About

Gabriel Godwin

Gabriel Godwin

Software engineer and technical founder. Currently building Washay and engineering at Stears.

I've spent the last several years shipping products across fintech, creator tools, and infrastructure — from early-stage to scale.

I care about what I build and who it's for.

RoleSoftware Engineer & FounderCompanyWashay / StearsLocationLagos, NigeriaFocusAI-powered creator tools for AfricaEducationMSc Computer Science
Capabilities
ReactFlutterNext.jsTypeScriptPython FastAPINode.jsAWS AmplifyAWS ECSAWS LambdaCI/CD PipelinesClaude APIGeminiRAG PipelinesVector Search
Work

Washay

Founder & CEO

Founded and shipped the iOS app solo. 400+ creators on platform. Architecting AI Trends pipeline using Claude Sonnet and Gemini Flash on AWS. Full stack: Flutter, FastAPI, ECS, Lambda.

2025 — Present

Stears

Fullstack Engineer

Engineering at Africa's leading data and intelligence platform. Building data products that serve investors, analysts, and institutions across the continent.

2024 — Present

Klasha

Senior Software Engineer

Shipped 5 production apps handling transactions across 14 African currencies. Built AI code review pipeline using SonarCloud. Integrated 9 payment providers. AWS Amplify CI/CD from day one.

Feb 2023 — Aug 2024

Button

Software Engineer

First engineer at an early-stage startup building water access solutions for underserved communities in Kano, Nigeria. 0 to 1.

Aug 2019 — Dec 2021