle proofs work
Dev.to
How to use cloud functions to automate GitHub moderation
LogRocket
Mainnet vs. testnet environments: a developer’s guide
Moralis
Building cross-chain zapper dApps with React and real-time transactions
freeCodeCamp
Building full-stack applications with Supabase, React and Next.js
Section
Authentication API design with JWT tokens in Node.js
All posts on blog.idrisolubisi.comfreeCodeCampDev.toLogRocketMedium
Business Insider Africa
Meet Idris Olubisi, the Nigerian Web3 pioneer building Africa’s next generation of tech talent
BusinessDay Weekender
The builder who teaches: inside the mind of the engineer shaping Africa’s Web3 future
Technext
Idris Olubisi is championing Web3 inclusion in Africa beyond limits
Tech Nation / UK Home Office
UK Global Talent visa, endorsed for exceptional talent in digital technology
freeCodeCamp
Named a Top Contributor four times
Developer DAO / DevNTell
Interview: Web3 Afrika, empowering African Web3 builders
The Geek Circle
Idris Olubisi’s journey from coding on a phone to building developer communities
Technext
“Web3 does not replace existing technologies but increases the range of solutions”: key takeaways from the Web3 Lagos Conference
Contact
For roles, speaking or advising.
Open to senior developer relations, developer education, AI agent engineering, forward deployed engineering and backend engineering roles, permanent or contract. Remote first from London, and open to hybrid or on-site. UK Global Talent visa, so no sponsorship needed in the UK.