Michael Abulude

Backend-Focused Software Developer

I build scalable APIs, monitoring tools, automation systems, and practical web systems using Python and Go.

Projects

A look at some of my recent projects.

Chess / Storytelling / Social

Swindle

Live

A chess storytelling app that turns recent games into a private chess journal, detects story-worthy moments, and renders shareable activity cards.

Web3 / Backend / Realtime

Chess-Arena

In Progress

A chess platform first, with optional competitive and Web3 modes layered onto the core realtime game experience.

Backend / API Gateway / Infrastructure

Gatekeeper

Live

A self-hosted API gateway in Go with config-driven reverse proxy routing, load balancing, auth, rate limiting, observability, and admin tooling.

Monitoring / Backend / SaaS

WATCHDOG

Live

A monitoring platform for uptime checks, API health checks, cron-job heartbeats, incidents, and alerts.

Web3 / Security Tool

CScan

Archived

A tool that helps users inspect active token approvals and revoke risky allowances.

Backend / System Design / Analytics

Production URL Shortener

Archived

A production-style URL shortener with custom slugs, expiry, QR codes, password protection, and analytics.

Now Building

WATCHDOG alert improvements
DeployDock — a self-hosted deployment control panel for developers and small teams already running apps on VPS servers

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