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

Six 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. 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 · 2025lead digital banking
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┌── lohli-platform ────────────┐
/ 02
Frontend ecosystem for an ad platform connecting brands, creators, and viewers
Architecting the creator and advertiser dashboards for Lohli. Built a shared component library for brand consistency across both surfaces, added SSR and code-splitting for faster loads, and integrated real-time analytics for ad engagement tracking.
Next.jsTypeScriptTailwindCSSReact
Lohli Africa · 2025real-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 instant settlement UI — merchants see cleared funds without chasing support. Also shipped a VAS hub for airtime, utilities, and insurance.
ReactTypeScriptREST APIsTailwindCSS
Itex Integrated Services · 2025live 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 design system used across the full platform and mentored junior engineers on optimisation and code quality.
ReactTypeScriptFlutterwaveTailwindCSS
Zedi Inc · 2023 — 251k+ subscriptions
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┌── neupay-admin ──────────────┐
/ 05
High-security admin dashboard for escrow transactions and fund management
Led the frontend team in building a high-security admin console for escrow transaction management. End-to-end fund transparency through robust validation, secure API integration, and an audit-trail UI that operations actually trusted.
ReactTypeScriptGraphQL
Neupay HQ · 2024 — 25led frontend team
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┌── kaban ─────────────────────┐
/ 06
High-fidelity UI component suite for a real estate search and listings platform
Developed the full component library 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, four companies, a lot of post-mortems.

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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2025 —
Frontend Engineer @ Lohli Africa
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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2025
Frontend Engineer @ Itex Integrated Services
Contract. POS monitoring dashboards, instant settlement UI, and a VAS service hub — expanding the POS ecosystem beyond payments into a full-service financial kiosk.
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2023 — 25
Frontend Engineer @ Zedi Inc
E-commerce platform with Flutterwave integration (1k+ subscriptions). Designed the component system, mentored junior engineers, and saw the product through two years of growth.
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2024 — 25
Frontend Engineer @ Neupay HQ
Contract, remote. Led the frontend team on a high-security admin dashboard for escrow transactions, with robust validation and secure API integration for end-to-end fund transparency.
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2022 — 23
Frontend Engineer @ Twoone Technologies
Part-time. Built the UI component suite for a real estate application. First long-term team codebase — learned as much about collaboration as about component design.
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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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