Bukunmi Otesile

Bukunmi Otesile

Engineer and Scientific Researcher
Nigeria

I study mechatronics engineering, write software, and work on scientific research. I've always been driven by a deep curiosity about how the world works, and I love finding out how things function under the hood—whether it's a piece of code, a mechanical system, or the physical laws of the universe.

For me, building software and working with mechatronics is a way to bridge the gap between abstract concepts and physical reality. I work as a developer on the side, and spend my time on physics and AI research (including a paper on Artificial Intelligence currently underway).

I also spend time thinking about philosophy, art, and nature—whether playing music, writing poetry, or studying physics. I enjoy connecting the dots between different fields, and I want to use this multidisciplinary outlook to build tools and systems that are genuinely useful.


Experience

Lead Software Engineer Jun 2025 — Present
InternSync · Remote ↗

Built the mobile app and overseeing the whole engineering team at InternSync.

Product and Engineering Lead Feb 2025 — Present
Nexr · Full-Time ↗

Singlehandedly built the full stack of the Nexr platform including the AI system and algorithm that determines the accuracy of each credential. Currently leading the product team.

Software Engineer Intern Jul 2025 — Sep 2025
SecSystems Solutions · Hybrid ↗

Built a feature on a fin-tech app which the company was working on. Built the frontend and backend which was later merged to the app in production.

Software Engineer Intern Jul 2024 — Dec 2024
Grazac · Full-Time ↗

Gained robust hands-on development experience, collaborating with senior developers on production systems.

Volunteer Jul 2024 — Feb 2025
Ogun Digital Summit ↗

Contributed technical and operational support to coordinate Ogun State's premier technology summit.


Selected Projects

A pre-verified professional trust network designed to replace traditional resumes with cryptographic, unfakeable portfolios, eliminating CV validation friction for businesses.

Trust Protocol Systems Architecture Next.js
Imole

A state-of-the-art on-device LLM wrapper optimized for offline and private conversational experiences on mobile, bypassing cloud dependencies completely.

On-device AI Offline Inference Mobile App

A low-latency robotics abstraction framework in C++ tailored for high-performance hardware coordination, sensory ingestion, and control loops.

C++ Robotics Real-time control

A community security mapping application featuring geolocation alerts and real-time citizen-led safety reporting.

React Native Geolocation Real-time

A bespoke computational graph execution model optimized from the ground up for low-level matrix operation optimizations.

Low-level Optimization C++ / CUDA Deep Learning
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Research & Publications

The Universal Field Hypothesis

A comprehensive theoretical exploration into unifying disparate field equations to explain unified forces under a cohesive, elegant framework.

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The Implications of Creating a Perfect Vacuum on Space-time

A theoretical physics inquiry modeling local spacetime metrics when stress-energy tensors approach zero in an absolute, artificially sustained perfect vacuum.

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The Pattern Behind Software Engineering & the Illusion of Difficulty

An architectural and psychological analysis arguing that complex software paradigms rest on a handful of universal, repeated axioms.

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On the Existence of the Uncaused Cause

A philosophical and meta-scientific study assessing classical cosmological arguments under modern physical parameters.

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My Perspective on the Most Fundamental Philosophical Topic

An essay exploring metaphysical foundations, consciousness, and human intent as it interfaces with the physical universe.

Read Paper ↗

Honors & Awards

Tech Genius Award Jun 2025
Institutional Award

Recognised formally for outstanding technical aptitude and innovation.

Top 0.3% UTME Scorer Apr 2023
Issued by Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board

Ranked in the top 0.3% of over 1.7 million candidates nationwide in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination with a score of 318 out of 400 total scores.

National Finalist — JETS Competition Jan 2022
National Committee

Junior Engineers, Technicians, and Scientists Quiz and Engineering Competition National finalist in Nigeria's most prestigious secondary school science and engineering competition, 2022.

Regional Physics Olympiad Qualifier Jan 2022
Issued by National Mathematical Centre (NMC), Abuja

Nigerian National Physics Competition. Selected to represent my institution at the national level physics competition.

Best Student in Technological Innovation Jul 2021
Junior Secondary School

Recognised for exceptional innovation and technical thinking at the institutional level.

Presidential Engineering Presentation Feb 2021
Issued by Office of Former President Olusegun Obasanjo

Selected to represent Ogun State to present an engineering project directly to former President Olusegun Obasanjo. One of a small number of students chosen statewide for this recognition.

"I think, therefore I am. The reason for which I am, that do I earnestly seek to fulfill."

— Bukunmi Otesile