Michael Ibinola

Software Engineer - Frontend

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About

A highly accomplished Frontend Software Engineer with expertise in React Native, Next.js, and TypeScript, experienced in leading mobile and web application development from migration to feature implementation. Proven ability to enhance user experience, optimize performance, and drive significant improvements in key metrics like app loading times (30% reduction), user engagement (15% increase), and development efficiency (50% reduction).

Work Experience

Software Engineer - Frontend (Mobile)

Leadway Assurance - Properties & Investment Company

May 2025 - Present

Lagos, Lagos, NG

Led the mobile app migration to React Native and developed key features, significantly improving performance and user experience within an agile environment.

  • Led the migration of the Leadway Health Enrollee Mobile App to React Native with TypeScript, reducing app loading times by 30% and enhancing code maintainability within an agile team of 4.
  • Improved location accuracy for 95% of users and increased successful service requests by 18% by implementing a critical React Native fix for the mobile app's location picker.
  • Developed and integrated key mobile features like hospital appointment scheduling and pre-authorization self-approval, boosting feature adoption by 15% and reducing administrative workload by 25% within the first quarter.

Software Engineer – Frontend (Web)

MantaHQ

Dec 2024 - Mar 2025

Remote, N/A, N/A

Architected and implemented core product features and scalable authentication flows for a low-code platform, significantly improving user onboarding and engagement.

  • Architected and implemented scalable authentication flows (Sign Up, Password Recovery) using React Query, Yup, and RESTful APIs, reducing user onboarding friction by 15% for MantaHQ's low-code platform.
  • Revamped key UI pages using modern technologies, decreasing page load times by 35% and increasing user engagement by 15% within one quarter.
  • Provided technical support during hackathons, assisting over 100 users and resolving 95% of technical queries in an agile team setting.
  • Automated GitHub, ClickUp, and Discord workflow synchronization for PR updates, reducing manual effort and enhancing development process visibility.

Software Engineering Intern - Frontend (Web)

NoteSpace AI

Sep 2023 - Nov 2023

New York, New York, US

Designed and implemented user-friendly UIs and led front-end development, significantly increasing website traffic and reducing development time.

  • Designed and implemented a user-friendly, responsive UI using NextJS and Redux Toolkit, increasing website traffic by 25%.
  • Collaborated with backend developers to seamlessly integrate APIs into the frontend, reducing overall development time by 50%.
  • Led front-end development efforts for the Linkit application, leveraging Next.js, TypeScript, and Tailwind-CSS to enhance UI/UX.

Projects

Expense Padi

Jan 2024 - Jan 2024

An expense tracker with budgeting, transaction logging, and Firebase-authenticated user access.

Find Tunes

Jan 2024 - Jan 2024

A web application to search for artists and display their albums using Spotify's API.

OnlyDust Contribution

Jan 2024 - Jan 2024

Selected as a fellow for exceptional contributions to the Starknet blockchain ecosystem.

Pear AI Landing Page

Jan 2024 - Jan 2024

Addressed client-side form validation for user workflows on the Pear AI Landing Page.

Skills

Languages

  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • Python

Tools/Frameworks

  • ReactJS
  • Next.js
  • Angular
  • Node.js
  • NestJS
  • Chakra-UI
  • TailwindCSS
  • Material-UI

Developer Tools

  • Git
  • VS Code
  • PostgresSQL
  • MongoDB
  • Docker
  • Visual Studio
  • Linux
  • Supabase