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Brian Hawi Odhiambo

Software Engineer / Frontend Engineer

I previously built software at Medable Take a look at my Resume Follow me on Twitter Let's connect on LinkedIn Check out my repos on GitHub

About

I work as a full stack software engineer with 7 years of experience specializing in frontend web development. A custodian for frontend experiences with the ability to develop and maintain high-quality, resilient, accessible, and performant web applications. In addition to frontend development, I have experience in test-driven development (TDD) and backend development. I have 6 years of remote work experience

Tech Stack

TypeScript Javascript React Tailwind CSS React Testing Library Storybook I18next Playwright React Query ChatGPT Claude AI Astro.js Semantic UI Redux Node.js ExpressJS MongoDB MySQL PostgreSQL Docker Git Figma

Experience

Andela

Software Engineer

July 2017 - Present, 8 years

  • Delivered internal web solutions to 3+ cross-functional teams over a 7-month period by implementing Agile workflows and optimizing cross-team collaboration for Andela Resource Tool and Andela Meals.

  • Achieved a 20% reduction in manual workflows on the Andela Resource Tool team by developing web solutions with JavaScript, React, Redux, and NodeJS.

  • More details on my resume here

Javascript Typescript React Redux Semantic UI NodeJS ExpressJS MongoDB Docker Git PostgreSQL

Medable

Frontend Engineer (Contract via Andela)

May 2019 - July 2025, 6 years, 3 months

  • Pioneered Medable's first production web application (React, MobX, Styled Components), enabling doctors to run clinical trials on any browser cutting trial costs by an estimated 30% and directly supporting Medable in securing Series C funding ($91M).

  • Led the redesign and rebuild of Medable's Site experience using TypeScript, React, and TailwindCSS with a focus on accessibility and performance that directly facilitated to securing a $55M GSK flu trial and earned recognition from the CEO and the product leadership.

  • More details on my resume here

TypeScript React Javascript Tailwind CSS Node.js Docker React Testing Library Playwright Git Gitlab I18next A11y React Query Storybook Claude AI OpenAI GPT4

Daupler

Frontend Developer (Contract via Andela)

September 2018 - February 2019, 6 months

  • Built an internal tool with GraphQL, React Apollo Client, and Material UI that enabled sales and product teams to configure and manage the incident response system for field crews and operations managers.

  • Reduced configuration time by ~70% (from several days to just a few hours), accelerating deployment cycles, improving incident readiness, and freeing ops and sales teams to redirect dozens of working hours per rollout toward higher-value priorities.

React GraphQL Apollo Client Material UI Node.js Git

Kilimall International

Software Developer

November 2015 - December 2016, 1 year, 1 month

  • Redesigned UI/UX for high-traffic Kilimall campaigns, improving usability and driving an estimated 15–20% lift in customer engagement during promotions.

  • Integrated the new M-Pesa API, expanding payment options to 500K+ Kenyan users and improving transaction reliability, which directly increased successful checkout rates.

  • Created a user-friendly guide for integrating with Lipa Na M-Pesa.

Javascript PHP JQuery HTML CSS Git Github

HP Strathmore Research Lab

Web Developer

November 2013 - October 2015, 1 year, 11 months

  • Built web-based health solutions for the Ministry of Health in Kenya allowing better reporting, analytics and ultimately better resource allocation to remote hospitals in Kenya. Achieved this with PHP - CodeIgniter.

  • More details of the work we did here here

Javascript PHP, CodeIgniter JQuery HTML CSS Git Github