Sotonye McLeod Bob‑Manuel

Blockchain & Payments Infrastructure Engineer

United Kingdom (primary), originally Port Harcourt, Nigeria, GB.

About

Software engineer building at the intersection of payments, blockchain infrastructure, and emerging-market financial systems.

Work

Yativo

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Blockchain & Payments Infrastructure Engineer

Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile

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Summary

Leading development of cross‑border payments infrastructure using local rails and stablecoins, enabling seamless global payment orchestration. Built key SDKs and infrastructure components.

Highlights

Developed official JavaScript/TypeScript Crypto SDK for Yativo (@yativo/crypto‑sdk)

Authored React hooks/components for Crypto SDK (@yativo/crypto‑sdk‑react)

Built MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for AI‑agent driven wallet automation (@yativo/mcp‑server)

Publicly shared thought leadership on payments infrastructure, Africa and LATAM payment corridors

Volunteer

Volunteer Engineer

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Talktu

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Supported engineering initiatives in the volunteer capacity, contributing to platform development and infrastructure.

Education

Middlesex University

London, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Bachelor’s Information Systems

The University of Port Harcourt

Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
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Bachelor’s Agricultural Economics & Finance

NIIT Institute

Bhandup West, Maharashtra, India
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Diploma Software Engineering

Skills

Blockchain & Crypto Payments

stablecoins, local rails, crypto‑SDK.

Frontend Development

JavaScript, React.js, Vue.js, Nuxt.js, styled‑components.

Software Architecture & Integration

system architecture, integration, REST APIs, documentation.

Problem Solving & Agile Methodologies

creative problem solving, agile methodologies, design thinking.