Folafunmi Olanrewaju Adebowale

Senior Full-Stack Developer | React · Next.js · TypeScript · Node.js · Web3 (Solana)
Lagos, NG.

About

Accomplished Senior Full-Stack Developer with 4+ years of expertise in React, Next.js, TypeScript, and Node.js, specializing in web and web3 product development. Proven track record of significantly enhancing performance, reliability, and user experience, including reducing product page LCP by over 60%, accelerating Time-to-Interactive for AI pages by 47%, and boosting wallet-connect success rates to 92%. Adept at leading complex projects across frontend, full-stack, and backend domains, delivering robust solutions that drive business impact.

Work

Catoly Ai
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Senior Software Developer

Summary

Led frontend and API workstreams for an AI-focused team of 7 engineers, implementing performance optimizations and robust deployment strategies.

Highlights

Owned frontend and API workstreams, implementing SSR/ISR and image optimization to improve Time-to-Interactive (TTI) by approximately 47%.

Reduced Time-to-Interactive for AI pages from ≈3.0s to ≈1.6s (≈47% faster) through strategic optimizations.

Implemented comprehensive CI/E2E suites and containerized deployments, substantially reducing production incidents by ≈69% and rollback frequency.

Mentored 1-2 junior engineers, fostering skill development and contributing to team productivity.

The Stone Frogs
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Full-Stack Developer

Summary

Developed and optimized full-stack solutions for web3 projects, enhancing user experience and system efficiency for a team of 3-6.

Highlights

Integrated complex wallet flows and improved wallet-connect success from ≈70% to ≈92%, significantly lowering support load.

Hardened client flows and error handling, cutting related support tickets by approximately 60%.

Optimized database indexing and pagination, reducing average query time by ≈80% for improved application responsiveness.

Solana Pawn Stars
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Frontend Developer

Summary

Designed and implemented responsive dApp UIs and critical wallet integrations, significantly improving user experience and performance.

Highlights

Cut product page Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) from ≈3.5s to ≈1.4s, enhancing user experience and improving add-to-cart rates by ≈10-12% on a Next.js storefront.

Built responsive dApp UI and wallet integrations, batching RPC calls to reduce page RPCs by approximately 76%.

Redesigned the mint user experience with optimistic updates, increasing completed mints by ≈20% across campaigns.

Education

HarvardX

Course

Computer Science

Courses

CS50's Introduction to Computer Science

Languages

English

Skills

Frontend Development

React, Next.js, TypeScript, Vercel.

Backend Development

Node.js, Express.

Databases & Caching

PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis.

DevOps & Tools

Docker, GitHub Actions, Sentry.

Web3 Technologies

Solana web3.js.

Projects

Portfolio

Summary

A centralized online hub showcasing diverse technical capabilities and deployed projects, including both frontend and full-stack examples.