Guestel

As the founder and backend engineer, I’m building Guestel, a Django-based RESTful API for rental and property management. The platform enables hosts to list properties (homes, hotels, shortlets) and guests to discover, verify, and book rentals securely. Integrated Paystack for escrow-based payments to ensure trust. Leveraging PostgreSQL for data management and Redis for caching, the API is designed for scalability and performance. I lead a team of three (myself, a frontend engineer, and a designer), coordinating via Git to deliver a seamless user experience, targeting 10,000 monthly active users upon launch.

Tackling inefficiencies in rental platforms by simplifying property discovery, verification, and secure payment processes for hosts and guests.

Engineered a Django REST API with PostgreSQL for data storage, Paystack for escrow payments, and Redis for performance optimization, enabling real-time property searches and secure bookings.

Built a production-ready rental platform with a fully documented REST API, Paystack escrow integration for secure payments, and a property discovery system. Led a team of three engineers from architecture through to deployment.