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Gbare Oyekan

Ikeja

Summary

Front-End Software Engineer with over 8 years of experience delivering scalable, maintainable, and user-focused applications, with expertise in clean code, testing, and cross-functional collaboration to drive product success.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Software Engineer - Frontend

Deel
Remote
02.2023 - Current
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop and maintain scalable front-end systems, ensuring backward compatibility across releases.
  • Built and maintained a reusable UI component library with Storybook and Material UI, increasing delivery speed by 10%.
  • Developed shared frontend packages for modularity and reusability, reducing redundant code by 12%.
  • Standardized API consumption via centralized Axios service modules, with built-in error handling and token refresh.

Software Engineer - Frontend

Andela
Remote
08.2021 - 02.2023
  • Led the UI overhaul of the Skillz mobile SDK, increasing retention rates by 10%.
  • Implemented internationalized and performant front-end features, scaling adoption significantly across regions.
  • Improved engineering processes by ensuring documentation, testing, and adherence to clean code practices, resulting in a 10% increase in team efficiency.
  • Contributed to story analysis, estimations, and cross-team collaboration for faster delivery.

Software Engineer - Frontend

Chiji14xchange
Lagos
08.2019 - 05.2021
  • Improved platform performance by 18% and modularized the front end, enabling seamless, independent development.
  • Collaborated with backend engineers to integrate APIs, improve processes, and implement internal tools, boosting efficiency by 20%.
  • Contributed to code reviews and enhanced team onboarding, improving team performance by 10%.

Software Engineer

Edutech Portal Solutions
Abuja
06.2017 - 08.2019
  • Developed a student management system, adopted by thousands of users across multiple countries.
  • Integrated Stripe payments and improved transparency, increasing institutional revenue by 12%.
  • Enhanced maintainability with documentation, unit testing, and CI-friendly workflows.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Lagos State University
Lagos, Nigeria
09-2020

Skills

  • React
  • TypeScript
  • Redux
  • Zustand
  • Redux Toolkit
  • Material UI
  • JavaScript asynchronous programming (promises, async/await, event loop)
  • CSS
  • SCSS
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • GitLab CI
  • Azure
  • Unit testing
  • Jest
  • Vitest
  • API integration
  • Organization skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Effective Communication

Timeline

Software Engineer - Frontend

Deel
02.2023 - Current

Software Engineer - Frontend

Andela
08.2021 - 02.2023

Software Engineer - Frontend

Chiji14xchange
08.2019 - 05.2021

Software Engineer

Edutech Portal Solutions
06.2017 - 08.2019

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Lagos State University

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