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Chinedu

Nwafor.

Fullstack & Product Engineer

Building scalable systems, immersive interfaces, and ambitious digital experiences. Based in Nigeria, working globally.

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6+Years Engineering
20+Products Shipped
12+Clients Served
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Selected Work

Projects

A selection of systems and experiences I've shipped across different industries.

Car Rental Plus

Car Rental Plus

Fullstack Engineer

Evolved from a static HTML implementation into a production-grade rental platform — frontend architecture, backend systems, booking workflows, admin infrastructure, and scalable deployment for a South African car rental business.

Next.jsSupabaseStripeTypeScript
Live
GrandConnects

GrandConnects

Fullstack Engineer

Fullstack professional network platform with complex admin systems, scalable architecture, and seamless user management workflows.

Next.jsSupabaseTypeScript
Live
3D Customizer

3D Customizer

Creative Engineer

Interactive 3D product customization experience combining real-time rendering with AI-assisted logo generation, texture systems, and typography customization.

Three.jsReact Three FiberAITypeScript
LiveGitHub
Chat With PDF

Chat With PDF

Fullstack Engineer

AI-powered document intelligence platform — upload PDFs and interact conversationally through retrieval-augmented generation, delivering accurate, context-aware responses.

Next.jsOpenAILangChainTypeScript
LiveGitHub
Perkings Marketplace

Perkings Marketplace

Fullstack Engineer

Full-stack marketplace platform with vendor management, admin infrastructure, multi-role authentication, and transactional systems built for scale.

Next.jsTypeScriptSupabaseNode.js
Live
IN9JA

IN9JA

Fullstack Engineer

Community platform and marketplace for Nigerians — fullstack architecture with admin systems, user-generated content, and real-time community features.

Next.jsTypeScriptSupabaseNode.js
Live

Also built

The Tighty Society ↗Brand & community platformDALL·E Generator ↗AI image generation interfaceICE Global Resources ↗Corporate web platform
Philosophy

Engineering is a craft,
not a commodity.

I approach every project as a system to be designed — not a checklist to be completed. That means thinking about scale, maintainability, and the human on the other end of every interface.

“I build things that are hard to build — because that’s where real engineering begins.”

— Chinedu Nwafor

01

Systems over features

Good engineering starts with architecture. I think in systems — how data flows, how components scale, how decisions compound over time.

02

Interface as experience

Every pixel, every transition, every loading state is a moment. I design interfaces that feel engineered — not decorated.

03

Ambition as a constraint

I choose difficult problems deliberately. Complexity is where craft separates from commodity. I build things that are hard to build.

04

Clarity over cleverness

The best code is the code that doesn't need explaining. Readable, predictable, intentional — not impressive.

Current Exploration
In Development

AI-Assisted
Healthcare Platform

Exploring the intersection of intelligent systems and human healthcare. A platform designed around scalable infrastructure, AI-assisted workflows, and experiences that feel human — not clinical.

AI SystemsHealthcareScalable InfrastructureHuman-Centered UX

Details withheld — currently in stealth development.

Technologies

What I work with

Technologies across the full stack

Frontend Systems
Next.jsReactTypeScriptTailwind CSSFramer MotionGSAP
Backend & Data
Node.jsPythonSupabasePostgreSQLREST APIsExpressPrisma
3D & Creative
Three.jsReact Three FiberDreiWebGLGLSL
AI & Infrastructure
OpenAI APILangChainVercelDockerGitFigma
Career

Experience

Full Stack Engineer

Apr 2025 — Present
Tsaleach Global Pty Ltd·Remote
  • Leading development of Car Rental Plus — a production-grade platform serving real-world operational rental workflows across South Africa.
  • Architecting and maintaining both frontend and backend systems: booking flows, Stripe payment integrations, admin infrastructure, and performance optimization.
  • Building scalable user experiences that balance technical reliability with premium interaction design using Next.js, Supabase, and Tailwind CSS.
  • Implementing backend infrastructure and database workflows engineered for operational scalability and long-term maintainability.

Creative Frontend / Software Engineer

Jun 2024 — Mar 2025
Paul Injeti Collaboration·Remote
  • Contributed to immersive frontend experiences and interactive web interfaces combining cinematic interaction design with modern engineering.
  • Built animation systems with GSAP and Three.js / React Three Fiber for motion-driven, GPU-accelerated user experiences.
  • Developed advanced UI interaction patterns — scroll-driven reveals, parallax depth, and inertia-based transitions.

Software Engineer

Dec 2022 — Present
CenterBox Solutions·Remote
  • Collaborating on modern web applications across multiple industries — frontend systems, backend integrations, and scalable product experiences.
  • Building responsive, maintainable, and production-ready applications within cross-functional teams focused on product-grade engineering.
  • Contributing across React ecosystems, scalable frontend architecture, backend integrations, and responsive design systems.
Contact
Let's build
something.

Available for full-time roles and select freelance projects. Let's talk.

Open to opportunities
patrickchinwafor@gmail.com
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