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Royal Voluntary ServiceSoftware Engineer(React)
Feb. 2025United KingdomTransforming lives in the UK by Collaborating closely with the Tech lead and a Team of Creative Engineers to develop software the Royal Voluntary Service digital platform,focusing on enhancing user experience and connecting volunteers with community needs.
Scaling existing software applications and developing new components for RVS applications and working closely with UX Designers, BA's, and Product Owners. Utilising NextJs,Typescript and Flutter to develop and enhance the functionality and user interface of web and mobile applications,
Achievements:
● Developed a custom Mapbox component with interactive markers, enabling volunteers to easily discover nearby opportunities, enhancing community engagement.
● Delivered key features using Next.js, TypeScript, and Flutter, improving user experience across web and mobile platforms.
● Led the implementation of responsive MJML email templates, streamlining communication workflows and boosting outreach efficiency.
● Built and maintained 20+ reusable Storybook components, driving UI consistency and accelerating development cycles.
● Improved code quality and reliability through comprehensive unit testing (Jest, React Testing Library).
● UI/UX Auditor: Was assigned the responsibilities of reviewing the front end team's work to ensure the implementation aligns with the UX design.
● Conducted peer code reviews.
● Proactively contributed to improving team culture and collaboration,
leveraging my experience and training to propose team bonding activities, including the creation of a custom team game, Cosmic Code Clash, designed to foster connection and knowledge sharing.
● Collaborated with designers, analysts, and product owners to deliver user-centered solutions that improved volunteer engagement KPIs.
Acumen SoftwareReact Developer
Jun. 2024 - Feb. 2025South AfricaSpecialized in building Forcelink’s dynamic and responsive web and mobile applications.
Some of my responsibilities included integrating APIs, optimizing performance, and ensuring cross-browser compatibility and software security as well as collaborating closely with UI/UX designers to translate concepts into functional components while maintaining code quality through comprehensive testing and Developing Flutter Applications.
Achievements:
■ Developed various flutter widgets translating Android Native code to Flutter to Migrate the existing ForceLink Android mobile app into Flutter by rebuilding the flutter UI and logic of the new mobile application.
■ Developed various React Components for ForceLink Flutter consuming data from various Forcelink Apis.
■ Developed a Workflow configuration system that depicts the flow of work orders from their initial state to their next possible status depicting the flow on a kanban style design with connected dynamic lines drawn on the dom with Dynamic SVGs utilizing React Vite,Typescript and MaterialUI.
■ Skills: React.js,Figma, Redux, Kubernetes,Webpack, React Router, JavaScript (ES6+), Performance Optimization,Jest,React Testing Library,Gitflow, Cross-browser Compatibility,Software Testing,Responsive Design,API, Integration,Cross-team Collaboration,Communication,UI/UX Collaboration,LESS (Stylesheet Language),Software Security · SaaS Development,Flutter,Scrum,SQL,,Python,Nginx,Docker,TypeScript,Scrum.
freelancerFreelance Full Stack Engineer
Apr. 2023 - May. 2024South Africa, Port ElizabethLed development of JetLogix Private Jet Reservation system (React + Rails).
Built Act Immigration System (Rails API + React/Tailwind dashboard & CMS).
Developed open-source DazzlinPhoenix (React Vite + Tailwind asset platform).
Created financial, booking, and monitoring apps (Rails, Redux Toolkit, APIs).
Skills: React, Tailwind, Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, API design, TDD/BDD.
freelancerFreelance Full Stack Engineer
Apr. 2023 - May. 2024South Africa, Port ElizabethAs Teamlead, Contributed to the successful development of JetLogix'sPrivateJet Reservation Application, by implementing the Add Aeroplane, Aeroplane Specs, and Reserve airplane components utilizing React for the front-end and Ruby on Rails for the backend with implementations of TDD and BDD tests with Rspec and react testing library.
Mobile-TechnologiesFlutter Engineer
Sep. 2022 - Dec. 2022United Arab EmiratesTranslated Java/Kotlin Android components to Flutter, reducing complexity 40%.
Improved SIM card service management with new Flutter + XML forms.
Skills: Flutter, Dart, SOAP, SQL, JSON, SVN, Apache NiFi.
MotorJSFull Stack Developer
Jan. 2022 - Apr. 2022South AfricaBuilt multiple reusable React components for MotorJS clients.
Delivered analytics dashboards with Chart.js + Qlik Sense API, boosting engagement 15%.
Skills: React, Chart.js, Lerna, Tailwind, Material UI, Node.js, Git
Munshig / AriatechTechnical consultant
Jul. 2020 - Oct. 2020IndiaOffered technical advise to teams on project planning, agile methodologies and conducted code reviews, onboarding and training of new interns.
freelancerFull Stack Developer
Mar. 2020 - Dec. 2020IndiaBuilt dashboards & websites for clients like Ecological Partnerships and PetStreet.
Delivered consulting services in full-stack apps & CMS solutions.
Skills: React, Rails, Tailwind, SEO, API integration.
MunshiG/AriaTechDeveloper| QA Engineer
Jun. 2019 - Dec. 2019IndiaDeveloped and scaled the MunshiG database schema, reducing data redundancy and an increase in data queries from the Client Application increasing customer retention and downloads by 15% a day.
Established a Robust UnitTesting Strategy tailored specifically for Android applications, improving the overall performance and bug resolution of components.
Improved various components in the MunshiG Flutter mobile version, resulting in a 45% enhancement in overall app performance.
Excelled at Project Planning and contributed to Team building activities, and Code Reviews.
DazzlinPhoenixFounder
May. 2018South AfricaCreated a startup, which is still in its early stages of development, characterized by a collection of small-scale projects and a team united by shared dreams without the confines of a traditional structure, and driven solely by our collective passion to positively impact the medical, wellness, and educational spheres.
Namibia Media HoldingsSenior Mobile & Web Application Developer
Nov. 2014 - Jun. 2017NamibiaAs Team lead, Developed and Contributed to team development efforts, resulting in the successful delivery of the MyInfo project.
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