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Anthony Agbator

@anthonyagbator

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Design-centric senior frontend engineer crafting scalable, user-first web apps.

Zimbabwe

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a collaborative team where I can lead front-end architecture, strengthen design systems, and ship user-first web apps. I want to optimize performance, maintain quality through testing, and build accessible experiences (WCAG-aware).

I am a design-centric front-end engineer with 10+ years of hands-on experience building scalable, optimized, user-centric web applications. I focus on taking products from architecture to deployment while keeping the UI consistent, accessible, and fast.

I thrive in collaborative environments and move quickly through new concepts and technologies. I’m known for my ability to lead front-end development, run thorough code reviews, and partner with engineers and stakeholders through cross-functional demos.

Most recently, I led core product front-end development and helped evolve an in-house design system by building scalable UI components and enforcing consistent design patterns. I also extended and maintained backend services with NestJS, including bug fixes and new REST API development, while improving performance through targeted optimization (e.g., memoization and efficient state management).

Earlier in my career, I contributed across finance, education, and security-focused platforms, including building feature pages, participating in iterative pitch cycles, and improving accessibility by following WCAG 2.0 guidelines (including minimum compliance levels A and AA). I also managed design work across teams—organizing sprints, improving responsiveness and usability, and reporting directly to the CTO.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Frontend Engineer

Current

Deel

Jul 2024 - Present (2 years)

Led front-end development of a core product from architecture through deployment. Contributed to an in-house design system, extended backend services with NestJS, and improved performance through bottleneck analysis and optimization.

JavaScript TypeScript React React Context API React Query Jest React Testing Library Cypress NestJS Material UI Storybook

Senior Frontend Engineer

Shape Construction

Nov 2023 - Jun 2024 (7 months)

Contributed to the in-house design system, reviewed PRs, and fixed bugs while presenting with external team members. Developed the pricing page for feature listing of payment plans and followed the end-to-end process from understand through design, develop, test, and deploy.

JavaScript TypeScript HTML React React Context API Jest React Testing Library Cypress Ruby Storybook

Frontend Engineer

Bread Financial

Oct 2022 - Oct 2023 (1 year)

Worked in an agile environment to maintain a financial application across Personal Loan and Buy Now Pay Later platforms. Delivered both frontend and backend features with a cross-functional team including product design, DevOps, and QA.

JavaScript TypeScript HTML CSS React React Context API Jest React Testing Library Express

Frontend Developer

The Linux Foundation

Oct 2021 - Sep 2022 (11 months)

Partnered with the security team to add new features and maintain the existing codebase. Worked with a stack including GraphQL, React, and Angular-related technologies.

HTML CSS JavaScript TypeScript GraphQL React Angular RxJS

Frontend/ UI Designer

Amygdalab

Jan 2021 - Oct 2021 (9 months)

Improved internal application interfaces with a focus on responsiveness, accessibility, and performance. Managed projects across three teams and reported directly to the CTO, collaborating weekly with product on mobile and web design perfection.

HTML CSS JavaScript Angular TypeScript Redux

Frontend / Web Accessibility Engineer

Braven

Jul 2020 - Jan 2021 (6 months)

Improved accessibility of a learning platform for users with disabilities by following WCAG 2.0 guidelines. Managed the process of getting a VPAT approved to meet accessibility compliance requirements.

HTML CSS JavaScript Ruby on Rails

Software Engineer (Frontend)

Andela

Oct 2019 - Jul 2020 (9 months)

Provided code reviews and mentorship to junior developers. Consulted for clients to help define project requirement documents.

HTML CSS JavaScript Angular

Front-End Design Lead / Product

Swifta Systems

Mar 2015 - Sep 2019 (4 years 6 months)

Organized the design sprint process and led a team of frontend and UI/UX designers to develop a core product serving over 100,000 customers and agents. Improved user experience across client products and prototyped multiple web and mobile applications annually while optimizing and upgrading existing applications.

HTML CSS JavaScript Angular styled components Redux