Oluwafemi Obajuluwa

Hi, My name is Oluwafemi. I am a fullstack Software Engineer. I've always been fascinated by computers, and while I was little, I saw myself as an adult who would probably tinker with a lot of gadgets.

Well, I'm not far from that life now.

While I am not tinkering with gadgets…yet, my fascination for computers and love for video games has brought me to the point of helping over a thousand people from around the world enjoy their passion and make a beautiful life.

3 years ago, I started building Picashot, a virtual gaming photography platform out of an obsession with video games, especially after seeing a couple of superb photos from The Last of Us. I was 21 and all I wanted was a single place where I could get a non-stop stream of photos from TLOU. Knowing only Kotlin and being able to build Android apps, I set out to build this for Android devices only. Well, it started getting adopted gradually by virtual photographers from the community and one of the challenges I faced with gaining a wider adoption was that photos shared on the app could only be seen by anyone with the app. But I couldn't settle for this cos those photos were too good to be enclosed within the boundaries of an app. I needed to show them off, then came my journey into Web Development. Fast forward a few months later, the official website for Picashot launched and to cut the long story shot, the growth has been phenomenal ever since. Picashot now boasts of — 100,000+ photos from users across the globe in 3 years. 12-year-old me is so proud to have been able to bring my love for computers + video games to build a safe space for gamers who take great photos of their games.

The growth wasn't only outward. Working and building a growing brand like Picashot helped me grow as a developer. I went from working only on Android app development to web development to backend programming to cross-platform mobile app development. And so, I've been able to work in diverse industries such as e-commerce, finance, art & more, making day-to-day living easy for people all over the world. That has been a joy.

Speaking of growth, self-improvement is always a huge part of me, and my work with Cara is a result of this. Cara is a portfolio platform for digital artists founded by Jingna Zhang and developed by a small team of fullstack devs, working tirelessly to build a reliable platform for artists outside of the reach of AI.

Being someone passionate about the intersection of art, authenticity, and AI, I reached out to Jingna to help with this product she was building. Since Cara was only available on web at the time, I put my skills to use along with other talented team members to develop the mobile app from scratch for Android and iOS. Today, Cara runs on over 1 million devices on both platforms.

I've written and shared articles detailing my experiences and challenges I've had while working on projects for fun. You'll find all of that right here.