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Samson Okemakinde

Samson Okemakinde

Snr Engineering Manager, TestGorilla

Ibadan, Nigeria

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Samson Okemakinde is an Engineering Manager with solid experience in IT consulting, systems architecture, and software development. He has led engineering teams, driven digital transformation initiatives, and delivered resilient, scalable solutions across fintech, health tech, and other technology-driven domains.

He is passionate about helping professionals and organizations harness technology for career growth and business success. Outside of work, Samson enjoys multimedia production, football, and reading.

Area of Expertise

  • Business & Management
  • Information & Communications Technology

Topics

  • Technology
  • Technical Leadership
  • Fintech
  • Information Technology
  • Technical Product Leadership
  • Technology Product Management
  • engineering management
  • Engineering Culture & Leadership
  • Software Engineering
  • software architecure

Failure First: Designing Systems to Handle Real-World Failure

Many systems are designed around the happy path, what happens when everything works. But real-world systems fail, dependencies break, and small issues can escalate. This session explores failure-first engineering, a mindset for designing resilient systems that survive and recover when things go wrong, with practical examples from a simple bulk SMS system.

Samson Okemakinde

Snr Engineering Manager, TestGorilla

Ibadan, Nigeria

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