Full-Stack Engineer · Lead Software Engineer, UniMarket

Joshua Friday

Full-stack engineer who builds production web apps end to end, frontend to database, using AI tooling — Claude Code, LLM APIs — as a core part of how I ship. Lead engineer on UniMarket, a live multi-university marketplace, with contract and internship experience across healthtech, retail POS, and enterprise workflow tools.

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Projects

Things I've built and shipped

Click a project for screenshots, a longer writeup, and links.

UniMarket interface

UniMarket

Live

Multi-university marketplace with escrow payments and AI moderation.

ReactNext.jsNode.js
Lemonade People interface

Lemonade People

Live

Community platform for an Africa-focused empowerment initiative.

Next.jsTypeScript
Bahamas Wellness interface

Bahamas Wellness

Live

Healthcare site with appointment booking and memberships.

Next.jsTailwind CSS
Client Portfolio Sites interface

Client Portfolio Sites

Live

Collection of client-built portfolio and business sites.

ReactTypeScriptTailwind CSS
Samba POS System interface

Samba POS System

Live

Hybrid mobile POS with offline-aware logic and AI sales analytics.

ReactTypeScriptCapacitor
Sweet Spot Records interface

Sweet Spot Records

Live

Enterprise workflow system with AI-powered dashboards.

Next.jsTypeScriptPostgreSQL
Bube's Luxe interface

Bube's Luxe

Live

Luxury ecommerce storefront with catalog and checkout.

Next.jsTypeScript
The Chop Treat interface

The Chop Treat

Live

Profit planner and sales tracker for small businesses.

ReactTypeScript
PLBC IUO Report interface

PLBC IUO Report

Live

Church reporting and member management dashboard.

ReactTypeScript
Campus Connect NG 2.0 interface

Campus Connect NG 2.0

In Development

AI-powered study-group matching and campus payments, rebuilt.

Next.jsAI MatchingPayments

Experience

Where I've worked

Lead Software Engineer · UniMarket

May 2024 – Present
  • Lead engineering on UniMarket, a multi-university marketplace live across Nigerian campuses.
  • Own the React/Next.js frontend, Node/Supabase backend, escrow payment flow, and the AI systems behind search ranking and content moderation.
  • Named national finalist in the 2025 National Enterprise Challenge for UniMarket's escrow-protected marketplace model.

Software Engineer Intern · Flux Creative Technologies

July 2026 – Present
  • Joined as a software engineering intern on a remote engineering team.

Software Engineer (Contract) · Sweet Spot

January 2026 – April 2026
  • Built the React/TypeScript interface for a point-of-sale application (Samba POS System), with AI-driven sales analytics and inventory tracking.

Software Engineer (Part-time) · Soapnote

March 2025 – January 2026
  • Built and refined UI features for a U.S.-based clinical documentation platform, owning front-end implementation while contributing across the stack.

Education

B.Sc. Computer Science

Igbinedion University, Okada · Expected July 2027

Achievements

  • National Finalist, National Enterprise Challenge 2025 (South-South Regional Top 3)
  • 3rd Place, Inter-University Hackathon (Wellspring University)
  • 1st Place (three-time winner), Igbinedion University internal hackathons

Skills

What I work with

Frontend

ReactNext.jsTypeScriptJavaScriptTailwind CSSshadcn/uiFramer MotionPWAs

Backend

Node.jsSupabasePostgreSQLREST APIsAuthServerless Functions

Mobile

React NativeCapacitor

AI tooling

Claude CodeLLM APIsPrompt Engineering

Tools

Git/GitHubVercelDockerCI/CD

Certifications

  • AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations — Anthropic
  • Claude 101 — Anthropic

Contact

Get in touch

Open to new roles and contract work. The fastest way to reach me is email.

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