I am AbdulFattah Popoola; an engineering leader with over 15 years of software development experience across multiple business domains and technical stacks.
I have led teams through varying product maturity stages (startup, hypergrowth, and established large-scale products). Working on such a broad spectrum of products has exposed me to various exciting challenges, such as:
- Turning around a low-performing team
- Guiding teams through crises
- Leading geographically-dispersed teams
- Recruiting, hiring, and onboarding a brand new team into a new domain
- Spinning down a product that did not achieve product-market fit
- Stabilizing teams bogged down by technical debt
Why should you read this?
This blog presents leadership methodologies for high-impact outcomes. Each post typically describes a challenge I faced, my hard-learned lessons, and the reusable framework to use.
Areas include building high-performing teams, setting direction, creating an engineering culture, identifying high-leverage interventions, and more. I aim to help engineering leaders accelerate their growth while supporting their teams to reach their highest potential.
What should you expect?
I expect to publish twice a month on Thursdays; it currently takes me about 15 hours to write a high-quality post. Each post will share practical tips for honing your technical chops, cultivating robust relationships, and improving your influencing skills.
Contact me
Feel free to drop me an email at abdulapopoola@gmail.com.
Disclaimer
My posts on this blog are my own views, not my employer’s.
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CodeKraft 
This is really a great thing
I pray it continue to develop
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Ameen, thanks bro.
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Your blog is interesting. Love it!
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Thanks man and congratulations too!
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Interesting blog u’v got.. U got alot of ideas in ur head, which is cool. Funny, how i never came to know u, while u were in Ife.. I’m pretty sure, I’d still get tolearn alot from u..
Keep it up, brother.
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I’m surprised too but it’s great meeting you – have heard a lot about you – and won’t mind learning from you too. Have fun.
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fantastic to get to know much more people that share similar views…keep the fire burning!!!
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Thanks a lot Timi.
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Nice blog you’ve got here. Wished I met you while in Ife. Anyway, Enjoy!!!
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Thank you very much Akin! I wish I met you too :); all the same fine and good and please do share with your friends.
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Abdul this is lovly am so proud being your sister. Kip it up dear
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Thank you very much dear sister for the motivation. :)
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BaarakAllaahu feek akhee. You’ve got some good work going on hear alhamdulillaah. May Allaah make it a source of much good.
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Ameen; jazaakumullahu khayran.
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Hey i can also “speak” java, c ,html, css ,js, jquery etc etc :D
i guess after a lot of time i have found another “creature” of my species :D :D :D lol kidding :)
if you get time, contact me :)
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Thanks :)
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Dear ed, it’s an IT blog. And it’s also GOOD to share right thing at right place.You can’t imagine his contribution.
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I’ll like to know you more bro… Looks like we have the same spirit, check out my blog when you’re less busy.
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Cool > Thums up
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Every one who knows you in the real world can attest the truthful coincided blog. You are one; exception in hundreds of friends i ever made. I discussed how my met with you served me a turning point to light of leaning passionately day in day out and Alhamdulillah, one is also coming up with my little work with artificial languages
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Jazaakumullaahu khayran brother; I am touched by your words and may Allaah increase you in good.
Great to hear about your work! Baarakallaahu feehi!!
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Great blog brother! It’s really nice to read blogs from your brothers in Islam. :)
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Jazaakumullaahu khayran Farhan! Thank you so much for the feedback!!
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salam alaykum dear bro. First came to know about u from akhee teslim and ilyas of IT Colony. May Allaah increase u more in goodness. Aameen
just needed ur advice if u have any on the fields of networking. Actually, i’ve started the journey but along the way some problems occur which rally round finances. Was thinking of giving up despite the passions i have for it. Any advice please as I say jazakumuLlohu khaeran in advance.
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Wa alaykum salam, ameen, jazaakumullaahu khayran.
Could you please send me an email and we can take it up from there insha Allaah.
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Great projects. I will prefer an indoor discourse with you
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BAARAKALLAHU FIIHI
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You are well done Popoola. Barakallahu fih. I believe young programmers will find your blog insightful.
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Ameen, jazaakumullaahu khayran. I pray so too.
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Found your blog while searching information about PubSub/Observer-Pattern in JavaScript and really have to say that your blog is one of the few reliable ones. I share your passion about development – I’m developing for 12 years now – and spend a lot time of my time on it, too :D
I’m a huge fan of JavaScript, too (learned to love it during the past three years), but I’m highly addicted to PHP! :D
Have a nice day and keep going on,
greetings from Germany
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Thanks a lot codeFareith; glad to hear my writings helped in some way.
Very great to hear from you and glad to hear about your passion for JS. It’s a beautiful language (albeit with a few flaws ;) ).
Have an awesome week too!
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i found your blog while i was searching how skype works and i really found it on your blog thank you for sharing more great importatnt things jazaka allah khayr. i just like the way you said “I am Muslim and try my best to contribute to noble initiatives for human good.” alwys see the good things in goodness. shukren
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Great work you are doing boss. I have been reading your blog for about 3 years now. I must confess your experience has helped me grow as a young Software Engineer. I am surprised I didn’t know you in Ife too. I do hope one day I will eventually put a face to the name.
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Great work you are doing boss. I have been reading your blog for about 3 years now. I must confess your experience has helped me grow as a young Software Engineer. I am surprised I didn’t know you in Ife too. I do hope one day I will eventually put a face to the name.
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Afternoon my brother….how you and the family. You really doing well. Keep it up bro. Your bro…John (ise oluwa)
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Thanks a lot John! Long time oh. How everything?
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