Projects

All-in-one visual workspace for creative professionals

Co-Founder & Product Engineer

Co-founded and built the entire product from zero to launch — co-designed and co-developed every feature, owning product, UX, and engineering decisions end-to-end.
Engineered an infinite canvas with drag & drop, real-time collaboration (live cursors, shared state via WebSockets), and AI-powered image search.
Built the full-stack architecture: Next.js frontend, Supabase backend, WebSocket layer for real-time multi-user sync.
Shipped end-to-end features including budget management, file storage, notes, and team collaboration with role-based project invitations.

Experience

Thinky.so

Co-Founder & Product EngineerJan 2026 - Present

Next.js, TypeScript, React, Canvas API, WebSockets, Supabase, Playwright, AI/LLMs

Sketch

Frontend EngineerMay 2020 - Dec 2025

React, TypeScript, Cypress, Jest, Playwright, Vite, Vitest, GraphQL

Drove the architecture and delivery of real-time collaborative features — live inspector, commenting, and concurrent state synchronization serving thousands of users.
Built workspace and team management systems with real-time data sync at scale.
Architected shared foundations and developer tooling across a multi-app monorepo, improving team velocity and cross-team code reuse.
Shipped MFA and payment processing end-to-end, from technical design through production rollout.
Built a CSS export engine that parsed design tokens and generated production-ready code, bridging designer-developer workflows.

Freelancer

Frontend EngineerMar 2019 - Present

React, TypeScript, Cypress, Jest, GraphQL, NodeJS, NextJS, Strapi

LabSavvy

Rebuilt a healthcare platform's frontend architecture to handle thousands of laboratory results with performant rendering and data processing.
Expanded the product from a single client app to three applications (client, admin, partner) and created a shared UI component library across all three.
Promoted to lead frontend engineer, guiding architecture decisions and mentoring a junior developer.
Implemented interactive charts and advanced data lists with multi-level filtering for complex lab data.

XING

Frontend EngineerMay 2018 - Mar 2019

React, Jest, GraphQL

Built features for the Messenger app — a microfrontend serving XING's professional network (LinkedIn competitor for the DACH market).
Designed and implemented in-chat advertising with A/B testing across multiple placements (between chats, top, bottom) to optimize engagement.
Built a stable E2E testing solution for the Messenger, replacing an unreliable setup.

Paddy Power Betfair

Frontend EngineerSep 2016 - Apr 2018

AngularJS, React, TypeScript, Jest

Part of the team that built the Betslip from scratch during the Paddy Power/Betfair merger — a framework-agnostic component supporting both React and AngularJS across both brands.
Handled real-time odds updates, multiple bet types, and complex betting logic serving millions of daily users.
Developed UI for retail betting shops — in-store screens displaying live races and betting interfaces.

Seedstars

Full-stack EngineerFeb 2015 - Jul 2016

React, Django, Python, PHP

Helped build SimplePay, Nigeria's first payment gateway — from an embeddable payment button (like Stripe) to a full banking application.
Full-stack development with React and Django.
Created payment gateway plugins for ~10 CMS platforms including PrestaShop, Magento, and WordPress.

STRAT

Frontend DeveloperAug 2014 - Feb 2015

AngularJS, JavaScript, PHP

Collaborated with marketing teams to create dynamic websites and Facebook applications.

University of Évora

BSc, Computer Science2010 - 2015