Hello World – A Quick Intro to Who I Am and What I’m Building

Hello World – A Quick Intro to Who I Am and What I’m Building

Hi, I'm Tega Okorare—a backend engineer based in Nigeria, currently obsessed with building fast, reliable, and scalable systems.

For the past few years I've been deep in backend work: designing APIs, wrangling databases, deploying to the cloud, and making sure things don't break when traffic spikes. My foundation started with JavaScript and Node.js (NestJS has been my go-to for structured, production-grade services), but over the last couple of years I've fallen in love with **Golang**. Its simplicity, performance, concurrency model, and the way it forces clean, explicit code just click for me.

Right now I'm shifting my focus almost entirely to Go + Postgres ecosystems. Why? Because I want to build tools that actually help developers and teams ship better software—without the usual complexity tax.

A Bit About My Journey

I graduated with a B.Eng in Computer Engineering after a solid (and sometimes grueling) 5-year run, and I've been fortunate to work at places like Mastersoft Technology (full-stack/backend roles since 2023), co-found a small side project at Rooks, intern in digital innovation at Nigeria LNG, and handle technical support early on. Along the way I've touched AWS, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and more—but the real joy comes from writing code that runs efficiently and solves problems at scale.

I used to describe myself as frontend-leaning (React/Next.js were my daily drivers), but honestly, I haven't touched serious frontend work in over three years. My heart's in the backend now: APIs, microservices, infrastructure, and the unglamorous but critical stuff like migrations, observability, and code quality.

What I'm Building (and Why I'm Writing Here)

I'm currently heads-down on two personal projects that I hope will make a dent:

1. A Golang CLI tool for comparing database migrations across environments—think fast schema diffs, drift detection, and benchmarks between tools like Goose vs. golang-migrate. Because prod surprises are the worst kind.

2. A code debt monitoring tool (backend in Go) that scans repos, spots patterns from AI-generated code (the quick wins that become long-term pain), and translates technical debt into business terms: time lost, money wasted, maintenance traps. Aimed at solo devs, founders, and small teams who can't afford enterprise analyzers like SonarQube or CodeScene.

This blog is where I'll share the journey: lessons from building these tools, Golang patterns that surprised me, Postgres tips, thoughts on AI in development (the good, the bad, and the debt), and whatever else feels useful.

If you're a fellow backend dev, a Gopher, or someone wrestling with tech debt in 2026—stick around. I'll keep posts practical, honest, and (hopefully) helpful.

Got questions, feedback, or just want to chat about Go? Drop me a line at tegaokorare91@gmail.com or find me on LinkedIn / GitHub.

Thanks for reading—let's build something solid.

—Tega

February 16, 2026