Frontend Engineer

Open to full-time
Bio

Babajide O. is a Frontend Engineer with several years of experience in building high-performance web and mobile applications across industries like e-commerce, retail analytics, and field service management. He is proficient in technologies such as TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), React.js, React Native, Next.js, and Expo. Babajide builds scalable applications, leveraging Redux Toolkit, Zustand, GraphQL, Prisma, and REST APIs. His expertise extends to UI and styling with Tailwind CSS, Material UI, and Framer Motion, and he ensures quality through Jest, React Testing Library, and Cypress, alongside CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions. At Owu Sports, Babajide reduced report generation time by 70% for over 50 global stakeholders by developing a real-time analytics dashboard. He also enhanced accessibility standards, improving audit scores from 70% to 98%. For Fiordara, he architected a high-performance e-commerce platform with secure payment integration, utilizing Next.js and Stripe API. Babajide holds an HND in Mechanical Engineering from Yaba College of Technology. He is well-suited for remote, high-impact engineering roles that require robust UI design and automated workflows.

Expertise
GraphQLNode.jsReactTypeScriptReact NativeNext.jsJavaScriptAWSGitFramerRelational DatabaseCSS
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Assessments
APPLICANT AVG · 52%BABAJIDE · 93%0255075100TopASSESSMENT SCORE (0–100)
  • Great on Real-Time Dashboard in ReactMedium
  • Perfect on Implement LRU Cache AlgorithmMedium
Projects

Jimgo's Mobile App

Streamlined task management for a UK-based company; admins create, edit, and delete tasks, generate invoices, and general users update task statuses with real-time notifications. Deployed privately on the App Store for internal staff use

Fiordara Web App

Developed a fashion e‑commerce platform for a UK brand, blending African and Western design; includes authentication, dynamic carousels, state management, and secure payment flows.

Experience
  1. Frontend Engineer

    Owu SportsJul 2022Present
    • Reduced report generation time by 70% for 50+ global stakeholders by architecting a real-time analytics dashboard in React/Next.js and Zustand
    • Enhanced performance: implemented client-side caching with React Query and background revalidation, cutting API calls by 55% and improving perceived load by 30%
    • Improved accessibility: enforced WCAG AA standards (ARIA roles, keyboard navigation), boosting audit scores from 70% to 98%
    • Streamlined releases: built GitHub Actions pipelines for linting, testing, and automatic deployment to Vercel
    React/Next.jsZustandReact QueryGitHub ActionsTypescriptTailwind CSSRechartsReact Testing LibraryJestCypress
  2. Senior Frontend Engineer

    Fiordara (UK Fashion Brand)Mar 2025Nov 2025
    • Architected a high-performance e-commerce storefront using Next.js, leveraging Server-Side Rendering (SSR) to ensure instant page loads and SEO optimization
    • Implemented end-to-end type safety across the application by integrating Prisma with TypeScript, reducing runtime errors and improving developer efficiency
    • Developed secure authentication flows on the frontend using NextAuth.js, managing session persistence and protected routes for user dashboards
    • Orchestrated payment integration by connecting the UI directly to Stripe’s API, ensuring a seamless and compliant checkout experience for users
    Next.jsPrismaTypeScriptNextAuth.jsStripe APITailwind CSSFramer MotionJestReact Testing LibraryZodReact Query
  3. Mobile Frontend Engineer

    Jimgo’s (UK Construction & Maintenance)Feb 2022May 2022
    • Digitized construction site operations by building a React Native app that connects field workers (plumbers, electricians) with the central office, replacing manual phone-tag scheduling
    • Developed a real-time dispatch system, enabling admins to assign tasks to specific workers and track job completion statuses instantly
    • Engineered an automated invoicing engine, allowing admins to generate PDF invoices within the app and email them to customers immediately upon job completion
    • Implemented role-based access control (RBAC) via AWS Amplify, ensuring strict separation of data between field workers and administrative staff
    React NativeAWS AmplifyRedux ToolkitGraphQLTypescriptExpo
  4. Frontend Developer

    Carmel Nigeria LimitedApr 2019Jul 2022
    • Processed 10k+ monthly transactions by optimizing a React UI recharge platform, achieving 95% of transactions confirmed in under 1s
    • Built interactive spending insights: developed toggleable bar charts (Recharts) for Naira-value and volume views
    • Engineered payment flow: integrated real-time Node.js feedback, handling success, failure, loading, and error states to reduce payment inquiries by 30%
    • Leveraged Redux Toolkit & Material UI: implemented scalable state management and a consistent, responsive design system
    • Authored custom Hooks & tests: created reusable React Hooks for forms, data fetching, and chart integration with Vitest component tests for release stability
    ReactNode.jsRedux ToolkitMaterial UIVitestTypescriptHighcharts
Education
  1. HND Mechanical Engineering

    Yaba College of TechnologyLagos, Nigeria2014 — 2019
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