John Oba

I build products.

Over the past 7+ years, I’ve worked across frontend, backend, and real-time systems, shipping things people actually use. I focus on performance, system design, and building architectures that scale without becoming fragile.

I’m the co-founder of Startuplist Africa, which has grown into one of the most widely used startup data platforms on the continent, with 300K+ users.

I enjoy working across the stack, from data systems and APIs to frontend experiences that feel fast and intuitive.

I write sometimes. I ship often.