Senior Django Developer • Wagtail Developer • Backend Developer • Platform Engineer

Motolani Olaiya

Founder & Senior Python/Django Developer specializing in ecommerce platforms, CMS systems, search infrastructure, CI/CD, deployment automation, and reusable platform architecture.

Professional Profile

Senior Python/Django developer with practical production experience across Django 5, Wagtail, Django Oscar, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, Jenkins, SaltStack, Linux, and Sentry. Built MandelBlog as a reusable platform for client onboarding, multilingual websites, ecommerce delivery, monitoring, and release workflows. Best aligned to senior Django, Wagtail, backend, ecommerce, and platform engineering roles.

Technical Skills

Backend
Python, Django 5, Django Oscar, REST APIs
CMS & Ecommerce
Wagtail, Django Oscar, Elasticsearch
DevOps & Platform
Jenkins, SaltStack, Linux, Sentry, CI/CD
Frontend
HTML, CSS, SCSS, Bootstrap 5

Strength Areas

  • Python and Django platform delivery
  • Wagtail and Django Oscar implementation
  • Elasticsearch search infrastructure
  • Platform architecture and plugin reuse
  • CI/CD and deployment automation
  • Staging and production reliability

Professional Experience

Founder & Lead Developer

MandelBlog

Ongoing

  • Built a reusable Django/Wagtail/Django Oscar platform that accelerated website and ecommerce delivery through shared architecture and automation.
  • Built an onboarding system that provisions repositories, Jenkins jobs, staging environments, SSL, and deployment tracking with minimal manual intervention.
  • Standardized staging and production deployment using Jenkins, SaltStack, Linux, release workflows, and rollback-aware verification.

Internship / Developer Experience

Highbiza

1+ year

  • Gained real-world Django, Wagtail, Django Oscar, plugin, and ecommerce platform experience in a production-oriented setting.
  • Built practical exposure to delivery workflows and engineering standards that later informed MandelBlog platform work.

Selected Projects

MandelBlog Platform

Centralized Django, Wagtail, Django Oscar, plugin reuse, CI/CD, and deployment automation into a reusable engineering baseline.

Customer Onboarding Platform

Automated the path from project creation to staging readiness by connecting repository provisioning, Jenkins job generation, staging setup, SSL issuance, and deployment state tracking.

Ecommerce & Search Platform

Combined Django Oscar ecommerce engineering with Elasticsearch-based product, category, and content discovery.

Deployment Platform

Built deployment infrastructure using Jenkins, SaltStack, Linux, and release-based workflows to improve consistency, traceability, and rollback capability.

Education

  • Diploma in Computer Engineering — Ukraine

Certifications

Project Management, Human Resources, Business Administration, Python Programming, Sales Management, Fitness Coaching, HACCP, Web Accessibility, and HubSpot Content Marketing.