Frontend-focused engineer who
ships end-to-end.

I'm Solomon — a Full-Stack Software Engineer with 4+ years of experience building production web applications. I specialise in TypeScript, React, and Node.js, and I've shipped real products used by tens of thousands of people across events, enterprise, and startup platforms.

Experience

Work History

Frontend Lead / Full-Stack Developer

Straqa

Contract Jan 2025 – Present

Led frontend architecture for a multi-module enterprise platform covering ticketing, e-commerce, payments, and transportation
Improved frontend reliability across teams by enforcing shared abstractions and component patterns
Built internal admin dashboards and operational tools using TypeScript and Hono

Full-Stack Web Developer

Spark Africa

Contract Nov 2024 – Present

Built production platforms for Africa Startup Festival and Africa Technology Expo with 10,000+ attendees
Designed a multi-tenant ticketing and exhibitor management system handling booths, CMS, and check-ins
Created Spark Portal — an attendee networking and matchmaking platform for founders, investors, and partners

UI/UX Designer & Frontend Developer

Walkiya Limited

Full-Time Dec 2022 – Aug 2023

Built and maintained government and enterprise portals using WordPress, JavaScript, and custom CRM tools
Designed an in-house CRM for construction project management, bookkeeping, and order processing
Translated business needs into usable interfaces working directly with non-technical staff

Web Developer

Spark Africa

Contract Feb 2022 – Sep 2022

Developed early production platforms for Africa Startup Festival and Africa Technology Expo
Helped architect the initial multi-tenant event and ticketing system

Technical

Skills

Languages

TypeScript JavaScript Python SQL

Frontend

React Next.js Vue.js Nuxt Angular

Backend

Node.js Hono Flask FastAPI Elysia JS

Databases

PostgreSQL MongoDB MySQL Redis

Infra / DevOps

AWS SST Docker Cloudflare Railway Vercel

Styling

Tailwind CSS Sass Radix UI Shadcn Styled Components

Testing

Jest Vitest Playwright

Education

Background

Diploma in Computer Science

Lincoln College of Science, Management & Technology

2021 – 2023

Interests

What excites me

Web Animations Frontend Performance TypeScript AI Systems Frontend Architecture Cloud Platforms

Frontend-focused engineer who ships end-to-end.