Makinde Mercy Miracle
Developer Relations Professional | Technical Writer | Documentation Engineer
Lagos, Nigeria · makindemercymiracle@gmail.com · Ileolami
Professional Summary
Developer Relations Engineer and Technical Writer with 3+ years building API documentation, developer onboarding systems, and community content for blockchain and fintech platforms. Award-winning technical author (5 HackerNoon/TBD contest wins). Built documentation portals serving 20+ developers across 5+ products.
Core Competencies
- Developer Relations
- Community Engagement • Developer Advocacy • Technical Workshops • Conference Speaking • Content Strategy
- Technical Writing
- API Documentation • SDK Guides • User Manuals • Style Guides • Information Architecture
- Tools & Platforms
- Mintlify • ReadMe • Postman • Swagger • Docusaurus • MkDocs • GitBook • Markdown • Git/GitHub
- Technical Skills
- Python • JavaScript • React.js • REST APIs • Blockchain/Web3 • Solana • Ethereum • API Testing
Professional Experience
Developer Relations Engineer — GetBlock
Nov 2025 – Present · Remote
Leading developer relations initiatives for a blockchain infrastructure provider supporting 130+ networks, competing with Alchemy, QuickNode, and Helius.
- Authored API documentation and Postman collections for 130+ blockchain networks, reducing average developer onboarding time from five minutes to one minute, reducing support tickets from 10% to 1%, and driving over 50,000 weekly visits from developers and AI agents.
- Created a video content strategy across YouTube, X, and LinkedIn, producing 40 videos that drove more than 3,000 views and 500 subscribers and contributed to marketing revenue.
- Conducted competitive analysis against major blockchain infrastructure providers, informing product positioning and feature prioritization.
- Built developer community through technical tutorials on protocols and developer tools, e.g. Solana AI frameworks (ElizaOS, Solana Agent Kit), Token Extensions, and transaction optimization.
- Developed ongoing action plans to increase GetBlock's visibility among developers and users as a leading RPC provider in the Web3 ecosystem.
- Authored product documentation by testing products for functionality and performance, ensuring all products work as documented and reducing downtime.
Technical Writer — Gems Consulting Company
June 2025 – March 2026 · Lagos, Nigeria
Sole technical writer responsible for documentation strategy, API testing, and quality assurance across four enterprise products.
- Built 4 documentation portals from scratch for enterprise fintech products using Docusaurus, Mintlify, and ReadMe, reducing support inquiries by 50% within five months.
- Developed a Python automation script generating a 100,000-record test database to stress-test a payroll system, identifying performance bottlenecks before production deployment.
- Created a company-wide style guide using Vale, enforcing consistent terminology and brand alignment across all technical documentation.
- Tested internal and external APIs for error handling, security vulnerabilities, and edge cases, documenting findings in actionable reports.
Technical Writer — Directorate of Research, Innovation and Development, University of Benin
April 2025 – June 2025 · Benin City, Nigeria
- Developed a content tracking system using Claude and ChatGPT that reduced research document processing time from five hours to two hours, enabling 50+ additional grants to be processed per quarter.
- Matched 50+ grants to their respective academic departments, streamlining funding access for researchers.
- Edited and refined grant applications to align with funder requirements, improving submission quality.
Technical Writer — Unhashed
2024 – 2025 · Remote
- Tested API endpoints and rewrote legacy documentation, improving developer experience and reducing support inquiries.
- Wrote SEO-optimized technical articles that increased organic traffic and product visibility.
- Collaborated with SMEs to develop accurate, in-depth content outlines for complex technical topics.
Sub-Lead, Technical Writing — SuperTeam Edo State
2024 · Benin City, Nigeria
- Led a 4-week technical writing workshop with 74 attendees, featuring industry experts on Solana ecosystem documentation.
- Onboarded new technical writers to the Solana ecosystem, providing resources and mentorship.
Technical Writer — GoatCoinSTX
2024 · Remote
- Authored product-focused user guides that highlighted core features, use cases, and value propositions for token holders and investors.
- Optimized content for SEO and crafted compelling presale announcements that drove community interest and early adoption.
Social Media Manager — Web3Ladies
2023 – 2024 · Lagos, Nigeria
Managed social media presence for Africa's leading Web3 women's community, driving engagement and growth across platforms.
- Developed engagement strategies and content calendars that increased follower growth, views, and community interaction across X and Threads.
- Managed the Threads account launch and drove active engagement, establishing an early presence on the emerging platform.
- Conducted market research on Web3 trends to inform content strategy and campaign planning for community events.
Awards & Recognition
- 1st Place — Crypto API Writing Contest (CoinGecko/HackerNoon): “Build a Real-Time Crypto Tracker with CoinGecko API and React.js”
- 1st Place — Web5 Writing Contest (TBD): “Redefining User Sovereignty: Empowering Individuals with Ownership and Control in the Web5”
- 2nd Place — Bitcoin Writing Contest (Rootstock/HackerNoon): “How to Build a Telegram Bot That Queries Rootstock Data Using Rootstock RPC API”
- 2nd Place — Blockchain API Writing Contest (dRPC/HackerNoon): “How to Deploy a Smart Contract to Ethereum Network Using dRPC API Key and Endpoint”
- 1st Place — Protocol Interaction Writing Contest (OptOut/HackerNoon): “How Decentralized Interaction Protocols Work: Analyzing VC, ZKP, and Āut's Interaction Tree”
- A Beginner's Guide to Dockerizing a Vite dApp Project
- Decharge: Deep Dive on the Opportunities for Electric Energy Storage in Nigeria
Documentation Portfolio
- The Movie Database API Documentation — Mintlify
- Plaid API Documentation — Postman Collection
- Twilio API Documentation — ReadMe
- Vue.js Documentation
Education & Certifications
- B.Sc. Guidance and Counseling — University of Benin · Second Class Upper | 2023
- API Documentation Certification — Technical Writing Mentorship Program · 2025
- Technical Writing Certification — Technical Writing Mentorship Program · 2024
- Blockchain Development — Web3Ladies · 2024
- Git & GitHub Version Control — Microsoft · 2023
Open Source Contributions
- TWMP Markdown Course — Developed the "Getting Started with Markdown" module, improved information architecture, and created 5 hands-on assignments.
- Rootstock Documentation — Created a four-page guide on the Rootstock Naming Service, explaining what RNS is and how to use the RNS JS SDK and smart contracts in dApps.
- Stellar Documentation — Improved documentation clarity and fixed technical content issues in the Stellar docs.
- Vaunt Documentation — Identified and proposed solutions for documentation issues in the Vaunt project.