Kelvin Moses
Frontend Lead Engineer
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About
Results-driven Frontend Lead with 5+ years of experience architecting scalable, accessible, and high-performance web and mobile applications. Proven track record of leading cross-functional engineering teams, establishing coding standards, and delivering exceptional user experiences. Deep expertise in React, Next.js, TypeScript, and modern frontend tooling — combined with a passion for developer mentorship, design systems, and open-source contribution.
Experience
Lead Frontend Engineer (Web & Mobile) - Rahapay - Nigeria
(2024-01)
- Lead a high-performing frontend team across web and mobile products using Agile practices, reducing feature delivery time by 25%.
- Architect scalable frontend solutions with React, Redux Toolkit, and TypeScript, setting direction on framework selection and application structure.
- Built and maintain a reusable component library and design token system using Tailwind CSS and Storybook, improving development speed and UI consistency.
- Optimised application performance through code-splitting, lazy loading, and memoisation, cutting page load times by over 35%.
- Integrate with backend systems via GraphQL and RESTful APIs, including real-time features using WebSockets.
- Conduct rigorous code reviews, enforce engineering best practices with ESLint and Prettier, and establish comprehensive documentation.
- Mentor junior developers, improving code quality, onboarding efficiency, and overall team velocity.
Frontend Engineer - NotJustEvent Inc. - New Castle, Delaware, USA
(2022-01 - 2024-12)
- Developed and maintained reusable React components, improving UI consistency and reducing page load times by 30%, cutting bounce rates by 20%.
- Integrated Redux Toolkit for state management, reducing unnecessary re-renders by 25% and enhancing app responsiveness.
- Leveraged TypeScript to reduce runtime errors by 40% and improve maintainability and developer productivity.
- Implemented advanced performance optimisations (virtualisation, code-splitting, memoisation), achieving a 50% drop in rendering time for large datasets.
- Built and maintained integrations with third-party APIs (payments, analytics, social platforms) using REST, GraphQL, and WebSockets.
- Consistently shipped features with Lighthouse performance scores of 95+ and established test coverage above 85% with Jest and Cypress.
Frontend Engineer - PixelCraft Digital - Halifax, Canada (Remote)
(2020-04 - 2022-03)
- Developed and deployed SEO-optimised web apps using Next.js, React, and Tailwind CSS, boosting client site traffic by up to 45% within 3 months.
- Led the creation of a modular component system documented in Storybook, reducing frontend development time by 30% across projects.
- Introduced CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, enabling automated deployment and reducing production downtime.
- Ran accessibility audits and implemented WCAG 2.1 best practices, achieving 100% accessibility scores on key deliverables.
- Mentored two junior developers and enforced team coding standards using ESLint and Prettier.
Frontend Engineer - NativeBrand Agency - Nigeria
(2019-03 - 2020-12)
- Collaborated with designers to translate Figma designs into responsive, accessible, pixel-perfect UIs across devices.
- Boosted user engagement by 40% through the development of an e-commerce platform using Next.js and TypeScript.
- Integrated backend and third-party APIs including payment gateways, social platforms, and analytics tools.
- Conducted comprehensive code reviews enforcing accessibility, security, and performance best practices.
Education
B.Sc/Ed. - Computer Science & Education - Taraba State University, Jalingo (2022)
