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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.

✉ hayodele24@gmail.com 💬 WhatsApp ⌥ github.com/Folajimmie ↗ LinkedIn ⬇ Download CV