hookdrop
Webhook inspection and replay SaaS, shipped solo: 49 users at launch with zero paid marketing.
- Go
- SQLite
- SSE
- Paystack
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I build backends and LLM systems that don't fall over.
Six years shipping production systems in e-commerce, payments, and AI. I built hookdrop and Ziga Data, and I still run them. 20,000+ developers read my engineering breakdowns.
curl · hookdrop
$ curl -N https://hookdrop.dev/e/pay-events/stream event: delivery data: {"id":"dlv_8Kx2","source":"paystack", data: "event":"charge.success", data: "signature":"verified","status":201} event: delivery data: {"id":"dlv_8Kx3","source":"paystack", data: "event":"transfer.failed", data: "signature":"verified","status":201} $ hookdrop replay dlv_8Kx3 --to staging → replayed in 84ms · 200 OK
6+
years shipping production backends
10+
SaaS products and AI agents shipped end to end
20K+
devs read my engineering breakdowns
3
digital community awards won
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Latest work that shipped:
Ziga Data
Multi-tenant lead-intake SaaS, shipped solo: paste an email or screenshot, an LLM extracts the fields, you approve, it lands in your own Google Sheet.
- Go
- SQLite
- React
- Google OAuth
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agent-skills
Open source library of Claude Code skills that stay portable across machines and teams.
- Open source
- Claude Code
- AI tooling
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Auqli Store
Browse products, scroll short blips, join live seller sessions through the app
- TypeScript
- Node.js
- Vite
Case study in progress
Hookdrop CLI
Stream webhooks live from the terminal, inspect payloads instantly, and forward them to local services for testing
- Go
- CLI
- Developer Tools
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services
What I build for clients:
Backend and API development
Your product is outgrowing its backend, or your API keeps surprising the team that consumes it. I build production services in Go, Java or Node.js: tested, documented, and instrumented, so your frontend and your customers can depend on them.
Typical engagement: 2 to 6 weeks
AI and automation
Your product is repetitive, or your team is spending too much time on manual work. I build AI and automation solutions: from chatbots to workflow automation, so your team can focus on what matters most.
Typical engagement: 1 to 4 weeks
Product and developer experience
Your product is hard to use, or your API is hard to integrate. I build and improve user interfaces and developer experiences: intuitive and accessible, so your users and integrators can get the most out of your product.
Typical engagement: 2 to 5 weeks
writing
How systems actually behave:
System Design Thinking: Build A File Tree CLI (external link) system design SQL for backend engineers: the series (external link) sql Rate limiting, explained from the socket up (external link) systems The night a payment provider changed its JSON under us (external link) incident
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contact
Two ways to work with me:
Hiring for a senior backend or full-stack role?
You get production Go, Java, and JavaScript experience, system design depth, and a record of shipping solo and in teams. I'm open to senior and lead roles, remote or relocating with visa sponsorship. Reach out and I'll send you my CV
Need something built?
Book a 30-minute call. You'll leave with a scoped plan either way: what gets built, how long it takes, and whether I'm the right fit. Vet me before the call: I explain engineering to 20,000+ developers in public, and hookdrop stays live because I keep running what I ship, async and in the open.