
Emmanuel Uchenna
@emmanueluchenna1
Co-founder & CTO at MedixDeck, delivering accessible digital healthcare; I also lead frontend development at Ridené Technologies.
What I'm looking for
At MedixDeck, I work on digital experiences for trusted, continuous, and accessible healthcare. I’m also Lead Frontend Software Engineer at Ridené Technologies.
At MyTherapist.ng, I spearheaded the frontend architecture and development of a fast, accessible web platform using Next.js and Tailwind CSS. I developed therapist search and filtering that improved client onboarding speed by over 40%, and integrated appointment booking, secure messaging, payments, and scheduling.
At Eratek, I led frontend development and worked with stakeholders on architecture and strategy for responsive web interfaces. At BACF Inc., I built client web applications, including e-commerce and internal tools, and refactored a codebase to increase its speed and efficiency by 70%.
I’ve also written technical articles, tutorials, and documentation for teams and developer audiences at Strapi, Apify, Prismic, and other organizations. I enjoy making complex technical ideas easier to understand, and my work has spanned SaaS, AI applications, digital health, and developer education.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
MedixDeck delivers trusted, continuous, and accessible healthcare, anytime, anywhere, through seamless digital experiences.
Worked as Lead Frontend Software Engineer at Ridené Technologies.
Lead FE
myTherapist.ng
Dec 2024 - Present (1 year 10 months)
Spearheaded the complete frontend architecture and development of the myTherapist.ng web platform using Next.js and Tailwind CSS. Designed and implemented a dynamic therapist discovery system with advanced filtering and search capabilities, improving client onboarding speed by over 40%.
Supported primary healthcare delivery through community health assessments, malaria prevention, health education, and stakeholder engagement, while building leadership and data-driven public health skills.
Lead Frontend Software Engineer
Dec 2024 - Mar 2026 (1 year 3 months)
- Spearheaded the complete frontend architecture and development of the myTherapist.ng web platform using Next.js and Tailwind CSS, enabling a fast, accessible, and responsive user experience.
- Designed and implemented a dynamic therapist discovery system with advanced filtering and search capabilities, improving client onboarding speed by over 40%.
- Collaborated with backend and product teams t
• Led frontend development team in designing and implementing modern, responsive web interfaces
• Defined frontend development architecture and strategy in collaboration with stakeholders
• Managed development process, ensuring alignment with project goals and budgets
• Simplified complex technical topics into engaging how-to guides and tutorials for various platforms.
• Specialized in creating content on how to use Strapi CMS, catering to a niche audience.
• Collaborated with clients to ensure content met their technical requirements and exceeded expectations.
Apify is a leading platform for web automation and data extraction, I work with the developer relations and marketing team. As a technical content writer, my responsibilities and accomplishments include:
- Authoring in-depth articles emphasizing the potential of automation tools, particularly Python, C, Puppeteer, and Playwright. These articles guide users on tool capabilities, best practices, an
- Developed technical articles.
- Created visual assets like illustrations and graphs for articles.
- Ensured that technical articles were optimized for SEO
- Produced high-quality technical content
NextJS Developer
Findar
Feb 2024 - May 2024 (3 months)
Designed and developed a multilingual real estate management system using Next.js, enhancing accessibility for diverse user groups. Collaborated with stakeholders to define and implement features like property search, scheduling, and user management.
• Working as a technical author to produce technical articles on OpenReplay's blog.
• I write content on frontend development, headless CMS, accessibility, etc.
- Created in-depth articles and documentation on integrating Prismic, a headless content management system (CMS), with popular frontend JavaScript frameworks like React and Next.js
- Created step-by-step tutorials on setting up a Prismic project, configuring the API, and fetching content in a React or Next.js application.
- Wrote about headless CMS, JAMstack
• Led a team of excellent designers, content creators, and marketers to develop and manage great products for different clients through her BrandInABox™ package.
• Built web applications for our clients, this includes developing websites, e-commerce applications, and internal applications
• Worked with robust cross-functional teams of more than 8 people each, serving clients and transforming desig
React Native Developer
Pengrid.io
Dec 2022 - Oct 2023 (10 months)
Built and shipped 2 iOS and Android apps using React Native and Expo, leading to over 50,000 downloads in first month. Implemented complex animations and gestures using Reanimated 2 to provide seamless native experience.
Worked as Technical Writer at Medusa.
Worked as Technical Writer at Memphis.dev.
CopyCat provides an easy way of copying codes right from your Figma design files. Its mission is to perfect the art of copying code. At CopyCat, I write highly vetted technical articles with the aim of simplifying abstract concepts for developers and thereby allowing them to focus on implementing the features they want, solving problems with codes.
• Wrote technical articles to demystify complex use cases of products and services and make them easier to understand for different organizations through Draft.dev.
• Improved developer success of software and data engineers by crafting how-to guides and tutorials on
data engineering topics.
• Built demos for technical articles using React.js, JavaScript, Docker, and Java.
