Logins, payments, records, notifications, dashboards — everything your business actually runs on sits behind the interface. I build Node.js backends and REST APIs for Nigerian businesses that need systems doing real work, not demos.
Your app works until it doesn't. Users grow, data piles up, payments fail, and the system that held everything together starts showing its cracks. These are the patterns I see most.
Some "apps" are just a pretty frontend calling a spreadsheet or a Google form. The moment real users, real payments and real records are involved, everything collapses.
The previous developer built something and left. Your mobile developer can't integrate. Nobody knows the endpoints, the response formats or the authentication model. Progress stops.
Money is collected but not reconciled. Webhooks aren't handled properly. Refunds are manual. Reporting doesn't match. This is the area where backend quality becomes very expensive to get wrong.
PostgreSQL tables built ad-hoc as features were added. No proper relationships, no indexes, no migrations. Every new report takes a week because the data was never structured.
I'm Emmanuel Adekunle Peace — Node.js developer, full stack engineer and founder of LabelReach Advertising Ltd. I build backends that handle real business logic: authentication, payments, records, integrations and reporting. Documented, secure and ready for the next developer to extend.
Clean, well-structured REST APIs in Node.js powering web apps, mobile apps and third-party integrations. Documented so any developer can plug in.
Sign-up, login, password reset, roles, permissions and session handling — built properly so users can't access what they shouldn't.
Paystack, Flutterwave and other Nigerian payment providers, including proper webhook handling, transaction records, refunds and reconciliation.
Relational schema designed around how your business actually works — with proper relationships, indexes and migrations so the data stays useful as you grow.
SMS providers, email services, WhatsApp APIs, storage, analytics and business tools. Your system talks to the tools you already rely on.
Every backend ships with clear documentation, environment setup and API reference. No hostage situations — you own your system.
Not someone experimenting with backend code for the first time. A working developer who runs real systems and has shipped real applications.
Real projects in production with real users. Backends handling authentication, data, payments and integrations — not tutorial projects.
Node.js, JavaScript ES6+, REST APIs, PostgreSQL, Vercel and Git — paired with React.js frontend skills. One developer across the full product.
Since 2023. I teach backend development and full stack engineering to Nigerian developers. Teaching forces me to keep the codebase clean.
Since 2015. Running a real business means I understand deadlines, budgets and outcomes — not just clean code in isolation.
"Our mobile app finally had a proper backend. Payments reconciled, users handled, reports ran. Everything the frontend promised now works."
"He inherited a messy Node.js codebase and cleaned it without breaking anything. The documentation alone was worth the fee."
"The API is clean, well-documented, and my mobile developer integrated it in two days. No back-and-forth."
Structured stages, clear milestones, documented handover. No mystery, no hostage codebases.
We map what your system needs to do: who logs in, what data is stored, which payments and services are involved, and how it will grow.
You receive a written scope: endpoints, database schema, integrations, milestones and fixed price. The architecture is decided before code is written.
PostgreSQL tables, relationships and indexes designed around your business. API endpoints planned and documented before the first commit.
Backend logic, authentication, integrations and error handling built in stages. Each feature is tested with real data before moving to the next.
Deployed to Vercel with environment variables configured, logs active and a smoke test run against the live system before handover.
You receive the source code, environment setup, API reference and a walkthrough. Any developer can pick up where I stop.
It depends on the backend scope. A small REST API for a mobile app costs less than a full system with authentication, payments, admin dashboards and multi-role users. I quote per project after a short discovery call on WhatsApp, and every quote is broken into clear milestones so you know exactly what you're paying for.
A Node.js backend powers everything behind your frontend: user accounts and logins, data storage, payment processing, order management, notifications, reporting and integrations with tools you already use. For Nigerian businesses, it means a system that handles real users reliably — not a static site pretending to be an app.
Yes. I build REST APIs in Node.js that power mobile apps, React.js web apps and third-party integrations. APIs are documented clearly so your mobile developer, frontend developer or partner team can plug in without guesswork.
Yes. I've integrated Nigerian payment providers and other third-party services into Node.js backends — handling payment flows, webhooks, transaction records, refunds and reconciliation. If your business accepts payments, the backend is built to handle the full lifecycle correctly.
Absolutely. I regularly inherit existing Node.js codebases — fixing security issues, improving performance, restructuring poorly organised code, adding tests and documenting the system. A short code audit over WhatsApp typically reveals what's salvageable and what needs rewriting.
Tell me what your system must do — users, payments, records, reports, integrations. I'll tell you honestly what it takes, what it costs and how long it will take. No jargon, no oversell.
Based in Nigeria · Working with clients nationwide and remotely