Software engineer
building quiet,
reliable systems.

I'm Kingsley — a software engineer focused on React, design systems, and the UI details that make products feel fast and intentional. Five years in, still curious.

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// uptime
99.982%
across services I maintain · trailing 90d
// shipped
47 projects
since 2021 · open source + client work
// now
→ building the frontend ecosystem for a banking app
→ reading Designing Data-Intensive Apps
→ learning Spring Boot (badly)
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selected work

Five projects, chosen for the lessons they taught me.

┌── kids-microfinance-bank ────┐
/ 01
Digital banking platform frontend with feature-based architecture and a centralised authenticated HTTP client
Leading frontend development for the bank’s digital banking platform, mentoring engineers and establishing the architectural patterns the team built against. Designed a feature-based architecture where each page owns its own data fetching, with all backend communication routed through a centralised authenticated HTTP client — auth, error handling, and logging in one place. Built resilient error and loading states and a reusable component library across banking surfaces.
NextJSTypeScriptTailwindCSS
Kids Microfinance Bank · 2025 — presentlead digital banking
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┌── lohli-platform ────────────┐
/ 02
Frontend ecosystem for an ad platform connecting brands, creators, and viewers
Architecting and developing the frontend ecosystem for Lohli, an advertising platform connecting brands, creators, and viewers. Built a shared component library for brand consistency across the creator and advertiser dashboards, added SSR and code-splitting for faster loads, and integrated real-time analytics for ad engagement tracking.
Next.jsTypeScriptTailwindCSSReact
Lohli Africa · 2025 — presentreal-time ad analytics
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┌── itex-pos ──────────────────┐
/ 03
POS monitoring dashboards with live transaction visibility and instant merchant settlement
Built dashboards giving live visibility into transaction success rates, terminal health, and merchant performance. Engineered the frontend workflow for an automated settlement engine, reducing payout latency. Also architected a modular VAS hub for airtime, utilities, and insurance.
ReactTypeScriptREST APIsTailwindCSS
Itex Integrated Services · 2024 — 25live txn monitoring
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┌── SendMercury ───────────────┐
/ 04
E-commerce platform with Flutterwave payment integration and a scalable design system
Built the storefront and checkout flow with Flutterwave integration, processing over 1,000 subscriptions. Architected a scalable design system for managing e-commerce products and streamlining delivery workflows, and mentored junior engineers on code optimisation and bug fixing.
ReactTypeScriptFlutterwaveTailwindCSS
Zedi Inc · 2023 — 241k+ subscriptions
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┌── kaban ─────────────────────┐
/ 05
High-fidelity UI component suite for a real estate search and listings platform
Developed high-fidelity UI components for a real estate platform — property cards, search filters, listing detail views, and navigation. Part-time over two years, focused on fidelity and keeping the search experience fast.
ReactTypeScriptCSS Modules
Twoone Technologies · 2022 — 23hi-fi component lib
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about

I'm Kingsley — a frontend engineer with a background in mechanical engineering who found his way into UI. I build design-centric React and Next.js applications with a strong eye for the details that make interfaces feel fast and intentional.

I care about component architecture, accessible design, and the kind of performance work users actually notice. I write things down before I build them, keep codebases tidy, and mentor junior engineers when I get the chance.

Outside work: football, music, and a reading list that never gets shorter.

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what I do

four ways I tend to work with teams.

/01
frontend engineering
Production-grade React and Next.js applications. SSR, code-splitting, and the performance details that keep users from leaving.
/02
design systems
Component libraries that scale across products without becoming a maintenance burden. Figma-to-code, design tokens, and documentation.
/03
fintech & banking UI
Digital banking platforms, settlement flows, and admin dashboards built with the accuracy and security posture that financial software demands.
/04
performance audits
Bundle analysis, render profiling, and a prioritised list of what to fix first. No full rewrite required — usually.
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resume

five years, six companies, a lot of post-mortems.

Dec 2025 —
Senior Frontend Engineer @ Kids Microfinance Bank
Contract. Leading frontend development for the digital banking platform — feature-based architecture, a centralised authenticated HTTP client, resilient error handling around banking requests, and a shared component library.
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May 2025 —
Senior Frontend Engineer @ Lohli Africa
Full-time. Building the complete frontend ecosystem for an advertising platform. Component library, SSR performance work, and real-time engagement analytics across creator and advertiser surfaces.
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Nov 2024 — May 2025
Frontend Engineer @ Itex Integrated Services
Contract. POS monitoring dashboards, an automated settlement engine, and a VAS service hub — expanding the POS ecosystem beyond payments into a full-service financial kiosk.
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Dec 2023 — Nov 2024
Frontend Engineer @ Zedi Inc
Contract. E-commerce platform with Flutterwave integration (1k+ subscriptions). Designed the component system and mentored junior engineers on code optimisation and bug fixing.
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Jan 2022 — Nov 2023
Frontend Engineer @ Twoone Technologies
Part-time. Built high-fidelity UI components for a real estate application, improving navigation and property search efficiency.
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Jan — Jun 2021
Frontend Developer @ The RootHub
Internship. Translated Figma designs into responsive UI with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and assisted with performance audits — the foundation for later fintech and e-commerce work.
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A year of commits, pull requests, and late-night pushes.

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I reply within 24 hours. Promise.

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