Muritadoh Sodeeq is a backend Software Engineer at Touch and Pay Technologies. He has experience spanning five years across Fintech, Edutech, and Healthtech. He is a member of the technical team that designed the Cowry bus payment system for Lagos.
In this interview with Techeconomy, Sodeeq highlights how his desire to solve societal problems and friend’s influence facilitated his journey into the tech space. He also hints on the challenges he faced and how he was able to scale through.
Can you tell us how you delved into tech?
My name is Muritadoh Sodeeq a Software Engineer (backend). I have 5 years of experience and I’ve worked across multiple industries such as Fintech,Edutech,and Health tech .
What led you into software Engineering?
Curiosity, my initial plan wasn’t Software Engineering, but being surrounded by individuals who could code and build mobile calculators intrigued me. Seeing their abilities influenced my decision to explore and understand how such applications are created.
Why software engineering?
I love solving problems, so it just resonates deeply with me. I look forward to contributing to the creation of systems that have real life impact on lives, businesses, and the world as a whole.
How has your tech journey been so far?
The journey has been challenging, but I firmly believe nothing good comes easy . One of the difficulties lies in adapting to evolving industry trends, where the technology stacks we use to solve problems often change overtime . It demands the ability to continuously learn, unlearn, and relearn to stay relevant.
What about Software Engineering motivates you?
Solving real-life problems and Seeing the impact of what is built in people’s life makes me happy and motivated. That’s what keeps me going.
How much did you make from your first project as a Software Engineer?
I made 50k from my first project. This was 5 years ago
That’s a lot, how did you feel about it?
I felt so happy and motivated about the job. It was a joy to get paid for what I love doing. I knew if I put more effort I could earn more.
What challenges did you face when you started software engineering?
I struggled with deciding on a specific area within software engineering, but ultimately, I went for the enjoyable and fundamental realm of software engineering, which is backend development.
How did you overcome them?
I made research and consulted with senior people in the industry.
What’s the biggest project you’ve worked on?
Cowry bus payment system for Lagos is the biggest project I’ve worked on.
Wow, How did you feel about that?
Being part of the team that constructed the foundational card payment transportation infrastructure for Lagos State, utilized by millions of people, was an exciting opportunity.
What advice would you give someone going into software engineering?
My advice to the person would be : Have patience because it’s quite challenging and also to have good communication skills because you cannot work on a project alone.
What suggestions would you give to enhance their knowledge?
Reading basically, I’d advise them to read engineering blogs, engineering books, other people’s code on GitHub and read articles.
I look forward to seeing more stories like this, it is educating