Abdoul Ndiaye

Principal Engineer & Technical Delivery Consultant

London Area, United Kingdom

About

As a results-driven CTO, I specialise in leading high-performing technical teams to deliver innovative solutions that accelerate business growth. With a background in building network infrastructures and developing bespoke software systems, I bring both strategic vision and hands-on technical expertise. I have successfully delivered complex projects on time and within budget, including large-scale infrastructure rollouts and custom software platforms. By working closely with customers, I ensure every solution is tailored to their goals, balancing innovation with operational efficiency. Previously a lead full-stack developer, I am fluent in modern technologies such as React, React Native, and API-driven architectures. I leverage my technical background to guide product development while fostering collaborative, agile methodologies that unlock creativity and performance across teams. As CTO, my focus is on driving innovation, optimising processes, and ensuring profitability — while nurturing a culture of continuous learning and improvement. My leadership style blends strategic foresight with pragmatic execution, ensuring technology always serves the wider business vision.

Experience

  • Senior Full-Stack Engineer at LI.FI
    May 2026 - Present · 2 mos

    Provided senior software engineering and technical consultancy services to LI.FI on a business-to-business basis as part of the Core and Partner teams. Contributed to frontend and backend engineering activities using technologies including TypeScript, React, Next.js, NestJS, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, and WebSockets. Supported Web3 integrations and blockchain connectivity initiatives using tooling such as viem, ethers.js, and wagmi. Collaborated with distributed engineering teams and stakeholders on the development and delivery of scalable web and backend systems.

  • Vochlea Music (Hybrid)
    • VP of Engineering (Web)
      Feb 2024 - May 2026 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      Lead development of new web application features, from requirements gathering to implementation. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ideate and deliver scalable software solutions. Designed and implemented modern user interfaces and frontend components. Leveraged AI-assisted development tools (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot) to improve productivity and accelerate delivery. Tech stack: Next.js, TypeScript, React, GitHub Actions, Terraform, Docker, AWS ECS.

    • Staff Software Engineer
      Apr 2023 - Feb 2024 · 11 mos

  • blow LTD (Full-time · 2 yrs 7 mos)
    • Chief Technology Officer
      Apr 2022 - Apr 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Blow LTD is the UK’s leading on-demand beauty service, providing home, hotel, event services and beauty bars in London, Manchester, and Birmingham. Key Achievements: Directed cross-functional teams using Agile; promoted best engineering practices. Adopted AWS AppSync, Cognito, and Firebase to scale operations. Optimized supply chain algorithms, improving KPIs and reducing inefficiencies. Streamlined development workflow to accelerate delivery. Cut tech team costs by 75% via nearshore team strategy. Key contributor in Blow LTD’s acquisition by Holland & Barrett. Boosted conversion rate by 7%. Technical Skills: Cloud: AWS (Lambda, S3, ECS). Mobile/Data: Firebase (mobile, real-time). Development: Next.js, Node.js, React, Serverless, GitHub. Principles: Microservices, TDD, BDD.

    • Technical Lead
      Oct 2020 - Mar 2022 · 1 yr 6 mos

      Collected requirements, documented designs, and developed software solutions using Serverless and modern frameworks. Delivered advanced UI and frontend/mobile elements for high-traffic applications. Node.js Tech stack: AWS AppSync, Cognito, Serverless, RDS, SQS, Terraform, Docker, TypeScript, Node.js, DynamoDB, GraphQL. React Tech stack: React, React Native, Redux, Firebase DB, TypeScript, GraphQL, Bitrise.

  • Full Stack Engineer at ustwo
    Jun 2020 - Oct 2020 · 5 mos

    Designed new web application features, including gathering requirements and documenting the design. Collaborated with development teams to ideate software solutions. Used technologies like Lambdas, TypeScript, React, GraphQL, AppSync, scalable web applications Created and implemented sophisticated user interfaces and frontend components. Technologies: TypeScript, React, Github Action, Terraform, Docker, GraphQL. AppSync

  • Full Stack Developer at blow LTD
    2019 - Mar 2020 · 1 yr 3 mos

    Technologies: FlowType, AWS Serverless Framework, React, React Native, AppCenter, Redux, AWS RDS, AWS SQS, Cloudformation, Docker, Jenkins, Typescript, Node.js., Kubernetesm ExpressJsm DynamoDB, Axios Working as a Full Stack Developer, I designed new web application features, including gathering requirements and documenting the design. Collaborated with development teams to ideate software solutions. I build modern, scalable web applications using technologies like NodeJS, React, and JavaScript. Some of my key contributions are: Oversaw overall operations, remote developer team, at Lisbon. Created and implemented sophisticated user interfaces and frontend components. Delivered more than 25 microservice projects using serverless framework.