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Hi, I'm Fawaz Bailey.

Frontend engineer based in Lagos, Nigeria. I build web apps that solve real problems — occasionally fast, always deliberate, and never with a component named FinalFinal2.tsx.

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Projects

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Work

Always49

Frontend Engineer

Oct 2025 — Present

Next.jsTypeScriptNestJSPostgreSQL
  • Built and maintained production-grade frontend applications using Next.js and TypeScript.
  • Developed reusable component systems to ensure UI consistency across client projects.
  • Translated Figma designs into responsive, accessible interfaces with strong attention to UX detail.
  • Integrated REST APIs and collaborated with backend engineers to optimize data flow.
  • Improved performance through code splitting, lazy loading, and targeted optimization strategies.

iHealth

Frontend Engineer · Volunteer

Jul 2024 — Present

ReactGitGitHub
  • Contributed to the frontend codebase as a volunteer engineer, writing and reviewing React components across multiple features.
  • Performed code reviews — catching bugs, enforcing consistency, and occasionally having to say 'this works but we're not shipping it like this'.
  • Managed branches, PRs, and merge workflows using Git and GitHub, keeping the codebase clean across a distributed team.

UniSkills

Software Engineer

Nov 2022 — Oct 2025

Next.jsTypeScriptNestJSReactWebSocketsPostgreSQL
  • Developed and maintained the frontend of an education platform connecting students with local businesses.
  • Built a real-time chat system from scratch with React.js, WebSockets, and Styled Components.
  • Led the Laravel to Next.js migration, focusing on performance and UX improvements.
  • Collaborated with backend developers to integrate APIs efficiently.

Skills & Tools

Languages

  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • Golang
  • Python
  • Java

Frameworks

  • React
  • Next.js
  • React Native
  • NestJS
  • Laravel
  • Django

Styling

  • Tailwind CSS
  • Styled Components
  • CSS Modules
  • Framer Motion

Data & APIs

  • REST API
  • GraphQL
  • WebSockets
  • Supabase
  • Redis
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • MongoDB

Tools

  • Git / GitHub
  • Figma
  • Docker
  • Vercel
  • Stripe
  • Shopify
  • WordPress
  • Framer

Honorable Mentions

  • Three.js
  • VS Code Extensions
  • Web Scraping

Education

National Open University of Nigeria

BSc Computer Science

Expected 2026

Software Engineering · Web & Internet Technology · Algorithms & Data Structures · Systems Design & Security · Data-Driven Computing · Java