Ayodeji Ogundare
Full-stack Engineer
I'm passionate about developer experience, enabling teams through content, tooling, open source, and community.

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My DevRelCon New York 2025 Experience
tl;dr - I attended DevRelCon New York 2025, reconnecting with the DevRel community through insightful talks, real conversations, and shared experiences. From standout sessions on AI and storytelling to casual hallway chats and a creative magic show, ...

REST API Basics: A Beginner's Introduction to API Development
Welcome to this tutorial series on API development and documentation with FastAPI. By the end of the series, you’ll have built the backend API for a fictional online shoe store called My Footdev Store. You’ll learn how to design, build, test, and doc...

Reflections on API Days Paris Conference 2024
I had a fantastic experience at the just-concluded API Days Paris conference! The agenda was packed with innovative and insightful sessions, spanning various AI and API-themed tracks. With so many exciting talks happening simultaneously, choosing whi...
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View all →InnerSource by Design: Scaling Internal Collaboration with Open Source Operating Models
This session explores how organizations can apply proven open source operating models to strengthen their InnerSource efforts.

Open Source and the new AI Stack: Where Developers fit in
The AI stack is evolving fast, leaving many developers unsure where to plug in—especially if you're not training models yourself. The good news: open source is driving the stack, and every kind of developer has a role to play. This talk breaks down the modern open source AI stack and shows how to contribute at every level—from models to tooling to developer experience. Whether you're backend, frontend, DevOps, or docs, there's a place for you.