Hi, I'm Joel Olawanle
I'm a software engineer, technical writer, and editor from Nigeria. I build products, dig into technical problems, and write about what I learn.
At Kinsta, I work as a Technical Editor, where my work ranges from writing and editing to technical research, performance benchmarks, API projects, and internal tools. I'm also a co-founder of Spidra and NGN Market, where I write code and work across product, documentation, marketing, support, and sales.
A lot of what I'm interested in lately sits around APIs, AI agents, automation, developer tools, and how software behaves once real people start using it.
Selected work
I've written tutorials, technical explainers, benchmarks, research reports, and engineering stories. These are a few pieces that represent the kind of work I do now.
The AI & bot traffic reality check
A report built from more than 10 billion infrastructure requests on how bots behave and where they create unexpected server work.
PHP benchmarks across 13 CMSs and frameworks
Controlled performance testing comparing how newer PHP versions affect real-world software.
When agents use your software, your API becomes the product
What repeated 429s from paying users taught me about API design when your reader is an AI coding agent.
Writing & technical education
More than 400 technical articles across Kinsta, freeCodeCamp, Hygraph, Smashing Magazine, CSS-Tricks, LogRocket, and other developer publications, ranging from step-by-step tutorials to original research and developer education.
Videos
Technical videos where I test tools, build things, and explain what I find, covering APIs, AI tooling, automation, and developer workflows.
Videos
I also make technical videos where I test tools, build things, and explain what I find, covering APIs, AI tooling, automation, web development, and developer workflows.
Why Your AI Agents Write Buggy Code (And How Context 7 MCP Fixes It)
March 10, 2026
AI Can Now Sync Your Code with Figma (Claude + MCP)
March 7, 2026
Should You Still Learn to Code in 2026? w/@asaoluelijah7947
January 31, 2026
Why Your AI Agents Write Buggy Code (And How Context 7 MCP Fixes It)
March 10, 2026
AI Can Now Sync Your Code with Figma (Claude + MCP)
March 7, 2026
Should You Still Learn to Code in 2026? w/@asaoluelijah7947
January 31, 2026
How to Audit Your Website’s SEO Using AI Agent Skills
January 31, 2026
Livestream w/ Elijah Asaolu — Remotion Agent Skills & AI Video Prompting
January 28, 2026
This Is How AI Agents Are Changing Video Creation (Remotion + Claude)
January 24, 2026
From my blog
I use my personal blog for things I learn while building products, investigating technical problems, and experimenting with new tools.
Work with me
Most of my time is split between Kinsta, Spidra, and NGN Market, but I occasionally take on technical writing, editorial, developer education, and engineering work when the project is a good fit.