Pioneered the technical quality and accurate functionality of products by collaborating with 5 cross-functional teams.
• Developed over six new user-facing features with React, Firebase, Redux, Tailwind, and Sass.
• Enhanced user experience and optimized applications to improve speed and scalability by 23%.
• Collaborated with a team of 16 using Github and Trello.
• Provided client support to employees for organizations and companies we provide services to
• Wrote technical documentations, job aids, and SOPs for our clients
• Wrote SOPs/documentations for Curative Inc employees on how to use the HRIS system which we set up using Kronos WorkForce Ready.
Successfully built and deployed two chatbots:
1. hapBot: A bot for happiness; giving tips on how to stay happy.
2. Ellabot: A virtual teacher. Teaching reading / communication skills
Frontend Developer
Credipple
Nov 2020 - Feb 2021 (3 months)
Delivered 5+ websites per month that met coding standards and cross-browser compatibilities. Developed websites using client-side languages.
• Liaised with the design team to translate Figma designs and prototypes into 100% functional web pages with robust functionality using React, Redux, and Tailwind.
• Refined two existing systems to intensify SEO, speed, and scalability.
• Balanced individual project deadlines and used the Agile Scrum methodology to increase work efficiency by 65%.
• Eliminated and resolved issues in 2 products' f
Frontend Developer
LabsAI
Feb 2020 - Nov 2020 (9 months)
Built responsive conversational chat user interfaces for chatbots. Coded from PSD files into working pages and themes.
As a contributor to writing technical documentation for Labs.ai, my primary role is to create clear, concise, and accurate documentation for the users who want to start creating chatbots using E.D.D.I., the company's product. This includes creating user manuals, updating existing documentation, proofreading existing documentation, and writing installation guides, reference materials, and other tec
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Alex Ekwueme Federal University
Master of Science, Neuroscience
Pursuing a Master of Science in Neuroscience, expected to complete in 2026.
IBM
Practitioner Certification, Design Thinking
Completed the Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner certification.
Professional Certificate, IT Support
Earned the Google IT Support Professional Certificate.
Gymnasium
Certificate, Web Design and Web Development
Earned a certificate in Web Design and Web Development covering JavaScript, HTML5, Git, CSS, jQuery, and React.js.
Amazon Web Services
Certificate, Machine Learning
Completed the AWS Machine Learning Foundations course.
Alex Ekwueme Federal University
Bachelor of Science, Anatomy
Completed a Bachelor of Science in Anatomy in 2021.
Udacity
Nanodegree, Web Development
Completed the Full Stack Web Developer Nanodegree program.
Credly by Pearson
Credly collections
Cutshort
Cutshort Certified HTML/CSS - Basic
Issued Mar 2022
Simplilearn
Business Analytics with Excel
Issued May 2022
Cutshort
Cutshort Certified React.js - Basic
Issued May 2022
Udacity
Fullstack Developer Nanodegree
Issued Aug 2022
Udacity
AWS Machine Learning Foundations
Issued Oct 2022
Andela
Andela React Learning Program
Issued Oct 2023
Building Resilience
Issued Jun 2024
Introduction to Career Skills in Software Development
Issued Jun 2024
Andela
Certificate, React
Participated in the Andela React Learning Program.
Alex Ekwueme Federal University
B.Sc, Anatomy
2017 - 2021
Coursera
System Administration and IT Infrastructure Services
Issued Mar 2022
Coursera
Google IT Support Specialization
Issued Apr 2022
Coursera
IT Security: Defense against the digital dark arts
Issued Apr 2022
Gymnasium
Responsive Web Design
Issued Feb 2022
Embracing Unexpected Change
Issued Jun 2024
Developing Your Emotional Intelligence
Issued Jun 2024
AltSchool Africa
Diploma, Computer Software Engineering
2024 - 2025
Microsoft
GitHub Copilot
Issued Nov 2025 · Expires Nov 2027
Aspire Institute
Aspire Leaders Program
Issued Aug 2025
McKinsey & Company
McKinsey.org Forward Program
Issued Jul 2025
Alex Ekwueme Federal University
Master of Science - M.Sc, Neuroscience
2024 - 2026
Master of Science - Neuroscience
Cisco
JavaScript Essentials 1
Issued May 2026
Cisco
Operating Systems Basics
Issued May 2026
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
GitHub
React Native
Expo
MongoDB
Shopify
Node.js
Next.js
Tailwind CSS
Google Analytics
Figma
Puppeteer
Babel
Storybook
Jest
Cypress
React
Vue.js
jQuery
Webpack
JavaScript
Python
HTML5
C
ExpressJS
Cloud Firestore
Trello
Firebase
WordPress
Strapi
Redux
TypeScript
Git
Docker
Apify
Squarespace
Hotjar
Calendly
Playwright
Medusa
OpenReplay
GitHub Copilot
Paystack
Memphis.dev
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Location
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