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— Hello

I’m
FOLAJIMI

Building fast, scalable, production-grade web experiences in React, Next.js & TypeScript. Currently developing two independent products from the ground up.

5+ Years exp.
2 In build
8+ Shipped
Currently Building
Stephen Lemo
Premium bespoke fashion e-commerce
Next.js 16 React Konva Paystack
LIVE SOON
Thrive Intelligence
Multi-tenant agri-traceability SaaS
tRPC Prisma Trigger.dev
IN DEV
Role: Sole Developer Next.js · TypeScript
50%
Delivery uplift
FRONTEND DEVELOPER· REACT & NEXT.JS· TYPESCRIPT· PRODUCT BUILDER· UI ENGINEERING· LAGOS, NIGERIA· TAILWIND CSS· FRAMER MOTION· SOLE DEVELOPER· OPEN TO OPPORTUNITIES· FRONTEND DEVELOPER· REACT & NEXT.JS· TYPESCRIPT· PRODUCT BUILDER· UI ENGINEERING· LAGOS, NIGERIA· TAILWIND CSS· FRAMER MOTION· SOLE DEVELOPER· OPEN TO OPPORTUNITIES·
// 01 — About

I build things
that matter.

I'm a Frontend Developer with 5+ years of experience turning complex ideas into clean, performant digital experiences. I've shipped production applications across fintech, hospitality, and creative industries — and I'm currently building two independent products entirely solo, from database schema to deployment.

Based in Lagos, Nigeria, I care deeply about the craft — accessible, fast, and intentionally built interfaces that people genuinely enjoy using. I lead with code quality and ship with a product mindset.

Beyond the screen, I'm a founder. That perspective makes me a different kind of developer — one who understands that code exists to serve a vision, not the other way around.

// What makes me different

Most developers build for employers. I also build for myself — which means I've shipped code under every kind of pressure: technical debt, ambiguous specs, zero runway, and launch deadlines I set for myself. That experience changes how you think.

I don't just build what's asked. I ask why, I consider the user, and I ship with the full product in mind even when I'm only touching the frontend layer. That's the founder perspective at work.

Open to
Full-time roles Contract work Remote Lagos-based Worldwide
Performance-first development
Product thinking, not just implementation
Generational quality in everything I build
Accessible & responsive by default
// 02 — Experience

Where I've
worked.

May 2024 — Present
Emergent Labs
Frontend Developer
Current
  • Led end-to-end frontend on two large-scale Next.js/TypeScript products, owning architecture decisions from component design through deployment.
  • Overhauled internal tooling and CI workflows, accelerating team feature delivery velocity by 50%.
  • Established code quality standards and performance benchmarks, reducing bug rates across the codebase.
  • Conducted regular code reviews and mentored junior developers, raising the team's engineering bar.
Jul 2023 — Mar 2024
HostFi
Frontend Developer
  • Designed and shipped a reusable React component library, eliminating duplicated code across multiple product surfaces.
  • Cut frontend load times by 30% through systematic asset optimisation, lazy loading, and performance profiling.
  • Engineered animations and micro-interactions that drove a 30% increase in user engagement metrics.
Nov 2022 — May 2023
Onlypass Limited
Frontend Developer
  • Built a mission-critical internal admin dashboard from scratch, reducing team workflow time by 30%.
  • Converted Figma designs into a production-ready, reusable component system, cutting delivery cycles by 30%.
  • Refactored core architecture for improved scalability and significantly higher Lighthouse scores.
Jul 2021 — May 2022
NHub Nigeria
Frontend Developer Intern
  • Implemented responsive, mobile-first designs contributing to a 40% uplift in mobile user engagement.
  • Reduced frontend defect rate by 20% through debugging, optimisation, and design reviews.
// 03 — Projects

What I've
built.

Web App
Ownleaf
Core website and app functionality, responsive UI, seamless backend API integration.
ReactNext.js
SaaS · Cards
Lasercards
Core app components, improved UX, performance, and visual consistency.
ReactTypeScript
Fintech · Trading
Hostcap
High-performance trading platform frontend — data clarity and interface speed.
ReactNext.js
Hospitality · Web
HostFi
Full website rebuild — significantly more responsive and engaging experience.
Next.jsTailwind
// 04 — Process

How I
work.

01
Discover
I ask questions before writing code. Understanding the actual problem — not just the stated requirement — is what separates work that ages well from work that gets rewritten in 6 months.
02
Architect
Component tree, data flow, tech choices, folder structure. The decisions made in this phase determine how easy every subsequent feature will be. I document this and share it before a line of code is written.
03
Build
Iterative development with regular visibility. No disappearing for two weeks. You see working features as they're completed — which means real feedback at each stage, not only at the end.
04
Review
Before anything ships: cross-browser testing, performance profiling, accessibility checks, and QA against the original brief. I've caught the bugs that would have embarrassed you in production.
05
Ship
Clean deployment, documented component library, and a handoff that your team can actually use. The codebase you receive should be one you want to maintain — not one you immediately want to rewrite.
// 05 — Stack

Tools I
work with.

React.js
Next.js
TypeScript
JavaScript
Tailwind CSS
Framer Motion
shadcn/ui
Redux
React Konva
HTML5 / CSS3
SASS
tRPC
Prisma
Supabase
Postgres
Auth.js v5
Git / GitHub
Figma
// 06 — Contact

Let's build
something great.

Open to full-time roles, contract work, and interesting collaborations. Based in Lagos — available remotely worldwide. Response within 24 hours.

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