Brenda .
Senior
 Nairobi, Kenya ( GMT )
Senior
2 yrs Experience
Can Join ASAP English: Advanced
About

I am an experienced front end developer with 4+ years of experience working with Reactjs and Nextjs 

I am an experienced front end developer with 4+ years of experience working with Reactjs and Nextjs 

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Senior Frontend Engineer
Native Coders Nairobi Garage
May'21- present

Native Coders is a a software solutions company that is helping companies and organizations with the development of IT systems.The developer team comprise of female developers who are passionate about delivering great code and making a difference in people's lives. ● Developed websites for clients with a focus on usability, functionality and design. ● Utilized HTML, CSS, Reactjs, Javascript, Mongodb, Nodejs, Boostrap and other front-end frameworks to create dynamic user interfaces. ● Solved complex problems related to website development and design. ● Collaborated with other departments to ensure timely completion of assigned tasks. ● Developed comprehensive documentation for websites and applications. ● Assisted HR in hiring new developers by conducting interviews and evaluating resumes. ● Troubleshooted and debugged existing code to ensure accuracy. ● Implemented user testing processes to ensure quality assurance.

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Technologist Frontend
Native Coders Nairobi Garage
Jan'18- Jan'18

May 2022 Code for Africa (CfA) is the continent's largest network of independent civic technology and data journalism laboratories, which build digital democracy solutions that give citizens unfettered access to actionable information that empowers them to make informed decisions, and that strengthens civic engagement for improved public governance and accountability. This includes building infrastructures like openAFRICA and sourceAFRICA, as well as incubating initiatives as diverse as the africanDRONE network, the PesaCheck fact-checking initiative and the sensors.AFRICA network. CfA currently has active projects in 24 African countries, with affiliate labs, of varying size, capacity and maturity in: Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda. ● Worked with a diverse in-house tech team to implement design wireframes for different projects such as Sensors.Africa, SensorsMap, Dominion.africa, Takwimu.africa MaternalFigures and Outbreak.Africa using Reactjs, Javascript, Victory.js, and Mapbox. ● Implemented versatile frontend solutions for web apps and helping non-technical teams such as the data team in coming up with design ideas for data analysis. ● Updated legacy code with tech emerging standards using Reactjs, Javascript as our front end tech stack. ● Partnered and collaborated with company partners such as Meedan and implementing their platforms in building in-house fact-checking tools using Graphql, Reactjs, and Javascript. ● Collaborated with engineering and product leadership to align project priorities and schedules across large and geographically distributed cross-functional groups. ● Implemented data visualizations using tools such as MapboxJS and VictoryJS to capture and present data.As well as creating libraries such as HurumapUI and CommonsUI to reuse in future CFA projects.

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Frontend Developer
WebOnMobi
Jan'16- Dec'17

● Created responsive websites for clients. ● Determine user requirements by creating buyer personas for a client's website. ● Designed, programmed, and modified client websites. ● Planned client brand awareness and established an online reputation with the use of SEO ● Improved existing company websites by redesigning the front end for better user experience. ● Investigated current front-end web technologies and incorporated them into client websites. ● Learned Reactjs and created Reactjs components for the company website.

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Web Developer
APTUNED
Jan'15- Apr'15

● Created website layout and interfaces using HTML CSS practices. ● Gathered requirements and refined user specifications, dependent on client needs.

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Software Developer
TELEMATHIX Westlands
May'13- Aug'13

● Developed company's APIs for client projects. ● Developed and showcased a prototype of new products using tools such as PHP and Python ● Learned new technology feasible for the company's project, or as required by the project manager for reference.

Education
Computer science
to 2014
High School
Kenyatta University

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