
Mohammed Hayatudeen Yusuf
Tech Entrepreneur | Frontend-Focused Full Stack Engineer | AI-Powered Development Engineer
ABOUT ME
Highly motivated and results-oriented Frontend-Focused Full Stack Engineer with a passion for building innovative web applications using cutting-edge technologies and a strong foundation in AI-powered development. Proven ability to single-handedly design, develop, and deploy complex React applications from concept to production.
Extensive experience leveraging advanced AI tools and libraries to streamline development processes, enhance code quality, and achieve exceptional results.
Founder and Lead Developer of Service spot 1 Ventures, a tech-driven enterprise building platforms to empower Africa’s workforce through digital innovation.
I lead a full-stack progressive web application that serves as a triple-purpose hub: enabling vendors to
- offer repair, maintenance, and specialized services to clients
- post job openings for skilled peers
- lease or sell underutilized tools and equipment to fellow vendors—all within a unified platform
This integration of service delivery, peer collaboration, and resource-sharing merges entrepreneurial vision with technical expertise to drive inclusive economic growth and sustainability.
Sspot1 Ventures operates as a dynamic service marketplace, talent network, and peer-to-peer equipment exchange. Beyond connecting vendors with clients and job opportunities, the platform empowers vendors to monetize idle tools or access affordable, locally available equipment, fostering a circular economy. Vendors can list, lease, or sell tools—from basic repair kits to specialized machinery—directly to peers, reducing operational costs and lowering barriers to entry. Coupled with skill-sharing modules, real-time market analytics, and collaborative project tools, the platform equips vendors to scale operations, innovate, and compete in fast-evolving markets.
Our mission is to revolutionize Africa’s informal service sector by bridging gaps between demand, expertise, employment, and resources. Sspot1 envisions a continent where technology democratizes access to services, jobs, and tools—enabling vendors to thrive as entrepreneurs, employers, and resource collaborators. By streamlining service delivery, peer-driven hiring, and equipment sharing, we aim to boost productivity, reduce waste, and strengthen local economies while bridging the digital and economic divide between urban and underserved communities.
Through this venture, I champion a future where technology sparks a self-sustaining cycle of growth: vendors serve clients, hire talent, share tools, and collectively uplift communities. Sspot1’s evolving ecosystem ensures no skill, job opportunity, or resource goes untapped in Africa’s journey toward equitable digital and economic transformation.
Professional Experience
Founder & Lead Developer
Sspot1 Ventures | www.sspot1.com
Business Name Registration NO. 821574
- Founded and spearheaded the end-to-end development and launch of Sspot1, a Fire base React.js on Next.js full-stack service marketplace platform, from initial concept through to deployment and post-launch support
- Architected and engineered the entire technical stack, designing for scalability, security, and a responsive cross-platform user experience that significantly enhanced client engagement
- Directed the development of a standalone Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) application to augment the platform's core functionality, demonstrating expertise in integrating advanced AI solution
- Pioneered the adoption of AI-driven development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, GPT-engineer) within the workflow, accelerating development cycles and improving code quality by an estimated 30%.
- Established and enforced engineering best practices, CI/CD pipelines, and security protocols, acting as the sole technical decision-maker and ensuring robust, maintainable codebases.
- Managed all aspects of the project lifecycle, from concept ideation to deployment and post-launch support, as the sole lead developer and project engineer ensuring timely delivery and adherence to best practices.
Frontend-Focused Full Stack Engineer
BuyLocal Africa | Admin Portal
Orchestrated a full-stack modernization of the core admin portal, bridging frontend and backend domains to accelerate team velocity by 20% and establish a new standard for cross-functional feature delivery.
- Orchestrated end-to-end feature development, architecting solutions from React-based UI components down to robust Node.js/Express APIs with Prisma ORM, ensuring seamless data flow and functionality.
- Spearheaded a "Full-Stack Feature" model, authoring and delivering production-grade backend controllers that were seamlessly integrated by the core backend team, effectively reducing their feature backlog and dependency bottlenecks.
- Elevated code quality and architectural standardsthrough rigorous peer review with senior engineers, fostering knowledge sharing and ensuring system-wide consistency, performance, and maintainability.
- Integrated AI-powered toolinginto the development lifecycle to automate boilerplate, enhance code robustness, and improve test coverage, contributing to a higher-quality and more resilient codebase.
Education
Self-Taught Developer
May 2022 - present
B.tech Urban and Regional Planning
Federal University of Technology Minna, Nov 2019
Technical Skills
Frontend Development
Backend Development
Database & Storage
APIs & Services
AI Development Tools and Libraries
Other Key Proficiencies
DevOps, Deployment Version Control & Collaboration
Design, Image and Video Processing Tools
Featured Projects
Sspot1
A full-stack progressive web application connecting vendors with clients, revolutionizing service procurement which serves as a triple-purpose hub enabling vendors to
offer repair, maintenance, and specialized services to clients
post job openings for skilled peers
lease or sell underutilized tools and equipment to fellow vendors—all within a unified platform

BuyLocal Admin Portal
BuyLocal
Sales Performance pie chart
Sspot1 Analytic
A standalone React Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) Application enhancing the way both vendors and clients interact with their work environment through the analytical insight provided to them linked to the SSpot1 ecosystem.
BEasy
A full stack model in React that combines an Ecommerce marketing platform and a Job board marketing platform, providing a simplified yet effective approach, an inter linked up directories: ILUD, the next phase to Sspot1 intergration. so as to burst the labor force in my current region Nigeria and in Africa at Large.