ANTHONY MUONAKA

Frontend Software Engineer
Lagos, NG.

About

Highly accomplished Frontend Software Engineer with over 4 years of experience specializing in building scalable, high-performance web applications using React, Next.js, and TypeScript. Expert in component-driven development, modern UI architectures, and CI/CD automation, adept at translating complex product requirements into intuitive, accessible, and maintainable user interfaces. Proven leader in optimizing frontend performance across devices and driving cross-functional collaboration to deliver robust, high-quality user experiences.

Work

CentricAI
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Software Engineer

Remote, Nigeria

Summary

Led frontend development for Centric AI's MVP, creating intuitive and scalable components that significantly improved usability and feature clarity through cross-functional collaboration and clean code practices.

Highlights

Spearheaded the development and delivery of the Centric AI MVP, building intuitive and scalable frontend components that enhanced usability and feature clarity.

Collaborated cross-functionally with backend engineers and product teams to ensure seamless integration and strategic alignment with critical business goals.

Optimized development workflows through clean code practices and reusable UI patterns, boosting team efficiency and code maintainability.

Contributed to delivering stable, high-quality application features within rapid release cycles, ensuring robust product performance.

Semicolon
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Software Engineer (Contract for Centric.ai)

Remote, Nigeria

Summary

Contributed as a contract frontend engineer to Centric.ai's product team, focusing on delivering feature updates and enhancing frontend performance and code quality.

Highlights

Delivered critical feature updates in close collaboration with Centric.ai engineers and product stakeholders.

Implemented frontend performance improvements, optimizing application speed and responsiveness for an enhanced user experience.

Contributed to code quality initiatives, ensuring adherence to best practices and improving maintainability.

Freelance (Upwork)
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Lead Frontend Engineer

Remote, Nigeria

Summary

Led the planning, development, and delivery of key user-facing features for multiple products, emphasizing UX, mobile responsiveness, and engineering productivity.

Highlights

Spearheaded the planning and delivery of critical user-facing features, prioritizing exceptional UX and mobile responsiveness across projects.

Developed and maintained reusable frontend components across multiple products, significantly reducing duplication and enhancing consistency.

Optimized frontend performance across diverse browsers and devices, improving load times and overall reliability by over 15%.

Automated CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, streamlining deployments to AWS EC2 and increasing deployment frequency by 20%.

Mentored junior engineers and developed internal tools, boosting overall engineering productivity and team efficiency.

Homefort Energy
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Frontend Engineer

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

Summary

Led the development of a web-based MVP for automating gas supply and customer monitoring, implementing a subscription-based payment system, and optimizing UI for improved user conversion and operational efficiency.

Highlights

Led the successful development of a web-based MVP for automating gas supply and customer monitoring, significantly improving operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.

Designed and implemented a subscription-based payment system, integrating with Paystack to streamline transactions and enhance user experience.

Enhanced UI responsiveness, accessibility, and user conversion rates by optimizing component lifecycle management.

Authored comprehensive technical and non-technical documentation, ensuring clear project communication and knowledge transfer.

Optimized application performance across various devices using advanced debugging and performance testing techniques.

Yconnector
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Frontend Engineer (Internship)

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

Summary

Designed and developed a scalable e-commerce platform using React and Redux, implementing responsive layouts and conducting A/B testing to improve customer acquisition and engagement.

Highlights

Developed a scalable and usable e-commerce platform using React and Redux, focusing on robust architecture and prioritizing usability.

Designed and implemented responsive layouts and prototypes, ensuring a seamless user experience across mobile and desktop devices.

Conducted A/B testing on product pages, directly contributing to improved customer acquisition and engagement metrics.

Actively participated in the end-to-end product development lifecycle, from initial idea generation to successful feature rollout.

Education

Semicolon Africa
Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

Program

Software Engineering

University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria

BSc

Public Health Education

Skills

Frontend Development

React, Next.js, React Native, Redux, TypeScript, JavaScript, UI Architectures, Component-Driven Development, Design Systems, Mobile-First Design, UI Responsiveness, Accessibility.

Backend & Cloud

Node.js, Python, AWS, Firebase, API Integrations, MongoDB.

Tools & Methodologies

Git, Figma, Jest, CI/CD Automation, GitHub Actions, Agile Execution, Code Quality, Performance Optimization, Debugging Tools, A/B Testing.

Leadership & Collaboration

Cross-functional Collaboration, Mentoring, Stakeholder Management, Project Planning, Product Development Lifecycle, Documentation.