PORTFOLIO / 2025

Annuar
Ndung'u

Fullstack dev and AI enthusiast crafting solutions at the intersection of design, technology, and user experience.

Available for work

CURRENTLY

Software Developer

@ Arkana Org / Freelance projects

2024 — Present

FOCUS

Node.jsAI SDKFlutterNext.jsTypeScriptTailwind CSSExpressPythonReactFigmaExpo

Selected Work

2020 — 2025

Oct 2024 — present

Lead Front-End Software Developer

Arkana Organization

Led a complete redesign of Keyjani’s frontend, boosting web speed by ~45%, improved property search experience, developed reusable UI components (cut implementation time by ~30%), optimized mobile UX, accessibility & SEO (organic traffic up ~35%), increased tenant engagement & lease inquiries significantly.

React.jsTypeScriptNext.jsTailwind CSSUI/UX DesignSEO & Accessibility

Aug 2024 — Oct 2024

Front-End Developer & Prototype Designer (Contract)

Back’d Group

Led UI/UX overhaul, built reusable components, improved user engagement by ~55%, optimized mobile UX, improved design scalability & SEO, ensured pixel-perfect design consistency.

React.jsTypeScriptFigmaTailwind CSS

Jan 2024 — Dec 2024

Front-End Engineer

SpaceYaTech

Engineered and optimized scalable UI components, revamped front-end architecture (performance boost 67% → 90%), improved responsiveness, SEO & accessibility, mobile conversion up ~35%, reduced rendering and load-lags by ~40%.

React.jsTypeScriptNext.jsTailwind CSS

Oct 2023 — Dec 2023

Machine Learning Researcher

Africa’s Talking

Worked on developing Swahili speech recognition (STT) models, improving accuracy, collaborating on datasets & evaluation, contributing novel algorithms.

PythonMLSpeech-to-TextSwahili

May 2020 — Aug 2021

Technical Support

Pendo Amani Youth Organisation

Set up & maintained user accounts, fixed software/hardware issues, aided staff with connectivity & printer issues, helped with system updates, boosted platform reliability and user satisfaction.

Support SystemsTroubleshootingUser OnboardingHardware/Software Support