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Shuaib Abdulgafar

Senior Software Engineer | Full-Stack Web and Mobile

Abuja, Nigeriasa.abdulgafar@gmail.comGitHubLinkedIn
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Professional summary

Senior Software Engineer with 6+ years delivering full-stack web and cross-platform mobile products. Frontend-leaning, with hands-on ownership of backend APIs, data modelling, AI integrations, automated testing, deployment, and app-store release. Built products with Next.js, Remix, Node.js, PostgreSQL, and React Native, and regularly uses Codex and GitHub Copilot to accelerate implementation, refactoring, testing, and technical exploration while maintaining normal review and quality controls.

Technical profile

Languages

TypeScript, JavaScript

Frontend

React, Next.js, Remix, React Router, Tailwind CSS, Redux Toolkit

Backend and data

Node.js, REST APIs, GraphQL, WebSockets, Prisma, PostgreSQL, Cloudflare Workers

Mobile

React Native, Expo

AI and developer tools

OpenAI models/APIs, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Claude

Content and commerce

Contentful, Strapi, Shopify Hydrogen

Testing

Playwright, Vitest, Jest, React Testing Library

Professional experience

Software Engineer | Volomn

Jul 2022 - Present

  • Built full-stack web products with Next.js and Node.js, working across interfaces, server-side workflows, APIs, and third-party integrations.
  • Delivered cross-platform applications with React Native and Expo, contributing from product ideation and design through implementation, deployment, and publication on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
  • Built content-driven and commerce products with Strapi, Contentful, Shopify Hydrogen, and GraphQL, supporting editorial workflows, SEO, and performance-sensitive delivery.
  • Worked on an operational platform used to manage thousands of streetlights, improving data-heavy interfaces, rendering performance, and scalable application workflows.

Senior Software Engineer | ReactSquad

May 2024 - Aug 2025

  • Owned client features end-to-end across full-stack Remix and Next.js applications, covering user interfaces, server logic, data modelling, automated tests, and release.
  • Interfaced directly with clients to clarify requirements, shape feature behaviour, and translate product discussions into technical plans and deliverable software.
  • Built backend routes, services, and application workflows with Node.js, Prisma, and PostgreSQL while retaining responsibility for frontend architecture and implementation.
  • Used Cloudflare Workers and OpenAI models to build and deploy AI-enabled client software end-to-end.
  • Built CMS-backed products with Contentful and Strapi for startup and enterprise clients, including Fortune 500 engagements and Socialkit, a LinkedIn employee-advocacy platform.
  • Maintained unit, integration, and end-to-end coverage with Vitest, Jest, and Playwright; participated in code reviews and sprint planning with distributed engineering teams.

Frontend Lead | AFEX

2021 - Jul 2022

  • Led frontend engineering for Nigeria's pioneer online commodity trading platform, building real-time trading and operational workflows with React, Next.js, and TypeScript.
  • Implemented live market-data and transaction updates with WebSockets, GraphQL, and Redux for data-intensive trading dashboards.
  • Reviewed code, mentored developers, and contributed to architecture decisions around state management, performance, and reliability.
  • Maintained and improved production trading applications, resolving recurring interface issues and strengthening stability for high-throughput operational workflows.

Associate Frontend Developer | HealthStation

Apr 2020 - 2021

  • Built React workflows integrated with backend healthcare services for platforms supporting more than 200,000 patients monthly.
  • Translated product designs into responsive, accessible interfaces and maintained automated tests with Jest.
  • Integrated application workflows with backend healthcare APIs and handled data states required by patient-facing and operational features.

Personal products

TTDraws ttdraws.com/

Building a full-stack platform for table-tennis clubs and competitions, covering draw generation, scheduling, tournament administration, player workflows, and club operations. Responsible for product design, frontend implementation, and backend workflows.

Sekinatu sekinatu.app

Building a location-aware WhatsApp product that delivers prayer reminders through messaging automation, location-based services, and backend integrations. Product scope includes onboarding, scheduling logic, and conversational user flows.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering

University of Ilorin, Nigeria | 2013 - 2018