Raheem Lawal
Senior software engineer at Boeing — satellites and AI infrastructure. Founder of Built By Friday.
Selected work
| Electrolyte2026iOS language training for athletes, with an adaptive daily plan.SwiftUISupabasePostgres+1 |
| RigNest2026Fleet and payroll operations for contractors.ReactSupabaseVercel |
| Electrolyte CRM2026Internal CRM for managing clubs, staff and rosters.Next.jsSupabaseTypeScript |
Built By Friday · builtbyfriday.com
| Dably2023–25Education platform — admin suite and user-facing apps.ReactFastAPISupabase+1 |
| Too Fast Too Slow2023–Reflex game on the App Store, 350k impressions across 5 continents.SwiftUIGame CenterStoreKit |
| Lemonpepper2024–Fitness app with an AI running coach, synced to Watch and Garmin.SwiftUIFastAPIGPT-4+1 |
Experience
Boeing
2025–Senior Software Engineer
Distributed data framework for internal AI models, geosynchronous satellite backends, and the CI/CD pipeline for a team of ten.
Northrop Grumman
2020–25Software Engineer
Led an AI chatbot for spacecraft test queries, an automation platform saving 20 hrs/month, and a real-time visualization app for 50 test engineers that cut commanding decisions 15%.
Northrop Grumman
2020–22Associate Software Engineer
Distributed software and embedded hardware controlling a propelled sled, plus a C# REST client that saved eight hours of overhead.
Built By Friday
2021–Founder
AI agency: automation, custom software, architecture and consulting. Multiple four-figure contracts, one-time and recurring.
Skills
- Languages & frameworks
- TypeScriptJavaScriptReactPythonJavaNode + ExpressSwiftVueSoliditySQLRAG
- Certifications & awards
- Docker ContainerizationBlockchain AnalyticsNorthrop Grumman BRAVO Award ×3
- Languages
- EnglishSpanishFrenchYorubaArabic
Education
MS Management
2024–26University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Cozad New Venture Challenge — Commitment to Entrepreneurship prize
BS Computer Science
2016–20George Mason University
Division 1 men's soccer, 30 hrs/week · NSBE executive board senator